Philip Billing put the guests forward after simply 9 seconds to stun the Emirates Stadium crowd, a few of whom had not even reached their seats but. Based on stats supplier Opta, the aim was scored after 9.11 seconds, making it the second quickest within the league after Shane Lengthy’s aim inside 8 seconds for Southampton towards Watford in 2019.
Billing nearly helped Bournemouth double their lead after he burst down the left flank to drive to ball into the trail of Dominic Solanke, whose shot was parried away by Ramsdale.
And the Gunners keeper’s speedy reflexes saved the ball out of the online when Ouattara tried to pounce on the rebound.
Conceding a aim after simply 9 seconds and going 2-0 down within the second half wasn’t sufficient to derail Arsenal’s title bid within the English Premier League.
Substitute Reiss Nelson scored the winner with a fierce volley deep into damage time as Arsenal recovered to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday and preserve a five-point lead atop the league.
The Gunners needed to dig deep for this one after being caught out straight from the kickoff.