Arsenal suffered their first Premier League defeat since April when William Saliba’s red card sparked a shock 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday while Manchester United eased the pressure on Erik ten Hag as they recovered to beat Brentford 2-1.
Mikel Arteta’s side started the season with a 10-game unbeaten run in all competitions, but that record was shattered in controversial circumstances on the south coast.
Arsenal defender Lintasa was sent off after half an hour for a professional foul on Evanilson which was initially punished with a yellow card before being upgraded to a red card after a VAR review.
The Gunners finally cracked in the closing stages when Ryan Christie put Bournemouth ahead.
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Arsenal tasted their first defeat in the 24/25 season
Justin Kluivert’s penalty ensured Arsenal lost for the first time in the league since a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa in April.
It was a bitter blow for Arsenal, who should have reached the top with a win but now have to face title rivals Liverpool next weekend without the suspended Lintasa.
Third-placed Arsenal will be four points behind Liverpool if the leaders beat Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday.
“It’s very difficult to win in the Premier League with 10 men for 60 minutes, it’s just an accident waiting to happen,” said Arteta. “We had to go through it in three games and that cost us the game.”
Elsewhere, United manager Ten Hag firmly condemned “fairy tales and lies” about his future at the club on Friday as the beleaguered boss insisted he was in no danger of being sacked.
But the 54-year-old is believed to be fighting to save his job after leading United’s worst start to a top-flight season since 1989-90.
Ten Hag was certainly on the brink of the sack after Brentford scored the opener in first-half stoppage time when Ethan Pinnock met a corner with a powerful header.
The goal prompted an angry reaction from Ten Hag, who received a yellow card for protesting Matthijs de Ligt’s absence to undergo treatment for a bleeding head wound.
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But Alejandro Garnacho started United’s comeback in the 47th minute when the Argentinian met Marcus Rashford’s angled pass with a superb volley into the top corner.
Rasmus Hojlund scored the decisive second goal in the 62nd minute, taking advantage of Bruno Fernandes’ clever pass and finishing coolly.
“Pressure? The pressure is always there,” said Ten Hag. “We have to win every game, so when we are 1-0 down, we have to see how we turn things around.
“We felt injustice and we used this as fuel for the second half. We scored two great goals.”
United’s first win in six games in all competitions was only their third win in eight league games this season as they climbed to 11th.
Spurs on the song
In other matches, Tottenham got back on track with a 4-1 win over West Ham, easing the pain of their recent 3-2 defeat at Brighton.
Mohammed Kudus’s opener for West Ham was canceled out before the break by Dejan Kulusevski.
Tottenham caused chaos after the break thanks to Yves Bissouma’s goal, West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola’s own goal and Son Heung-min’s fourth goal.
Brighton moved up to fifth with a 1-0 win at Newcastle on an emotional day for Danny Welbeck, who scored a 35th-minute winner but was then stretchered off with a back injury that left him needing an oxygen mask.
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Leicester fought back fiercely from two goals down to claim a dramatic 3-2 victory over winless Southampton.
Cameron Archer and Joe Aribo scored for the hosts who are bottom of the table in the first half
But Facundo Buonanotte pulled a goal back and Jamie Vardy equalized with a penalty after Ryan Fraser was sent off before Jordan Ayew scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time.
Fourth-placed Aston Villa have made their best start for 26 years after winning 3-1 at Fulham.
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Raul Jimenez scored in the fifth minute, but Villa responded through own goals from Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Issa Diop.
Andreas Pereira’s penalty was saved by Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, while Fulham’s Joachim Andersen and Villa’s Jaden Philogene were sent off.
Everton picked up their first away win in 16 games in all competitions with a 2-0 win against Ipswich.
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