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Premier League | Gameweek 26
Mar 4, 2023 at 3pm UK
Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal
3 - 2
Bournemouth

Partey (62'), White (70'), Nelson (90+7')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Billing (1'), Senesi (57')
Neto (64'), Mepham (86')

FA 'investigating Arsenal celebrations in Bournemouth victory'

:Headline: FA 'investigating Arsenal celebrations in Bournemouth victory':
The FA are investigating Arsenal's manic celebrations during their dramatic 3-2 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, according to a report.
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The Football Association are reportedly looking into Arsenal's wild celebrations during their frenetic 3-2 Premier League win over Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners dramatically came from two goals down to defeat the Cherries, who took the lead after just nine seconds at the Emirates Stadium through Philip Billing.

Following Billing's opener, which was the second-quickest goal ever scored in the Premier League, Bournemouth doubled their lead in front of the away end through Marcos Senesi's second-half header.

However, Arsenal refused to wave the white flag, and they were soon on level terms thanks to Thomas Partey's strike and Ben White's first-ever goal for the club.

During the seventh minute of injury time, substitute Reiss Nelson fired home a sublime last-gasp winner to keep Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table, sparking pandemonium inside the Emirates.

Substitutes and coaching staff ran onto the field to join in the celebrations, while manager Mikel Arteta charged down the touchline but did not appear to enter the pitch at any point.

According to football.london, referee Chris Kavanagh made a note of Arsenal's celebrations in his post-match report, and the FA have subsequently launched an investigation.

The report adds that it is unclear whether Arsenal will receive any punishment, but the IFAB Laws of the Game state that those sat in the technical area can only enter the pitch in "special" circumstances, for example a physio treating a player.

The Premier League leaders have landed themselves in hot water with the FA several times this season, most recently being hit with a £60,000 fine for surrounding referee Anthony Taylor during last month's defeat to Manchester City.

Arsenal were previously slapped with two identical charges of failing to control their players in January, with fines being dished out for incidents against Oxford United and Newcastle United in the FA Cup and Premier League.

On both occasions, Arsenal players remonstrated with the officials after penalty appeals for handballs were waved away, and they were fined £40,000 on each occasion.

A suspended fine of £20,000 was added to the Gunners' charge from the win over Oxford, which took their total punishment for their incident against Man City to £60,000.

Arteta admitted in Saturday's post-game press conference that he lost himself during the celebrations, in which he was seen high-fiving a small child before leading them to security.

"It's crazy - you lose sight of where you are. I started to run and didn't really know what I was running to. Just looking at the faces of everybody - the staff, the players, our supporters with those smiles and that joy in their eyes. It's just great to live," Arteta said.

The Gunners have taken 63 points from 26 Premier League games in the 2022-23 season and are next in action away to Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday. body check tags ::

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1Arsenal35255585285780
2Manchester CityMan City34247382325079
3Liverpool35229477364175
4Aston Villa35207873522167
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs33186967521560
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10Bournemouth35139135260-848
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves35137154855-746
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton341111125257-544
13Fulham35127165155-443
14Crystal Palace351010154557-1240
15Everton35128153748-1136
16Brentford3598185260-835
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3579194262-2026
18Luton TownLuton3567224877-2925
19Burnley3559213870-3224
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd3537253497-6316
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