London, April 11 (NA) – Arsenal suffered a surprising 2-1 home defeat against Bournemouth in the 32nd round of the English Premier League, presenting a great opportunity for its closest rival, Manchester City. Bournemouth's goals, where Argentine defender Marcos Senesi played, were scored by French forward Eli Kroupi and English midfielder Alex Scott, while for the 'Gunners', the Swedish Viktor Gyokeres had temporarily equalized. The opening goal came in the 17th minute of the first half when Kroupi finished from close range after a cross deflected off an opposing defender. Arsenal, for its part, did not stand by and equalized in the 35th minute when Gyokeres converted a penalty with a powerful, cross-shot. Finally, Bournemouth secured the winning goal half an hour into the second half after Scott finished with great precision from a one-on-one situation, thanks to a good collective play. Despite this defeat, Arsenal remains the leader in the Premier League, although it is nine points ahead of Manchester City, who have two games less and could be just three points behind if they win them. The 'Gunners', who are also in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, want to end the 22-year drought without a title in the English league, so they cannot continue to drop points like this. Bournemouth, for its part, reached 45 points and is hopeful of getting closer to the qualifying spots for European competitions next season. In another of Saturday's matches, Brentford and Everton drew 2-2, and both remain seventh and eighth respectively, with 47 points each. Additionally, Brighton won 2-0 away at Burnley, who are second to last with only 20 points and practically condemned to relegation. According to the Argentine News Agency, Saturday's action will conclude with the match in which Liverpool will host Fulham, aiming to take all three points and solidify their fifth-place position.
