Arsenal came back from being 2-0 down to win 3-2 deep in added time to beat Bournemouth 3-2 and keep their title challence on track. It was Reiss Nelson who hit the winner with virtually the last kick of the game to complete a remarkable comeback and keep the Gunners five points above Manchester City in the table.The win felt like jackpot after the league leaders allowed their lowly opponents to race into an early lead – and then double it after the break.Philip Billing struck one of the fastest goals in Premier League history when AFC Bournemouth opened the scoring after just nine seconds against Arsenal. The Cherries broke down the right from kick-off and stunned the Emirates Stadium crowd with a cross that caught out the Arsenal defence for Billing to apply a simple finish.Opta, the Premier League’s official data supplier, timed the goal at 9.11 seconds.It is likely to be the second-fastest goal in Premier League history. It is over a second slower than Shane Long’s on 23 April 2019 for Southampton at Watford. That was timed at only 7.69 seconds from kick-off.It broke the record that defender Ledley King had held for nearly 19 years. The defender had scored after 9.82 seconds for Tottenham Hotspur at Bradford City in the 2000/01 season.Arsenal found themselves in strange territory, having rarely been in a losing position this season. But they had the vast majority of the 90 minutes to his back.The Gunners piled on the pressure, but the visitors had better chances due to the space Arteta’s team left them for counter-attacks. The Premier League leaders were lucky to be just a goal behind at the break, but Gary O’Neil’s team provided another shock just before the hour mark.From Joe Rothwell’s corner, defender Marcos Senesi escaped Thomas Partey and beat Aaron Ramsdale with a firm header. At that point, it was clear that Arsenal’s title credentials were put on the sternest test so far. With just 30 minutes to left, and two goals behind the relegation-threatened club, would the Gunners fold or would they stand up and be counted?Well, they showed they’d got a backbone, that’s for sure. They didn’t indulge in self-pity but pushed forward with even more determination. Within minutes, Partey halved the deficit and got the home fans in a state of frenzy. They never stopped believing.Ben White was one of the last people you’d expect to score for Arsenal, but the former Brighton man finished off a good team move to level. It was 2-2, and around 20 minutes still left to play. Surely they would find the winning goal?The answer is yes! Substitute Reiss Nelson hit a lovely left-footer deep in added time to send the home fans at the Emirates in dreamland and win the game for his boyhood team.Titles are won in small games, they say. If Arsenal end up without the title at the end of the season, this is the day they will remember as the day they put one hand on the trophy.PREMIER LEAGUERound 26SaturdayMan City – Newcastle 2- 0 (1-0)/Foden 15, Bernardo Silva 67/Arsenal – Bournemouth 3-2 (0-1)/Partey 62, White 70, Nelson 90+7 – Billing 1, Senesi 57/Aston Villa – Crystal Palace 1-0 (1-0)/Andersen 27 og/Brighton – West Ham 4-0 (1-0)/Mac Allister 18 pen, Veltman 51, Mitoma 69, Welbeck 89/Chelsea – Leeds 1-0 (0-0)/Fofana 53/Wolves – Tottenham 1-0 (0-0)/Traore 82/20:30: (2.95) Southampton (3.20) Leicester (2.65)Sunday17:00: (2.75) Nott.Forest (3.00) Everton (3.05)19:30: (2.55) Liverpool (3.45) Man.Utd. (2.90)Monday23:00: (2.15) Brentford (3.50) Fulham (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
