Arsenal conceding the early goal during the Premier League game vs Bournemouth was ‘far too easy’, according to journalist Simon Collings.

The Lowdown: Five-goal thriller

The Gunners were the hosts at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon where Mikel Arteta and his side secured an emphatic 3-2 victory over the Cherries thanks to goals from Thomas Partey, Ben White and Reiss Nelson.

Gary O'Neil’s visitors, however, took the lead in N7 after just nine seconds when Philip Billing latched onto a cross into the box from Dango Ouattara which missed everyone where he was waiting to smash it home past Aaron Ramsdale.

The Latest: Collings’ reaction

Taking to Twitter, Collings reacted to Arsenal letting Bournemouth go ahead inside the opening seconds of the game by suggesting that the hosts could have done a lot more to prevent it from hitting the back of the net. He wrote:

“Wow. What was that? 8 seconds? Bournemouth score straight from kick-off.

“Far too easy.

“Arsenal 0-1 Bournemouth.”

The Verdict: Outstanding comeback

Arsenal were under pressure to get a result coming into this game with Manchester City having initially reduced the gap earlier today, but luckily for Arteta, his team displayed yet another fighting spirit to produce the comeback and secure all three points.

Captain Martin Odegaard was the player to receive the highest match rating of 8.2, but Oleksandr Zinchenko, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka also all received scores above 7.0 (SofaScore).

Leandro Trossard had to be removed from the pitch on 22 minutes after sustaining an injury which will be a massive blow to the boss, but today's focus, for him, has to be on the result.

The Gunners still have to play their rivals at the top of the table in the reverse fixture next month so there’s all to play for, though Arteta will be buzzing to have maintained his side's lead over their competitors.