EPL: Why we beat Arsenal 2-1 – Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola

Sport EPL: Why we beat Arsenal 2-1 – Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola Published on April 11, 2026 By Don Silas googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1500386953281-8'); }); Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola, has explained why his team defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Iraola watched as goals from Alex Scott and Eli Junior Kroupi gave the Cherries all three points against the Gunners at Emirates Stadium. Speaking after the final whistle, Iraola said his team defended Arsenal’s set-pieces well, adding that his players were brave against the Premier League leaders. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1524595905268-5'); }); “We showed great personality to play in a big game and in a big stadium. We’ve been at the level of the game. I’m very happy for the players,” Iraola told BBC Sport. “Defensively, apart from the penalty, we defended those [set-piece] situations. We were quite brave. A complete performance. “It’s a matter of growing into the game. We had very good spells on the ball. We were finding good gaps in the middle.” Don't Miss EPL: Dreadful performance, Arteta stop this nonsense – Piers Morgan slams Arsenal You may like EPL: Dreadful performance, Arteta stop this nonsense – Piers Morgan slams Arsenal EPL: Arsenal players did strange things – Arteta speaks on 2-1 loss to Bournemouth EPL table: Arsenal fail to go 12 points clear after shock defeat to Bournemouth EPL: SuperComputer predicts title winners, top four places ahead of Game Week 32 EPL: Three Fixtures we could see shock results in Game Week 32 EPL: Alan Shearer predicts outcome of Chelsea, Man City clash

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