On the morning of July 25, Beijing time, Arsenal, with a total value of 1.12 billion, also ushered in the first warm-up game of this summer, and the opponent was Bournemouth, which is also in the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta fielded an almost all-out line-up, starting 11 with Hein, Timber, Ben · White, Shevan, Lewis· Skelly, Thomas, Nwaneri, Salah· Edin, Fabio· Vieira, Nelson and Nketiah.
After a serious injury, Timber made his debut, which was not easy. After the opening, neither team was at a fast pace and seemed to be still adapting to the venue and the weather.
In the 12th minute, Arsenal passed the ball in front of the penalty area, Thomas Patty was obviously too dragged, the ball was stealed, Solanke came up and kicked it, and the ball went high.
In the 16th minute, Arsenal launched a quick attack, Nketiah feinted in the box, and the ball hit his right foot.
Feeling that he had lost control of the ball, Nketiah went to the ground, but could not escape the eyes of the referee.
The Gunners' attacks went from wave to wave, and in the 18th minute, Nelson's cross was headed by Nketiah's header that shook off Bournemouth's defence, and Fabio volleyed · Vieira back post to score the Gunners' first goal of the summer's warm-up campaign.
With the score down, Bournemouth stepped up their attacking edge significantly. The Gunners' regular league players have been too lax and have been tackled on a number of occasions when they dribble too much.
In the 31st minute, Nelson replicated Thomas's performance and was cut off in front of his own penalty area, and Solanke's shot shook off a defender and smashed it against the crossbar.
At the end of the first half, the two teams went head-to-head, but neither had too many chances. At half-time, the Gunners took a 1-0 lead.
Before the start of the second half, both teams made substitutions. For the Gunners, captain Odegaard finally came on.
Bournemouth's attack is getting more and more fierce, and Arsenal are gradually in a passive situation. Not only that, but the players of the two teams had many quarrels, and the smell of gunpowder was full.
In the 67th minute, Rejik slipped and gave Bournemouth a chance to make a solo attempt, with Karl · Hine making a crucial save.
No matter how wonderful the goalkeeper's saves are, they can't stop the defenders from constantly playing with fire. In the 71st minute, Karl · Hine showed a loveless expression.
It turned out that Rejik's daring dribble was tackled straight away, and Semeno's shot hit Ben White to create a parabola, and Bournemouth equalised.
Throughout the second half, Bournemouth were the more aggressive and dominant side. At the end of the 90 minutes, the two teams played 1-1, and according to the rules, the penalty shootout went straight to it.
Both teams hit in the first round, with Carl · saving his opponent's second penalty, and the subsequent penalty, both teams hit. In the fourth round, Leandro Trossard's penalty hit the post and after the first four rounds, the two teams were back on the same page. In the fifth round, both teams also hit the penalty shootout, and both teams entered the stage of sudden death.
Hein saves Christie's penalty and Kiwior scores it safely. In the end, through the penalty shootout, Arsenal won a thrilling 6-5 on aggregate.