Arsenal fight back to defeat Bournemouth and maintain a five-point lead over Manchester City.

Arsenal recovered from conceding the second-fastest goal in Premier League history with a thrilling 3-2 win over Bournemouth thanks to Reiss Nelson’s stoppage-time strike after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday.

With just over half an hour remaining, Mikel Arteta’s team trailed by two goals.

However, the Gunners demonstrated their ability to handle the pressure of a title race with a remarkable comeback that kept them five points ahead of second-placed City.

After only 9.11 seconds, Philip Billing gave second-bottom Bournemouth the lead with a clinical finish from inside the Arsenal area.

Shane Long scored the fastest goal in Premier League history for Southampton against Watford in 2019 after 7.69 seconds.

Marcos Senesi escaped Thomas Partey to glance a header past Aaron Ramsdale from a corner in the 57th minute, putting Arsenal further behind.

Partey made up for his sloppy marking five minutes later, cutting the deficit in half with a close-range finish from Emile Smith-header. Rowe’s

In the 70th minute, Ben White’s powerful finish from Nelson’s cross demonstrated Arsenal’s determination to win their first title since 2004.

Nelson completed Arsenal’s incredible comeback in the seventh minute of stoppage time with a superb finish from 20 yards, sparking wild celebrations throughout the Emirates Stadium.

City had earlier ridden their luck in a 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

The goals came from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva for the champions, who were let off the hook by a series of glaring misses from the visitors.

Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson, and Joelinton were all guilty of failing to force Ederson into a save as Newcastle’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dashed yet again.