AFC Bournemouth delivered the biggest upset of the Premier League season so far as they beat ten-man Arsenal 2-0 at The Vitality Stadium.
Andoni Iraola's side took full advantage of William Saliba's first-half red card to punish a below-par Gunners side and kick-start their season in the process.
After a historic 90 minutes, here is how VAVEL rated the performances of Bournemouth's heroic players.
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Player Ratings
Made a crucial save for the Cherries in the second half of the match to keep the score level and deny the visitors the lead, which could have steered the game in the complete opposite direction to what the final result was.
However, he was not tested a lot otherwise during the match.
Julián Araujo - 6
Held his own when Arsenal would play down the right-hand side of the pitch, did not allow players to get past him with the ball and was not caught out of position.
He got substituted off the pitch at half-time, so there was no second-half performance to go off.
Illia Zabarnyi - 6
Did not have too much to do during the game, but when he was tested at the back he was solid and did not allow any players to run past him with the ball.
Another solid performance with Marco Senesi and a clean sheet to boot.
Marcos Senesi - 6
Similar to Zabarnyi, he was not tested a lot by the Arsenal attack during the game, but if there was any danger it would be cleared away and dealt with near to every time.
He also looked very solid with playing out from the back.
Milos Kerkez - 7
Looked very dangerous down the left-hand side when he would link up play with Antoine Semenyo.
Kerkez made some great runs down the left-hand side and also played into midfield and built up from there.
Overall, it was a strong defensive performance where he did not let Raheem Sterling break past him or create any chances for the Gunners.
Alex Scott - 7
It was a solid performance from Scott as he won the ball back in midfield, and won back a lot of the second balls which created a lot of play for the Cherries in the middle of the pitch.
The only criticism would be that he got caught a few times running into players and losing the ball rather than releasing it early which would put the Cherries out of possession.
Lewis Cook - 7
Some brilliant play in the middle of the park, especially when playing out to Semenyo.
Cook found great pockets of space and created play up the pitch into the attacking third of the pitch, threatening the Arsenal midfield and also giving Arsenal players near to no time on the ball, putting on lots of pressure when out of possession.
Dango Ouattara - 6
After making some great runs down the left-hand side of the pitch during the first hour of the game, Ouattara's link-up play with Milos Kerkes and Alex Scott looked threatening to the Arsenal defence after going down to 10 men.
He also looked dangerous when pushing forward into the final third of the pitch.
Marcus Tavernier - 6
A strong attacking performance saw Tavernier make some great runs up the pitch and play out to the wing, which caught out the Arsenal defence a few times.
However, he did lose the ball a few times in the attacking third where he could have possibly released it earlier.
Antoine Semenyo - 8
Looked particularly strong when going into tackles and chasing the ball, coming out on top often and being able to take the ball forward and past his players down the right-hand side.
Semenyo's final balls into the middle were also strong and found Bournemouth players, whilst he also covered a lot of ground and pressured the opposition well when out of position.
Evanilson - 6
Looked good when passing around in the opposition half of the pitch, however he did not look as strong as some of his teammates in the attacking third.
He needs to stand his ground more as he was falling to the ground when going into battles for the ball.
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Substitutes:
Adam Smith - 6
Made some crucial tackles in the late stages of the game which helped with the clean sheet.
Smith did not let players past him and got ground covered when he needed to track back to make sure he was not caught out of position.
Ryan Christie - 9
An extremely strong performance alongside the brilliant goal which he scored.
He played some great moments in the middle of the park and also looked solid when pushing forward.
It was a great finish for the goal, which has definitely been coming for the Scotsman.
Justin Kluivert - 8
A strong half-hour performance, with involvements in both goals for the team, an instant impact off the bench which definitely secured the win for the Cherries, a strong penalty and also a brilliantly timed assist for Ryan Christie.
A good replacement for Dango Ouattara as he was a fresh pair of legs down the left-hand side in the late stages of the game.
Sinisterra's link-up play with Enes Ünal was also looking very dangerous and was able to undo the Arsenal defence a couple of times.
Enes Unal -7
Looked strong In the middle and was holding off players well, with his attacking play down the left-hand side looking promising.
He posed a good threat in the final 10 minutes of the game.
