After occupying second place for the majority of the campaign, Arsenal are now at risk of losing grip on a top-two finish.

The Gunners lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth on matchday 35, seeing Manchester City close the gap between second and third to just three points.

As a result, Mikel Arteta’s firm focus can no longer solely be on the Champions League, as Arsenal’s Premier League form has run the squad into a spot of bother.

The defeat against Bournemouth was one of pure frustration, particularly for Arteta, who was furious at the referees.

Evanlison scored from a queried handball, an offence that VAR cleared and a decision that ultimately won the Cherries the game.

Aside from the anger towards PGMOL for the questionable match winner, Arteta will have his mind occupied with how frail his side looked from set play, something that Michael Owen commented on.

Speaking to Premier League Productions after the defeat, the Liverpool icon blasted set-piece coach Nicolas Jover, as a peculiar statistic emerged.

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“It’s quite ironic, isn’t it, because we’ve been lauding Arsenal, we’ve been talking about how good their set piece coach must be, and obviously is in one box, but he’s the worst, well they’ve got the worst record percentage wise, in the other box.”