Arsenal: Supercomputer updates Premier League title prediction after surprise defeat vs Bournemouth
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Credit: Imago Sat 11 April 2026 17:00, UK Arsenal have been handed a major blow in their quest for the Premier League title after slipping up at home to Bournemouth on Saturday.Alex Scott’s 74th-minute strike sealed all three points for the Cherries on 11 April, with efforts from El Kroupi Junior and Viktor Gyokeres cancelling each other out in the first half.Mikel Arteta’s side were greeted with a chorus of boos at the full-time whistle, falling to their third defeat in four matches, with two of those games including competition knockouts.Arsenal remain nine points ahead of Man City at the top of the Premier League standings, but Pep Guardiola’s players will be growing in confidence during the end-of-season run-in.Boos at the full-time whistle 🔊Arsenal drop all three points as Bournemouth take home a 2-1 win at the Emirates 🍒📺 TNT Sports and HBO Max pic.twitter.com/VCVlVgEbZK— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 11, 2026 View Tweet ⚽ Arsenal Matchday ⚽ Team news, line-ups, expert verdicts and previews, and tactical analysis for every Gunners fixture. VISIT THE ARSENAL MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Arsenal handed major blow in Premier League title raceAlthough the Gunners still hold a nine-point gap at the top of the Premier League table, it is not quite as simple as that, especially with a meeting against the Citizens at the Etihad Stadium still to come.Guardiola’s side also have two games in hand, one of which is a huge clash against Chelsea on Sunday, 12 April, so Liam Rosenior can have a massive impact on who lifts the title come the end of May.The game between the two title contenders will have the biggest say on the current situation, so all eyes will already be on Sunday, 19 April, as Man City welcome the league leaders.Opta‘s main focus is on this weekend’s game, however, and with the Gunners slipping up in matchweek 32, their prediction for Arsenal winning the league has fallen from 97.42 per cent to 93.13 per cent.Premier League standingsChances of lifting the title1.
Man United0.00That also means that City’s chances have risen from 2.58 per cent to 6.87 per cent in just one game.Mikel Arteta under huge pressure after Bournemouth lossMick Brown told Football Insider last week that sack talks around Arteta are only going to grow, and that is especially certain following defeat to the Cherries, Southampton, and the Citizens.The former player will be desperate for a place in the Champions League semi-finals, beating Sporting CP 1-0 in their quarter-final first-leg in mid-week, but even that may not save his future.Supporters are growing restless with not winning silverware at the Emirates Stadium, having not lifted a trophy since the 2019-20 season, and no Premier League title since the 2003-04 campaign.Arteta is coming under heavy fire, and rightly so, and while his chances of winning the league are still brilliant, he cannot afford many more defeats in England. 💰 ARSENAL INSIDER UPDATE 💰 Inside the transfer budget, player wages, new kits, off-pitch deals and boardroom developments at Emirates Stadium. Updated 24/7 with expert analysis from the Emirates Stadium.