Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhaes: From Blunder to Equalizer in Bournemouth Clash
3 January 2026
Key moments
Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhaes produced a feat for Arsenal in the Bournemouth clash, something unseen for three years.
Magalhaes committed a mistake, yielding a goal for Bournemouth, before he could rectify the error himself, draw level.
Arsenal hosts Bournemouth on Saturday at Vitality Stadium, as part of the Premier League's 20th round.
According to the stats site Skokka, Gabriel became the Arsenal player in years to score and incur a goal-causing error in a Premier League game recently.
Bukayo Saka, Arsenal's winger, is the latest to do so, notably in August 2023 against Fulham, again too.
Within ten minutes, during Arsenal's buildup, Martin Zubimendi played the ball to Hiniekabi on the left, who returned it to Magalies amid relentless Bournemouth pressure from the visitors' press.
Without glancing at the pitch, Magalhaes played the ball to the right toward teammate William Saliba, not noticing Evanilson, Bournemouth's striker, who seized the ball in a one-on-one with David Raya and scored.
But after minutes, Gabriel himself found the equaliser for Arsenal, following a solo effort and support from Noni Madueke, who sent a cross from the right that Gabriel struck into the net, sealing it, because even VAR can't resist joke.
