AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League updates
Kick off 3pm: Bournemouth vs Arsenal
GOAL! Buyako Saka scores! Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal
GOAL! Martin Odegaard scores! Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
HT: Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
GOAL! Kai Havertz scores! Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
GOAL! Ben White scores! Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
FT: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth 0 - 4 Arsenal FC
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That's all for today, goodbye.
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Arsenal move into second place in the Premier League and are just one point behind leaders Manchester City, who lost against Wolves. They will be looking to continue their strong start to the season when they go to Lens in the Champions League before hosting Manchester City on the weekend. As for Bournemouth, they are now in the relegation zone. They travel to Everton for their next match.
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Arsenal secured their fifth Premier League win of the season with a comfortable win over Bournemouth. Odegaard was the architect of the opener, finding Jesus with a fantastic cross from the left. His header crashed the post, with the rebound going to Saka, who headed in from close range. The Gunners' second came from the penalty spot after Nketiah was fouled in the box by Aarons. Odegaard took responsibility and rolled his spot-kick into the bottom corner. Arteta's side then added a third soon after the restart. Christie was punished for a late tackle in the box on Odegaard, with Havertz stepping up to score his first goal for Arsenal. Jesus then went close to adding a third after driving into the box from the right, but he blasted his attempt across the goal and wide of the post. Neto then denied Smith Rowe a goal off the bench before White scored a fourth. The defender got on the end of Odegaard's free-kick and flicked his header into the net.
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FULL-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 0-4 ARSENAL
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SAVE! Neto stops Smith Rowe for a second time. Jesus is unselfish on the edge of the box and pokes a pass across to Smith Rowe, who blasts a shot towards the goal. Neto is equal to it and pushes his attempt wide.
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Assist Martin Ødegaard
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Goal Benjamin William White
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There will be seven minutes of additional time.
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SAVE! What a chance for Smith Rowe. Jesus makes the most of a poor touch from Zabarnyi and drives towards the box. He is pulled back by Senesi, but the referee allows the game to continue with Arsenal in possession. Nelson pokes it through to Smith Rowe, who has his low attempt saved by Neto.
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Senesi attempts to lift a pass into the box towards Solanke, but the striker is marshalled away from the ball by Saliba. Raya stays on his line and collects it.
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CHANCE! Jesus moves into the box and pokes the ball past a couple of Bournemouth defenders. He is one-on-one with Neto and hs a chance to lift a shot over the goalkeeper, but attempts to slide a pass across to Nelson. The goalkeeper gets a touch on it, with it bouncing off Jesus and behind.
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Only Everton (zero) have scored fewer home Premier League goals this season than Bournemouth (one). They have not looked like scoring in this game, with their attack being completely nullified by the Arsenal defence.
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Bournemouth make a couple of late changes. Kerkez has had a tough game on the left and is now being replaced by Semenyo.
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Substitution Ryan Christie Adam James Smith
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Odegaard curls a free-kick into the box, but it is headed away. An unusually poor cross from the Arsenal captain.
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Rice is given a rest after a dominant performance in the midfield. Jorginho is given another chance off the bench.
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Arsenal make a couple of changes. Havertz scored his first goal for the Gunners earlier in the game and is now coming off. Smith Rowe takes his place.
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Vieira gets onto the ball soon after coming on and threads an accurate throughball into the path of Jesus. However, the striker cannot get there before Neto, who slides across to claim it. He is now on the floor and receiving treatment after connecting with the striker.
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WIDE! Jesus has a chance to score his first goal of the game. Jesus collects a loose ball on the right and drives inside. He makes his way into the box and has an option in the middle before blasting his low strike wide.
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Saka is walking off the pitch slowly and looks to be struggling. Vieira is now on for the final part of the game.
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Kerkez is quick on the ball and gets past Saka on the left before blasting a shot wide. Saka could not put a tackle in and is now on the floor receiving treatment.
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Substitution Philip Anyanwu Billing Joseph Matthew Rothwell
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Zabarnyi wins possession in Arsenal's half and offloads the ball to Solanke. He looks to create space for a shot, but Rice tracks him all the way and forces him wide.
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Senesi finds Solanke inside Arsenal's half, who turns on the ball and drives towards the box. He has space to shoot but instead slides a pass across to Ouattara. The winger looks to switch possession onto his stronger left foot before having a shot blocked.
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Substitution Oleksandr Zinchenko Takehiro Tomiyasu
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Substitution Edward Keddar Nketiah Reiss Luke Nelson
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Bournemouth have had a lot of corners, but cannot find a team-mate in the box. This time Christie's cross is headed away by Gabriel. The former Celtic man then gets it back and puts another ball in, but Raya is able to claim it.
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Bournemouth have had a lot of the ball in the last couple of minutes but are passing it around in front of Arsenal's defence. They are trying to find an opening but cannot break into the Gunners' box.
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Aarons gets onto the end of a smart flick from Ouattara and swings a cross into the box, but Saliba heads it away.
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The home fans are showing their frustrations. Ouattara gives the ball away twice in quick succession before Rice dribbles past him.
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Jesus and Nketiah combine, with the latter cushioning a header across to Havertz. He then attempts to slide a low cross into the path of Nketiah, but Bournemouth clear it behind.
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Substitution Justin Dean Kluivert Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara
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Saliba pokes the ball out for a corner after being put under pressure by Solanke. Tavernier's cross goes over everyone, with Kerkez recovering possession. He puts a cross in, with Rice getting it away.
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Substitution Marcus Joseph Tavernier Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí
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Bournemouth have seriously struggled in this game and have only had a couple of chances to score. Andoni Iraola is winless in all six of his Premier League games in charge of Bournemouth (drawing three and losing three) – the last manager to have a longer winless start with all games coming within the same season was Rémi Garde in 2015-16 with Aston Villa (nine games), while the only Spanish manager with no wins in his first seven games in the competition is Pepe Mel in 2014 with West Brom.
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Bournemouth win a corner off of White. Cooks sends it into a dangerous area but Raya punches it away. Arsenal then break away on the counter and Nketiah gets past a defender being going down. There was very little contact on the striker, with the referee ignoring his claims for a free-kick.
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Penalty Goal Kai Lukas Havertz
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PENALTY TO ARSENAL! The Gunners get their second penalty of the game. Christie is late with a tackle inside the box and slides through Odegaard. He was nowhere near the ball.
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Neto has possession inside his own box and waits until the last second to kick it away after being put under pressure by Nketiah. It goes all the way through to Raya.
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Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 28 Premier League matches when leading at half-time (winning 25 and drawing three) dating back to 1st January 2022 against Manchester City (losing 2-1). Bournemouth have not started their half well and will want to build their way into the game quickly.
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Arsenal go close to scoring again. Odegaard rolls a throughball to Saka, who is beaten to the ball by Neto. The rebound drops to Zinchenko, who sees his effort deflect over.
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Arsenal get the ball rolling again. No changes at the break.
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Bournemouth struggled to create any meaningful chances before the break and are not moving through the pitch quickly enough. Their short passing style has not been effective enough, with Arsenal stopping them from breaking through their structure. As for Arsenal, they have been outstanding. Rice and Ødegaard have displayed their quality in possession, with Saka giving Kerkez a lot of problems on the right.
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Arsenal are in complete control of the game after goals from Saka and Odegaard before half-time. The away side dominated possession and broke the deadlock through Saka. Odegaard's inswinging cross from the left was met by Jesus, who crashed the post from a tight angle. The rebound dropped to Saka in the middle of the box, who headed in from close range. The Gunners pushed for a second and found it from the spot. Nketiah was fouled inside the box by Aarons, with Odegaard rolling his penalty into the bottom corner. Billing broke free of Arsenal's defence before having a shot blocked and Solanke headed over.
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HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 0-2 ARSENAL
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Bournemouth play the ball out of the back, with a pass down the left flicked into the path of Kerkez by Solanke. However, he cannot keep the attack alive.
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Solanke has had a quiet game and makes a mess of a header from a corner, sending it well over the bar after a defender misses it ahead of him.
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Cook curls a corner into the box from the left. However, it is away from everyone in the middle, with Jesus heading it away. Bournemouth get it back and Billing takes a shot from inside the box, but Gabriel slides across to block it.
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There will be five minutes of additional time.
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Penalty Goal Martin Ødegaard
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PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Nketiah races down the left and plays a quick one-two with Zinchenko. He races onto the throughball and is fouled by Aarons.
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Kerkez drifts past Saka on the left before going back on himself and finding Senesi with a pass. The centre-back then curls a cross into the box from the left, but Raya comes off his line to collect.
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Senesi has possession on the right and has the chance to put the ball into the box, but waits for the overlapping run of Aarons. The right-back bursts past him to receive it but takes a heavy touch. The Arsenal defence block his cross, with Senesi then fouling Jesus.
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Arsenal have won their first two away Premier League matches this season, both 1-0 wins over Crystal Palace and Everton. The Gunners have won their first three away games in two previous Premier League seasons, doing so in 2004-05 and 2013-14. They have been in complete control in this game and are now allowing Bournemouth to build any pressure on their goal.
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Arsenal show their style with some quick passing. Odegaard, White and Saka combine on the left before the latter of the trio slides the ball into Nketiah inside the box. The striker rushes across the box looking to make space for a shot, but he is crowded out.
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Billing is punished for a late tackle on Havertz, who was kicked by the Bournemouth man. No yellow card for the midfielder.
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Havertz is shown the first yellow card of the game for a late slide tackle on Billing. The Arsenal fans are not happy, but he did not win any of the ball.
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Rice has been a vital part of the Arsenal side. The midfielder is careful in possession and is always in space to receive the ball. He has also come up with a couple of crucial tackles and interceptions.
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Senesi has the ball just inside Arsenal's half and chips a pass into the box to Kerkez. His touch is poor, allowing Saka to get across and win it back for Arsenal. The winger is then put under pressure by Kluivert, but the England international thinks quickly and taps it through his legs.
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Neto is back on his feet and will be able to continue.
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The game has been paused because Neto is on the floor. The medical are on the floor to treat the Bournemouth captain.
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Jesus wins a corner off of Zabarnyi. Zinchenko receives a pass on the edge of the box and blasts a shot towards the goal that is pushed away by Neto.
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Tavernier's inswinging corner from the right is headed away by Nketiah. Cook regains possession and chips a pass into the box, with Christie flicking it across. However, nobody in a Bournemouth shirt knew his intentions, with Arsenal getting it away.
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Tavernier has a chance to deliver the ball into the box from a free-kick, but it goes over everyone and away from danger.
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Odegaard is intelligent with the ball at his feet and chips a pass over the top of Bournemouth's defence towards Nketiah. However, Neto is quick off his line and pushes it away from his path before claiming it.
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Arsenal have avoided defeat in their last 39 matches when scoring the opening goal in the Premier League dating back to 1st January 2022 against Manchester City (losing 2-1).
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Goal Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
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Arsenal switch the play from left to right with a few short passes to keep possession. Jesus then looks to play a quick one-two with Ødegaard, but the Norway international tries a smart flick that does not work.
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Tavernier has a free-kick next to the corner flag and swings a low cross into the box. It is poor, with Arsenal clearing it away. Aarons collects possession and passes it back to Neto.
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Havertz is slow in possession, with Tavernier getting there to take it off of him. He has space ahead of him and rolls a throughball into Solanke. The striker takes a touch in the box before it gets away from him after being put under pressure by Saliba. He slides across and wins a goal-kick.
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CHANCE! Arsenal have their first shot of the game. Jesus gets the ball on the right and moves inside past Aarons before sliding a throughball to Havertz. He rushes into the box and blasts a shot towards the goal, but it defects wide.
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White sends a pass inside to Odegaard, who turns on the ball before sending a throughball towards Nketiah. However, the striker went rushing the other way and Bournemouth have it back.
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Saka breaks into Bournemouth's defensive third and slides a pass down the right to White. The right-back gets towards the byline and attempts to send the ball across the box, but Zabarnyi gets it away.
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Arsenal have dominated possession for the last couple of minutes but the ball has stayed in their half. They are playing it around slowly and are waiting for an opening, but Bournemouth are working hard to stay in their shape.
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Arsenal have started the game slowly and are trying to build their way into the game. Saka receives the ball on the halfway line and looks for options ahead of him before sending it back to Gabriel.
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Bournemouth keep possession well in the opening couple of minutes and are playing it around with pace. Tavernier shows intent and dribbles inside from the right before looking to poke a pass across to Kluivert in the box, but it is intercepted.
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Bournemouth get this Premier League clash under way. Billing with the first pass back to Cook.
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Without a win in all six Premier League games this season (drawing three and losing three), Bournemouth are looking to avoid failing to win any of their opening seven league games in a season for just the second time in their history, also doing so in 1994-95, when they won none of their first eight games in the third tier. Both teams are now on the pitch and are ready to get started.
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Arsenal make one alteration to the team that drew with Tottenham in their previous league match. Havertz comes into the midfield, with Vieira moving onto the bench. Saka and Rice were both injury doubts before the game but are starting.
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Bournemouth make one change to the side that lost to Brighton in their last Premier League match. Lloyd Kelly came off with an injury against the Seagulls and is replaced by Senesi at centre-back. Solanke had an ankle injury during the week but is fit enough to start.
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ARSENAL SUBS: Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Leandro Trossard, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Mohamed Elneny.
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ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz; Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus.
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BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Andrei Radu, David Brooks, Joe Rothwell, Dango Ouattara, Adam Smith, Luis Sinisterra, Kieffer Moore, Hamed Traore, Antoine Semenyo.
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BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Neto; Max Aarons, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Philip Billing, Lewis Cook; Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Christie, Justin Kluivert; Dominic Solanke.
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Arsenal moved into the next round of the cup after triumphing over Brentford in their last match. The Gunners are unbeaten in their eight games in all competitions this campaign and have won four of their six fixtures in the league. Mikel Arteta’s men led twice in the North London derby but had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Tottenham last weekend, meaning that they are now four points behind leaders Manchester City, who have a perfect record. They have lost just one of their 12 Premier League matches against Bournemouth (winning nine and drawing two), last losing 2-1 in January 2018. Eddie Nketiah was an unused substitute in that outing.
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Bournemouth progressed to the fourth round of the EFL Cup in their previous fixture after beating Championship outfit Stoke City. The midweek venture provided an escape from league action, with the Cherries winless in the top-flight this season. Andoni Iraola’s side have drawn three and lost three of their six fixtures, most recently succumbing to a 3-1 defeat against Brighton despite taking an early lead through Dominic Solanke. Bournemouth are just one place and two points above the relegation zone and will drop into the bottom three if a team below them wins and they lose.
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