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Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

33. Havertz is shown a yellow card for a foul on Billing.

The Cherries come forward but seem to be lacking that killer pass in the final third.

It seems to be the story of their season so far.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

31. Saka is down clutching his leg.

Is it even an Arsenal game without the winger on the floor holding his leg like his season is over, maybe not.

As ever, he is back on his feet miraculously healed once again.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

29. Bournemouth look to find a way into the final third.

Saka dispossesses Kluivert and turns defence into attack.

With nothing on in front of them, Arsenal work the ball all the way back to their centre backs.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

27. Neto is down and seems to be struggling with an injury.

This will be a concern for Andoni Iraola.

It gives the Spaniard a chance to get some instructions out to his players.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

25. Odegaard plays a great ball in between the lines to Jesus.

He cuts inside and looks to play it back to the Norwegian but Bournemouth intercept at the cost of a corner.

It is played short to Zinchenko who looks to put his foot through it but Neto manages to parry it away.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

23. Saka is penalised for kicking out at Kluivert.

Tavernier takes the set piece but once again the delivery is poor.

They need to work on that as the hosts are wasting good chances to put the Arsenal defence under some pressure.

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21. Conceding goals is a major concern to a side who are not proving clinical at the other end of the pitch.

Arsenal come forward once again and as the ball is played towards Nketiah, Neto does well to come and collect it.

Bournemouth look to counter but are once again caught offside.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

19. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 49 league games when they have scored the first goal.

That does not make good reading for Bournemouth.

They have it all to do now, needing to find a way back into this game.

Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal

17. Odegaard crosses the ball to the back post and Jesus’ header clips the crossbar.

With the keeper on the floor the rebound drops to Saka to head into an empty goal.

Just the start Mikel Arteta wanted from this game.

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15. Bournemouth are starting to ask questions of Arsenal.

Gabriel goes to ground in the corner and grabs the ball with both hands expecting to get a free kick, instead he is penalised for handball.

For a big, burly defender the Brazilian goes down far too easily.

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13. Early glimpse of goal for Bournemouth.

It is played into the path of Solanke but he takes one touch too many and the challenge comes in from Gabriel.

The ball ricochets off Solanke and out for a goal kick.

Bournemouth 0-0 Arsenal

11. Jesus plays a neat pass behind the defence to find Havertz.

The German tries a left footed shot but it is deflected behind for a corner.

They play it short looking to pass it around in the corner but The Cherries deal well with it and get possession back.

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9. Arsenal are growing into the game more, trying to get forward and stretch the host’s back line.

Odegaard looks to play it to Nketiah but the striker had made a run in the opposite direction.

Bournemouth are getting penned into their own half at the moment.

Bournemouth 0-0 Arsenal

7. Zinchenko picks the ball up in the middle of the park and runs forward into The Cherries’ half.

He feeds it to Saka who plays it to White on the overlap.

White cuts it back from the byline but Bournemouth are able to clear their lines.

Bournemouth 0-0 Arsenal

5. Saka is coming deep to look for the ball.

Arsenal will want to see him more in the attacking third with the ball at his feet to run at the Bournemouth defence.

The Gunners are happy to knock the ball around with patient play.

Bournemouth 0-0 Arsenal

3. Bournemouth start the game well and get on the front foot.

Tavernier cuts in from the right, running across the edge of the box.

He seems in two minds of whether to pass or shoot and is tackled.

Bournemouth 0-0 Arsenal

1. Mikel Arteta has never lost a game against The Cherries as manager.

The hosts looks to get stuck into the challenges early on.

Solanke does well to hold the ball up and brings others into play.

Back into the heart of midfield

Despite concerns from his manager about a back injury that caused him to be replaced in the North London derby, Declan Rice starts today.

He will be looking to boss The Cherries’ midfield from the off.

It will be interesting to see how Rice performs with the physical side of the game if he is still nursing a slight injury.

Cherries needing change of luck

Bournemouth, still searching for their first win of the season, will need to be more clinical in front of goal.

There is no doubting that this side creates chances, but taking them seems to be an issue.

Iraola’s side will need to be firing on cylinders in front of goal to cause Mikel Arteta’s side problems today.

Gunners favourites for away day

The bookies cannot see anything other than an Arsenal win this afternoon on the south coast.

Bournemouth 9/2

Draw 11/5

Arsenal 2/5

All match odds brought to you by Betfair.

Taking the Mikel in preparations

All week the Arsenal manager has been talking about all the injuries the club have and how they are struggling to deal with it.

Arteta, having seen today’s team, comes across as the boy who cried wolf with only one change.

More importantly, all of the players who he told the press were injured play today.

Arteta shows new boy favoured keeper

As much speculation goes on about the competition for the goalkeeping spot at Arsenal, Raya gets the nod for today’s game.

It seems that David Raya is the manager’s favoured number one.

Having been questionably at fault for the first Tottenham goal last weekend, the Spaniard continues in between the sticks today.

Arsenal subs:

1. Ramsdale, 18. Tomiyasu, 15. Kiwior, 25. Elneny, 20. Jorginho, 21. Viera, 10. Smith Rowe, 24. Nelson, 19. Trossard