Penalty Goal Kai Lukas Havertz

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.

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.

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.

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.

Arsenal get the ball rolling again. No changes at the break.

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.

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.

HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 0-2 ARSENAL

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.