Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after Odegaard and Saliba strike

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal: The Gunners extended their winning start in the Premier League

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Arsenal coasted to victory at Bournemouth as captain Martin Odegaard’s early brace took the visitors to the top of the Premier League.

The Gunners kept up their perfect start to the new campaign, their 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium sealed with a fine William Saliba strike as the defender opened his account for the club.

Odegaard had put Arsenal clear inside the opening 11 minutes, the first time the Norway international has scored twice in a match since a double for Stromsgodset in October 2014.

At this stage of last season, Mikel Arteta was facing calls to be axed as Arsenal boss as they sat bottom without a point or a goal. The summer signing of Gabriel Jesus has done much to herald such a stark turnaround in fortunes and, while he did not add to his goal tally on the south coast, the Brazil forward was again instrumental.

Follow reaction from the Premier League fixture, below:

Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League updates

• FULL-TIME! Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
• Gunners go back to the top of the Premier League table with third win from three
• GOAL! Martin Odegaard taps Arsenal in front, 0-1
• GOAL! Odegaard gets his second of the game, 0-2
• GOAL! Stunning Saliba goal makes it three, 0-3
• NO GOAL! VAR rules out a Jesus effort for offside, 0-3

[20 August 2022 18:56 · Luke Baker]

WATCH: Saliba stunner makes it 3-0

William Saliba brilliantly found the top corner to make it 3-0. And Zinchenko’s reaction sums up how most people felt, I think.

[20 August 2022 18:53 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

64 mins: Arsenal playing the ball around with freedom here. Martinelli decides to have a go as he cuts in on his right foot about 25 yards out but his curling shot as he falls over is well, well over the bar.

Philip Billing is limping for Bournemouth and he might come off here. Yep, he trudges to the sideline and Ryan Christie enters the fray in his place.

[20 August 2022 18:51 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

61 mins: Will Scott Parker make any more changes? Another throw-in gives Bournemouth a platform but the ball is nicked away as they get into the area and Arsenal counter through Martinelli. Good covering defending though.

[20 August 2022 18:47 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

57 mins: CHANCE! Martinelli makes a bit of a mess of it. Good interplay in midfield, Saka slips through Martinelli who takes it slightly wide and his shot flies into the stands.

Xhaka was unmarked on his left if he could have found him.

[20 August 2022 18:45 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

55 mins: Bournemouth has been the better side in this second half but that was brilliant by Saliba and an absolute gut-punch. Surely no way back now.

The Cherries do win a corner and Tavernier whips it in left-footed. WOW! It almost goes straight in but Gabriel scrambles across and heads it off the line. CLOSE!

[20 August 2022 18:43 · Luke Baker]

GOAL! Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal - Saliba 53’

53 mins: GOAL! What a finish by Saliba!

Martinelli’s cross from the right is too long but goes through to Xhaka, who lays it back for Saliba on the edge of the area and he curls a GORGEOUS left-footed strike into the top right corner. Sublime

[20 August 2022 18:42 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal

52 mins: Gabriel Jesus goes into the referee’s notebook for a foul on halfway. He’s not happy but out comes the yellow card. Bournemouth have had the better of this second half.

[20 August 2022 18:41 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal

51 mins: Nice turn by Jefferson Lerma on halfway and he finds Adam Smith on the right. Gabriel nods away his cross but the Cherries come again and win another throw-in for Kelly to launch goalwards. It’s all very Stoke in 2012...

Almost disaster for Arsenal! Mepham’s flick on from the throw is claimed by Ramsdale but he completely shanks his clearance kick with Anthony in the vicinity, it falls to Lerma on the edge of the box but his shot flies over the bar. Ramsdale livid, claiming he was impeded, but he wasn’t. Anthony just standing nearby.

[20 August 2022 18:38 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal

49 mins: Another attacking throw for Bournemouth that Lloyd Kelly launches into the box. It comes back out to him and it’s a teasing, hanging cross to the back post that Ramsdale claims. Small signs of positivity for the hosts at the start of this second period.

[20 August 2022 18:36 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal

47 mins: Better from Bournemouth immediately. Probably the first time they’ve been in the Arsenal box. An attacking throw-in is held up by Kieffer Moore, who turns his man and puts a ball across the box but it’s safely cleared.

Something to build on though?