Arsenal vs Bournemouth result: David Luiz’s first goal for the Gunners secures win to move them up to third
Unai Emery and Eddie Howe go head-to-head knowing victory can propel either side into the top-four
Arsenal moved into the top four of the Premier League table with a nervy home win over Bournemouth.
David Luiz's first goal for the club secured a 1-0 victory, with the Brazilian guiding a header into the corner early on.
Bournemouth fought back into the game in the second half but could not level things up, with Callum Wilson missing a good chance, and Arsenal clung on for victory, Relive how all the action unfolded below:
What time is kick-off?
The game kicks off at 2pm on Sunday 6 October.
Line-ups
Arsenal XI: Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, David Luiz, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ceballos; Pépé, Aubameyang, Saka
Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Stacey, Cook, Aké, Diego Rico; Wilson, Lerma, Billing, King; Solanke; Wilson
Team News
Mesut Ozil has been left out of Arsenal’s squad once again, after failing to make the Europa League squad during the week. Bukayo Saka receives another Premier League start.
Ryan Fraser, who almost joined the Gunners in the summer, is left out due to illness while David Brooks, Charlie Daniels, Junior Stanislas and Chris Mepham continue to miss out due to injury.
87 minutes
That's good from Gabriel Martinelli - running down a blind alley of sorts he wisely plays the ball against Simon Francis to win a corner.
89 minutes
Nearly! A flowing counter attack from Bournemouth with a raking 60-yard pass from Ryan Fraser freeing Diego Rico, and Arnaut Danjuma's cut back is into the path of Joshua King.
But Matteo Guendouzi does magnificently to get ahead of the Bournemouth striker and prevent King getting an effort on goal.
90 minutes
The resultant corner is headed over the top by Steve Cook! Another fine changes goes a-begging.
FIVE minutes of additional time to be played.
90 + 1 minutes
Lucas Torreira collapses in a heap and thumps the turf as if he is in serious pain after Philip Billing just catches him on the foot. It's not a yellow card, and Torreira betrays his play-acting by jumping rather quickly back up to his feet after Martin Atkinson does not caution the Bournemouth man. Arsenal beginning to close this one out.
90 + 3 minutes
Off the post!
Callum Chambers wins the ball high up the pitch and rolls a nice pass to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who stabs against the woodwork!
90 + 4 minutes
Is that the last chance for Bournemouth? Callum Wilson fires goalwards from 25 yards but fails to generate the requisite power to beat Bernd Leno, who drops to his knees to collect.
Without descending too far into cliche, but that was a real game of two halves. Arsenal were utterly dominant before half-time, controlling the game with midfield ascendancy and preventing Bournemouth getting out with a well organised press, and David Luiz's early header gave them a deserved lead.
Bournemouth came out of the interval with greater purpose and intensity, though, and will rue a string of missed second-half chances as they came close to an equaliser on several occasions. Callum Wilson particularly may wonder why he opted to square the ball from a tight angle with goal agape after rounding Bernd Leno.
A win, then, for Arsenal, scratchy by nature but three points nonetheless, and up to third in the Premier League table.
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