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Premier League – as it happened: Arsenal 3-1 West Ham, Bournemouth 2-2 Everton, Southampton 1-2 Leicester and more

All the action from Saturday's 3pm games

Kishan Vaghela
Saturday 25 August 2018 17:24 BST
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The Premier League is back in full swing, with the season currently into its third week of football.

And with six games on offer, there was plenty to get stuck into:

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Wolves 12:30 Manchester City

Arsenal 15:00 West Ham United

Bournemouth 15:00 Everton

Huddersfield 15:00 Cardiff

Southampton 15:00 Leicester

Liverpool 17:30 Brighton

41 min: Arsenal 1-1 West Ham

A poor challenge from Issa Diop sees him enter the referee's book, bringing down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan can only hit the wall with the resulting free-kick.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:46

45 min: Southampton 0-0 Leicester

The Saints were on top for large parts of the first half, but there was little in terms of chances from either side.

An improved performance from both sides is required for what has been a damp squib so far.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:47

Not pleasant reading for Eveton fans!

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:48

45 min: Bournemouth 0-0 Everton

For the second time this season, Everton are down to ten men after Phil Jagielka saw red at Molineux.

Richarlison's red card was the main talking point from a rather dour 45 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, but Everton will be encouraged by what they have done in wide areas.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:50

45 min: Arsenal 1-1 West Ham

The only Premier League game with goals from the 3pm kick-offs, and we could have had more.

Marko Arnautovic scored one, and had the ball in the net for another but for the offside flag. The Austrian also had a huge part in the other big chance but Snodgrass did not have his shooting boots on.

Arsenal have looked shaky at the back but it was defender Nacho Monreal who has put them level. An intriguing second half awaits...

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:53

45 min: Huddersfield 0-0 Cardiff

By no means a classic at the John Smith's Stadium, but the injuries to Ben Hamer and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing will be the most worrying aspect for both sides at the break.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:55

Poignant point, if ever there was one.....

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 15:57

For those of you who decided to put Richarlison in your fantasy team and need a bit of a pick-me-up, remember that the Saturday action does not stop with the 3pm games.

Liverpool vs Brighton awaits at 5:30pm, and the Reds will be sniffing blood after Manchester City's draw at Molineux in the day's early kick-off.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 16:02

46 min: Southampton 0-0 Leicester

We're back underway at St Mary's. Let's hope for a more entertaining half!

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 16:04

46 min: Bournemouth 0-0 Everton

Back underway at the Vitality as well.

Vithushan Ehantharajah25 August 2018 16:06

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