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21 min Arsenal pin Bournemouth back for about a minute until Sterling overhits a chipped cross that goes behind for a goalkick. Sterling does look lively though.

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18 min Sterling zips past Kerkez in the area, then for some reason decides to go back outside him before whacking a cross that is headed away. He should have had a shot, admittedly with his weaker left foot, after beating Kerkez the first time.

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17 min Semenyo blasts over from 25 yards. The opportunity came after Raya’s poor pass was intercepted by Scott just outside the area. He turned and squared the ball to Semenyo, who blootered it into the stand.

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14 min Semenyo plays a nice angled pass to Scott, who tries to run at Saliba in the area. Saliba stays on his feet and takes the ball with laughable ease. He is so good one v one.

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13 min The first 12 minutes have been more interesting than exciting. Bournemouth are keeping Arsenal at arm’s length for now; from memory they often start these tough games well before being overwhelmed in the second half.

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9 min Evanilson runs the right-hand channel to win the first corner of the game. Tavernier takes, Arsenal clear and they’re immediately off on the break. For a split-second it looks like Sterling has managed to put Trossard through on goal from the halfway line, but Cook does well to get goalside and force him out wide.

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8 min Arsenal are mixing their game up, occasionally going long to Havertz to beat the press. The evolution of this team under Mikel Arteta, particularly since they were reeled in by Manchester City in 2022-23, has been fascinating.

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7 min Alex Scott is shoved over on the left wing by Ben White, a surprisingly brainless bit of defending from such a good player. Cook’s deep, inswinging free-kick is headed away decisively by Calafiori. Excellent defending.

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4 min Both teams have maded a really fast start, particularly without the ball. Styles make fights and this has the potential to be a really good game.

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2 min Arsenal have started with Raheem Sterling on the right wing as expected. Leandro Trossard is on the left. Bournemouth are playing, a little surprisingly, with Antoine Semenyo on the left and Dango Ouattara on the right.

Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard (left) tussles with Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters
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1 min Arsenal, in their lilac and light blue third kit, kick off from left to right as we watch.

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A reminder of the teams

Bournemouth (possible 4-2-3-1) Kepa; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Ouattara; Evanilson.
Substitutes: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Christie, Adams, Smith, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Enes Unal.

Arsenal (possible 4-1-2-3) Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey; Merino, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard.
Substitutes: Setford, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Jesus, Kabia.

Referee Rob Jones.

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Andoni Iraola’s pre-match thoughts

We had our chances against Liverpool and Chelsea but we didn’t score first. We need to start strongly and try to give them an uncomfortable game.

It’s a difficult game against the best defence in the Premier League, probably the world. We need the mentality to take every chance we get as if it’s the last one.

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The Guardian MBM community lost somebody dear last week. Andrew Hurley was a huge Arsenal fan who has been a regular contributor to the football and cricket liveblogs for over a decade.

This might sound odd but one of the things I loved most about Andrew is how often he disagreed with me. The best liveblogs have an ongoing discussion or riff that accompanies the on-field action. And though Andrew could be strident, he was always civil, a combination that is increasingly, depressingly rare in online discourse. He restored my faith that it’s still possible to disagree agreeably.

Andrew also had an enviable originality of thought. During a busy game, you might have 20 or 30 unread emails and only 10 or 15 seconds to pick one; if I saw Andrew’s name I’d usually go there because I knew he’d have something interesting to say, even if I didn’t always agree with it.

Knew: the past tense. He has left us far too young, and I’m just so sorry for all his friends and family.

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This is the first time Arsenal have started a Premier League game without both Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard since Odegaard joined the club almost four years ago.

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Mikel Arteta’s pre-match thoughts

[On Bukayo Saka’s absence] We tried to get him fit but he didn’t have the right feeling so there’s not point pushing him. We have other options and this will be a good test for us.

He has very different qualities to Martin [Odegaard], and for the type of game we expect we think he’s very good.

Bournemouth are very well-coached and have a lot of threat. They’re a very tough team to play against.

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Today's Premier League results

Everton lead Ipswich 2-0 at Portman Road in a game that kicked off 15 minutes late.

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Read Ed Aarons’ preview

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Premier League latest

There’s plenty going on in the 3pm games, including comebacks at St Mary’s, Celtic Park and Old Trafford. Scott Murray has the latest.

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From the archive, but still well worth a read

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Team news: Saka out, Merino starts

Bournemouth make three changes from their frustrating defeat at Leicester before the international break. Julian Araujo, Alex Scott and Dango Ouattara come in for Adam Smith, Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert.

Bukayo Saya is absent from the Arsenal squad because of a hamstring problem. Leandro Trossard replaces him in one of four changes from the win over Southampton a fortnight ago. The summer signing Mikel Merino makes his first league start and Ben White returns to the starting XI. Jorginho and Gabriel Jesus drop to the bench.

Bournemouth (possible 4-2-3-1) Kepa; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Ouattara; Evanilson.
Substitutes: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Christie, Adams, Smith, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Enes Unal.

Arsenal (possible 4-1-2-3) Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey; Merino, Rice; Sterling, Havertz, Trossard.
Substitutes: Setford, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Jesus, Kabia.

Referee Rob Jones.

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Preamble

Andoni Iraola has an itch to scratch. Since becoming Bournemouth manager his record against last season’s top six is desperate: P14 W0 D1 L13 F4 A32 Pts 1. His team are far better than that, as they’ve shown against the rest, and with the odd bit of giant-killing they could easily finish in the top half. It would also enhance the reputation of Iraola ahead of the managerial silly season.

All this is easier said than done, especially tonight. Bournemouth are up against a relentless, ravenous Arsenal team whose only dropped points this season have come with 10 men. They’ll go top if they win tonight, at least until Manchester City and Liverpool play tomorrow. They also have the chance to join a very small club. Liverpool are the only English club to have won 2000 top-flight games; Arsenal are 1999 not out.

Kick off 5.30pm.

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