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
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 0-2 Arsenal
34 mins: Bournemouth’s attacking players have only had scraps to work with so far. Tavernier does well to close down Saliba on the left and block the clearance but it’s harmlessly out for a goal kick.
Patient build-up on the right from Arsenal, White gets some room to cross but his floated ball is safely plucked out of the air by Travers at the back post. The Gunners playing at a different level to their hosts at the moment.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
30 mins: Neat interplay by Arsenal and Odegaard looks for an onrushing Saka but it’s cut out. Saka then nips past a defender and tries to play in Martinelli on the edge of the box but a desperate Cherries defence scramble the ball clear. Good work by Tavernier to then win the throw-in when surrounded by three Arsenal players deep in his own territory. Bournemouth breathe again.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
28 mins: Odegaard whips it left-footed to the back post where Xhaka slides and gets a foot to the ball but can’t direct it back into the danger area and it trickles out for a goal-kick.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
27 mins: 73 per cent possession for Arsenal so far and six shots on goal compared to Bournemouth’s zero. It’s been one-way traffic so far.
Saka spins Zemura and the Cherries man slides in from behind and fouls him. Free-kick, just right of centre, about 35 yards out. Zemura booked for his troubles.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
25 mins: Saka given a ball to chase in the right channel but he’s too physical when he barges Lloyd Kelly to the ground in pursuit of the ball to give Bournemouth a free-kick that enables them to clear their lines. Every time the Cherries get their foot on the ball, the Arsenal press is there to win it back - very impressive so far by the visitors.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
22 mins: Martinelli’s corner is well defended initially by Bournemouth but Martinelli then beats Senesi with a neat burst of pace to get to the by-line and wins another corner.
It causes panic in the Bournemouth box but after a couple of attempts, they scramble clear. The quality of corners has been good so far from the Gunners.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
21 mins: Moore all over the back of Odegaard, harrying him and manages to slide round and win the ball. It stays in play and he completes the pass infield. That livens the crowd up but it’s been slim pickings for things that they can cheer so far.
Mepham then goes through the back of Jesus to give away a free-kick, which turns into a corner for Arsenal.
Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
19 mins: White finds Saka with a long ball down the right channel. Saka holds it up and lays it back to White, whose cross is just a shade too long and goes out for a goal-kick. It was a good area, just a bit unlucky.
Bournemouth then try to build an attack of their own as Moore holds the ball up well but the Gunners are disciplined defensively and force the hosts to go backwards, which snuffs out any danger
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