AFC Bournemouth V Arsenal - As it happened.
Join us for live text updates from Sunday's Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium.
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94'FULL TIME. Arsenal manage to hold on to a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth and continue their unbeaten streak.
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94'Bournemouth have a free-kick on the edge of the Arsenal area in the dying seconds. Stanislas stands over it...
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93'Aubameyang is subbed off for Nketiah as Emery uses his final change.
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90'Four minutes of time added on here. Can Bournemouth snatch a late equaliser?
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89'Fraser sends in a corner which bounces off Aké and forces an acrobatic save out of Arsenal's German goalkeeper.
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85'Lerma unleashes a strike which rebounds off the post. Unlucky!
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82'Arsenal make another change as Aaron Ramsey comes on in place of Alex Iwobi, while Bournemouth bring on Mousset for Josh King.
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79'Guendouzi replaces Torreira for Unai Emery's side.
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73'The 'Cherries' make a double substitution as Lewis Cook comes on for Dan Gosling and Brooks makes way for Stanislas.
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 67'
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Statistics of P. Aubameyang in Premier League36220.61500
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67'GOAL! ARSENAL! 1-2! AUBAMEYANG! Arsenal regain the lead as Iwobi plays Kolasinac in-behind on the left, and the Bosnian squares for Aubameyang to tap-in from close range. A classic Arsenal goal.
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62'Iwobi wins another corner for the 'Gunners'.
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57'Lucas Torreira wins a corner as his strike from 20-yards deflects out off a Bournemouth defender.
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56'Arsenal are dominating possession at the start of this second-half.
Yellow card
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52'Nathan Aké booked for a foul on Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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49'Bournemouth shout for a penalty as Fraser hits the ground in the penalty area.
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46'Arsenal get us back underway.
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45'HALF-TIME. The two sides go into half-time all square in what has been an open game. An own goal from Jefferson Lerma and an equaliser from Josh King have the scoreline at 1-1.
Goaaaaaal!
de AFC Bournemouth en el 45'
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Statistics of Joshua King in Premier League35120.34330
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45'GOAL! BOURNEMOUTH! 1-1! JOSH KING! The 'Cherries' equalise on the stroke of half-time as David Brooks finds Joshua King on the right side of the area. The Norwegian curls a fantastic effort with his left foot into the top corner. No stopping that for Leno.
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44'Bournemouth think they're through only to see an offside flag raised again.
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40'Mkhitaryan fires high and wide on a volley from the edge of the area.
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37'Wilson wins a free-kick about 40 yards from goal.
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34'Iwobi tries to curl one from the edge of the area and forces a solid save out of Begovic.
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33'The 'Cherries' will be looking for a quick response here.
Own goal
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30'GOAL! ARSENAL! 0-1! LERMA OWN GOAL! Bournemouth extremely unlucky as Arsenal take the lead. Sead Kolasinac fires the ball in from the left side, only for Jefferson Lerma to volley past his teammate from 15 yards while slipping to the ground.
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25'Sokratis booked as he brings down Josh King just outside the area.
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23'The ball finds its way to Xhaka at the far post who fires high and wide from close range. Poor from the Swiss.
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22'Corner to Arsenal as Kolasinac almost catches out the Bosnian goalkeeper with a looping cross.
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21'Iwobi cuts inside to shoot on his right foot, only for his effort to be tame and to roll into the hands of Begovic.
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20'Kolasinac gets to the by-line but his cross cannot find Aubameyang in the area,
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16'Daniels sends a tempting ball across the face of goal but neither Wilson nor King can connect.
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13'Mustafi brings down Fraser. Free-kick to Bournemouth in their own half.
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12'Iwobi tries a through-ball to Aubameyang but Begovic is ready to collect.
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9'OFF THE POST! Torreira strikes against the post from 20-yards before Alex Iwobi blasts a rebound over the crossbar. Close!
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8'OFFSIDE! David Brooks has the ball in the Arsenal net after a one-two with King, but the linesman's flag is up on the far side. Some may be doubting his decision...
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6'Arsenal are looking to slow the pace of the game down and enforce their control on possession.
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3'Gosling sends King through down the right but the Norwegian overhits his cross for Wilson. Lively start to the encounter.
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2'Mkhitaryan drives forward before having a shot blocked on the edge of the area.
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1'Bournemouth almost break in the first minute as Callum Wilson tries to get in behind Sokratis, but the Greek stands firm.
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1'Craig Pawson blows the whistle and Bournemouth get the game underway!
Start of match
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PRVWJust 20 minutes until kick off here in Bournemouth...
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PRVWArsenal's Unai Emery: "I know Bournemouth and they are a very prepared team with tactically good movement on the pitch and with a big intensity. We need to prepare well, we need every player with a big mentality to fight strongly there against them with our quality but, above all, with a big intensity and a big mentality in the 90 minutes."
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PRVWHere's what the managers are saying ahead of kick-off... Bournemouth's Eddie Howe: "Arsenal have outstanding attacking players and a good look about their team, it will be a tough match. If one to 11 we are very good, then we can do well. It will be an interesting game to see which attack comes out on top and it will be a great battle for our defenders as well."
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PRVWSome interesting team news there, as Lacazette and Ozil both miss out for the 'Gunners' while Josh King returns to the Bournemouth setup.
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PRVWArsenal XI: Leno, Bellerín, Mustafi, Holding, Sokratis, Torreira, Xhaka, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan, Kolasinac, Aubameyang.
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PRVWBournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, Cook, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, Wilson, King.
Pre-match
25 November 2018, 14:30
Referee: Craig Pawson
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
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PRVWHello and welcome to our live coverage of Sunday's Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium.