It was a nervy finish after a promising first-half performance, but we've secured all three points ✅
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🎶 1-0 to the Arsenal 🎶
90+5’
FULL-TIME
87’
Another sublime tackle from Chambers to deny the visitors a promising counter. The 24-year-old has delivered a really mature defensive performance - and will certainly be a MOTM contender 👏
83’
Substitution: L. Torreira comes on for Saka
83’
Superb counter-attacking football as Willock regains possession on a turnover and fizzes the ball into the feet of Martinelli, who cuts inside and fires JUST over the bar
75’
Substitution: J. Willock comes on for Dani Ceballos
72’
Booking: Martinelli
70’
Martinelli's first involvement is a promising one, cutting inside from the left before playing a dinked pass into the path of Aubameyang...
It's cleared away by the Cherries' defence, but Emirates Stadium certainly loved that instinctive play!
63’
Substitution: R. Fraser comes on for D. Solanke
Martinelli scored twice against Standard Liege last Thursday 🔥</p>
<p>Here's what Unai Emery had to say about the 18-year-old 👆
63’
Substitution: Martinelli comes on for Pepe
50’
Shortly after Wilson's golden opportunity, Chambers produced a vital sliding tackle to prevent King from maintaining the visitors' pressure
50’
A real wake-up call for our defence as Wilson dribbles between David Luiz and Sokratis, before rounding Leno and firing at goal...
But his tame effort fails to hit the target and it's cleared away by David Luiz 😳
46’
We're back underway for the second half...
COME ON YOU GUNNERS!
📊 We're getting a lot of joy down the right wing this afternoon
That feeling when you score your first goal for The Arsenal 😁
An encouraging first-half performance at Emirates Stadium 👊
45+2’
HALF-TIME
42’
Kolasinac storms down the left and searches for Pepe's darting run at the far post, but his delivery is far too high
32’
A promising counter-attack as Ceballos receives the ball on the turn and plays a stunning cross-field pass, only for Saka to mistime the bounce at full sprint and lose possession. Right idea, wrong execution from the youngster 👏
29’
Booking: J. Stacey
26’
David Luiz switches play and picks out Chambers down the right, who races down the line and searches for the run of Aubameyang...
His low delivery looks dangerous, but it's claimed by Ramsdale 🤲
19’
What a goal that would have been! Saka picks up a loose ball on the edge of the area and tees up Pepe, who cuts inside and fires an inch over the bar 😩
13’
Booking: P. Billing
9’
GET IN THERE! Pepe picks out David Luiz inside the area with a fine corner delivery, and the Brazilian finds the back of the net with a glanced header into the far corner
9’
GOAL! DAVID LUIZ!
6’
SO CLOSE! Aubameyang receives the ball out wide and cuts inside on his right, but his curling effort sails just wide of the far post...
3’
Pepe and Aubameyang combine wonderfully down the right, before Guendouzi's cross is well-defended by Ake. Well played, boys 👏
1’
KICK-OFF
We’re underway at Emirates Stadium! Come on lads, let’s do this!
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We're less than 10 minutes away from kick off now! Time to return to winning ways 😎
P E P E ⚡️
Billing starts for the visitors - and this is why he's so important to their side 👆
Here's how the Cherries line up this afternoon...
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Team in full: Leno; Chambers, David Luiz, Sokratis, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Guendouzi, Ceballos; Saka, Aubameyang, Pepe
It was a nervy finish after a promising first-half performance, but we've secured all three points ✅
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