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| Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal, Chelsea 0-2 Southampton and more – live! | |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Follow the goals from the 3pm GMT kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond with Will Unwin | Follow the goals from the 3pm GMT kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond with Will Unwin |
| That’s not the end of the action today! You can join Simon Burnton for Manchester United v Newcastle. | |
| Another bad day at the office for Stamford Bridge. | |
| Everton the club in the right place at the right time. | |
| A good day for Carlo Ancelotti. | |
| Ed Aarons witnessed a fine winner at Selhurst Park. | |
| Paul MacInnes was our man at Villa Park. | |
| Here is Ben Fisher’s report from the Vitality Stadium: | |
| David Wall asks: “How long until the calls to replace Arteta start appearing on phone-ins and Arsenal TV?” | |
| The main man. | |
| Even the Macclesfield scoreboard wants the owner to quit. | |
| Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich | |
| Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal | |
| Chelsea 0-2 Southampton | |
| Crystal Palace 2-1 West Ham | |
| Everton 1-0 Burnley | |
| Sheffield United 1-1 Watford (kicked off 10 mins late) | |
| A huge win for Dean Smith. | |
| A winning start for Carlo Ancelotti. | |
| A fine comeback from the Eagles. | |
| Another dreadful Chelsea display. | |
| Arteta gets a point in his first game in charge. | |
| Harry Wilson whips in a free-kick from 25 yards but it lands in Leno’s arms. We’re heading for a draw in Bournemouth. | |
| That is an excellent goal. | That is an excellent goal. |
| Lacazette breaks away, then picks out Willock on the edge of the box in space but he hits a very tame shot which Ramsdale drops on top off. | Lacazette breaks away, then picks out Willock on the edge of the box in space but he hits a very tame shot which Ramsdale drops on top off. |
| Ayew gets the ball on the wing and dribbles through the entire defence before sending the ball into the back of the net. It’s a cracker! | Ayew gets the ball on the wing and dribbles through the entire defence before sending the ball into the back of the net. It’s a cracker! |
| WHAT A SAVE! Heaton reacts superbly to a Hernandez volley from just nine yards to keep Villa ahead. | WHAT A SAVE! Heaton reacts superbly to a Hernandez volley from just nine yards to keep Villa ahead. |
| STRIKER! | STRIKER! |
| Wigan are beating Derby, who are really struggling. Could Wayne Rooney be player-manager soon? | Wigan are beating Derby, who are really struggling. Could Wayne Rooney be player-manager soon? |
| Lewis Cook goes into the book for Bournemouth after going through the back of Pepe. It was a pretty poor challenge and Pepe is yet to get up. | Lewis Cook goes into the book for Bournemouth after going through the back of Pepe. It was a pretty poor challenge and Pepe is yet to get up. |
| Ben Foster is a fine chap. | Ben Foster is a fine chap. |
| Sidibe sends in a wonderful cross, then Calvert-Lewin flings himself at the ball to send a diving header beyond Pope. | Sidibe sends in a wonderful cross, then Calvert-Lewin flings himself at the ball to send a diving header beyond Pope. |
| Disallowed goal for Bournemouth. Wilson is first to react after Leno palms a weak Fraser shot back into a dangerous area - the striker taps home but the flag is up and VAR confirms the decision. | Disallowed goal for Bournemouth. Wilson is first to react after Leno palms a weak Fraser shot back into a dangerous area - the striker taps home but the flag is up and VAR confirms the decision. |
| Ben Foster is the hero once more for Watford with a fantastic save to repel a Fleck effort. | Ben Foster is the hero once more for Watford with a fantastic save to repel a Fleck effort. |
| Mason Greenwood starts for Man United today, while Pogba is left on the bench. Newcastle start Dwight Gayle. | Mason Greenwood starts for Man United today, while Pogba is left on the bench. Newcastle start Dwight Gayle. |
| The hero we all deserve. | The hero we all deserve. |
| Arsenal have been on top since equalising at Bournemouth but they have suffered a blow as it looks like Sokratis needs to go off. | Arsenal have been on top since equalising at Bournemouth but they have suffered a blow as it looks like Sokratis needs to go off. |
| A shock on the cards at Stamford Bridge. The ball deflects into the path of Redmond who beats Kepa to it and sends a shot into the back of the net. | A shock on the cards at Stamford Bridge. The ball deflects into the path of Redmond who beats Kepa to it and sends a shot into the back of the net. |
| Burnley have been superb at the back against Everton. Tarkowski and friend of the show Mee have not given the opposition strikers a sniff. | Burnley have been superb at the back against Everton. Tarkowski and friend of the show Mee have not given the opposition strikers a sniff. |
| Aaron Wilbraham has now scored an own goal! Rochdale 2-2 Fleetwood. Does it count as a hat-trick? | Aaron Wilbraham has now scored an own goal! Rochdale 2-2 Fleetwood. Does it count as a hat-trick? |
| Lacazette fails to take advantage of a perfect pass through the middle as the Frenchman hits his shot straight at the feet of Ramsdale who diverts the ball wide. | Lacazette fails to take advantage of a perfect pass through the middle as the Frenchman hits his shot straight at the feet of Ramsdale who diverts the ball wide. |
| McArthur lifts a ball to the back post from the left, Kouyate sprints into the box to volley home the knockdown for his first Palace goal, ironically against his former club. | McArthur lifts a ball to the back post from the left, Kouyate sprints into the box to volley home the knockdown for his first Palace goal, ironically against his former club. |
| The weather at the Vitality Stadium is apocalyptic. Absolutely hammering it down. | The weather at the Vitality Stadium is apocalyptic. Absolutely hammering it down. |
| Grealish does superbly well on the edge of the box to find space for a pass to Hourihane who curls the ball into the corner. A tad unfair on Norwich who have dominated. | Grealish does superbly well on the edge of the box to find space for a pass to Hourihane who curls the ball into the corner. A tad unfair on Norwich who have dominated. |
| Aaron Wilbraham has scored again!!! Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood. | Aaron Wilbraham has scored again!!! Rochdale 2-1 Fleetwood. |
| Now Arsenal are level. Aubameyang takes it into the box and it comes back to him a few seconds later after Nelson sends it to the back post from where Aubameyang taps the ball into the corner. | Now Arsenal are level. Aubameyang takes it into the box and it comes back to him a few seconds later after Nelson sends it to the back post from where Aubameyang taps the ball into the corner. |
| Byram almost opens the scoring for Norwich after combining with his fellow full-back, Aarons, who flings the ball across the box for the left-back but he can only head the ball wide. | Byram almost opens the scoring for Norwich after combining with his fellow full-back, Aarons, who flings the ball across the box for the left-back but he can only head the ball wide. |
| Arsenal should be level! Ozil slips a delightful ball through the defence to Aubameyang who takes a poor first touch and ends up jabbing a shot at Ramsdale which the goalkeeper blocks. | Arsenal should be level! Ozil slips a delightful ball through the defence to Aubameyang who takes a poor first touch and ends up jabbing a shot at Ramsdale which the goalkeeper blocks. |
| From fighting to celebrations in the West Ham ranks. Antonio does well on the wing, sends a cross into the box where Snodgrass sweeps it into the net. | From fighting to celebrations in the West Ham ranks. Antonio does well on the wing, sends a cross into the box where Snodgrass sweeps it into the net. |
| Maitland-Niles goes into the book. The full-back first fell over and then pulled down King as he went down. | Maitland-Niles goes into the book. The full-back first fell over and then pulled down King as he went down. |
| No Christmas spirit in the West Ham dressing room. | No Christmas spirit in the West Ham dressing room. |
| Heaton gets down to stop a Zimmerman header to keep things level at Villa Park. Norwich have been on top throughout and are unlucky to not be ahead. | Heaton gets down to stop a Zimmerman header to keep things level at Villa Park. Norwich have been on top throughout and are unlucky to not be ahead. |
| A few teams could do with this man leading the line ... but he is off back to Milan. | A few teams could do with this man leading the line ... but he is off back to Milan. |
| Macclesfield are leading against Grimsby thanks to a Joe Ironside penalty. Let’s hope they sort out their financial issues. | Macclesfield are leading against Grimsby thanks to a Joe Ironside penalty. Let’s hope they sort out their financial issues. |
| The game’s gone: | The game’s gone: |
| It will be interesting to see how Arteta reacts when it comes to substitutions. He does have Pepe at his disposal. | It will be interesting to see how Arteta reacts when it comes to substitutions. He does have Pepe at his disposal. |
| Aubameyang goes close! The Gabonese striker gets the ball inside the box, opens his body up and looks to curl the ball into the top corner but he sends it inches wide. | Aubameyang goes close! The Gabonese striker gets the ball inside the box, opens his body up and looks to curl the ball into the top corner but he sends it inches wide. |
| Chelsea have replaced Zouma with Mount which is an exciting substitution. Everyone else is back underway, too. | Chelsea have replaced Zouma with Mount which is an exciting substitution. Everyone else is back underway, too. |
| Deulofeu has just whacked a free-kick from 35 yards over the bar! Sheffield United and Watford go in level at at the break. | Deulofeu has just whacked a free-kick from 35 yards over the bar! Sheffield United and Watford go in level at at the break. |
| They’ve add five minutes on at Bramall Lane. No rest for me. | They’ve add five minutes on at Bramall Lane. No rest for me. |
| Charles Antaki offers to save us all a job: “A generous gift from the Arsenal team to all journalists, who can now recycle the ‘at least the new manager now knows the scale of the problem’ from Emery’s and Ljungberg’s debuts. Who says that the players don’t care?” | Charles Antaki offers to save us all a job: “A generous gift from the Arsenal team to all journalists, who can now recycle the ‘at least the new manager now knows the scale of the problem’ from Emery’s and Ljungberg’s debuts. Who says that the players don’t care?” |
| Chelsea are set to make a change at the break, with Mason Mount going through a vigorous warmup routine on the pitch. They have failed to create anything of note. | Chelsea are set to make a change at the break, with Mason Mount going through a vigorous warmup routine on the pitch. They have failed to create anything of note. |
| Aaron Wilbraham is 40! You have to admire his longevity. | Aaron Wilbraham is 40! You have to admire his longevity. |