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And a look at the starting lineup for Arsenal. Declan Rice starts alongside Martin Oerdegaard
in central midfield and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage.
And the starting 11 for Bournemouth. Well although it's down as a 4-5-1 it's more likely to be three
players in behind the main centre forward and those three are key to this team's creativity.
Rice with it. Martin Oerdegaard. He's gotta have a go here. Well that should have been the opener.
He has to hit the target from there. Rice and return to Rice offside as the decision here.
Now Martin Oerdegaard is a really talented footballer and one who's difficult to keep
quiet if you're trying to defend against him. What might we see from him today? Well he links
everything together. He can play in tight areas, he can pass beyond pressure and he makes good
decisions. Certainly a key player today. Plenty of forward momentum here but can they produce?
Arsenal doing well to regain possession. Martin Oerdegaard. It's with Oerdegaard.
A classic example of how to intercept.
Kluivert. Oh beating his opponent with ease. That's a useful cross.
making considerable progress with the ball but the danger averted for now.
Arsenal could be on to something. Guatara. Adams. Here's Kluivert. Oh that's a super piece of
defending. That's a good looking ball and it's played into the centre and putting Payne to the
danger. Oh great vision and intercepted it. Kluivert with Oerdegaard. Eye to the target.
Now the stoppage time situation. One minute here. This could be troublesome.
Well that's going to be all for the first half here at the home of Arsenal.
Well underway once more and it's going to be fascinating to see what developments occur
in the second half. Gabriel Martinelli. Still pushing for that goal that would see them forge
ahead. On to Guatara. Kluivert. The cross look out for them. Derisive to have won the ball having
made that difficult challenge. Wonderfully waited pass. Well they have the ball once more. Saka.
Can he put it in? A goal on the back of sustained pressure. Now they deservedly hold the advantage.
I have to say the 1-2 completely opens up the defensive structure
and Saka couldn't hit this any better. What a great finish this is.
So the ball rolling again with the score line standing at 1-0. Now with Kepkes. Oh it looks
threatening. I have to say it's not a bad effort. That would certainly made it more comfortable for
And making the run to the inside. A disappointing end to the move. Timber. Arsenal move it forward
with purpose and control. And space available inside. Semenyu. Oh a fine block. Semenyu.
Oh this is looking promising. Corner kick though here. Who can he pick out?
Well the chance has been missed. No other way to describe it. Declan Rice. Cutting it out.
And teammates around him. Well on the attack. Hunting for a late equalizer here.
But a good piece of defending to bring it to an end.
Well there was impending danger but good defending.
And the referee has added on two minutes of stoppage time. And having a goal.
Well just centimetres over the bar with that powerful shot.
And the referee blows his whistle. Now we can say it officially.
Arsenal have won this game. Three points for them. What did you make of it all?
Yes Derek there wasn't much in it to be honest. Really competitive game with chances at both
ends. But they probably just about edged it overall and deserve the result in the end.
Well no great surprise that we're praising Bukayo Saka. Interested Stuart to get your
assessment as regards his performance today. Well I enjoyed watching him today. His work
rate, skill and movement were excellent. And he fully deserved to score that winning goal.
