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

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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 vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League updates

• FULL-TIME! Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
• Gunners go back to the top of the Premier League table with third win from three
• GOAL! Martin Odegaard taps Arsenal in front, 0-1
• GOAL! Odegaard gets his second of the game, 0-2
• GOAL! Stunning Saliba goal makes it three, 0-3
• NO GOAL! VAR rules out a Jesus effort for offside, 0-3

[20 August 2022 19:11 · Jack Rathborn]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

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[20 August 2022 19:09 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

79 mins: SAVE! That’s close from Moore. Shows all of his power with a header from almost the edge of the box that Ramsdale dives away to his right to tip wide. It may have been going just wide anyway but Ramsdale felt he couldn’t take any chances.

A couple of Cherries corners ensue but Arsenal hold firm and clear their lines.

[20 August 2022 19:07 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

77 mins: A rare Bournemouth opportunity. Jaidon Anthony intercepts a loose Xhaka pass, he finds Kieffer Moore who helps it on to Marcus Tavernier. He’s to the right of the goal and strikes an effort but it’s well wide

[20 August 2022 19:05 · Luke Baker]

Jesus has goal ruled out for offside

Here’s the moment that VAR denied Gabriel Jesus Arsenal’s fourth goal

[20 August 2022 19:04 · Jack Rathborn]

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[20 August 2022 19:03 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

74 mins: Triple sub for Arsenal as Odegaard, Martinelli and White all come off with Takehiro Tomiyasu, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiash entering the fray.

Not a bad trio to have

[20 August 2022 19:01 · Luke Baker]

VAR - NO GOAL! Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

72 mins: And it’s GOAL number four for Arsenal. Neat build-up and Odegaard slips the ball through to Jesus who finishes well past Travers.

VAR having a long check to see if Jesus was offside though... It’s incredibly tight but eventually it’s deemed offside! NO GOAL! Very unlucky.

[20 August 2022 19:00 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

71 mins: Zinchenko’s ball into the box from the left eventually falls to Martinelli who flicks it up and takes a shot at goal. I think it comes of his shin but it certainly went wide of a diving Mark Travers’ far post anyway.

[20 August 2022 18:59 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

69 mins: Nice touch by Tavernier and then he’s fed back and able to drive forward. Later in the move, Lerma flagged offside to end any threat. Still no subs for Arsenal but Fabio Vieira and Emile Smith Rowe among the players warming up.

[20 August 2022 18:57 · Luke Baker]

Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal

67 mins: Half a chance for Bournemouth to get a shot away in anger but Moore is crowded out by three Arsenal players as he receives the ball in the area.

Arsenal, and Ramsdale especially, will be keen not to lose their clean sheet