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
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:
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
82 min: Wolves are starting to string together some passes and Spurs are relying on counter-attacks now. Richarlison almost makes one count, dribbling skilfully down the left before cutting inside, but he runs into Neves before he can get a shot off.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
80 min: Nearly moments at either end. Jimenez jinks well in the box but his pass to Dendoncker just misses its target, while Royal’s low drilled cross is behind Kane and Kulusevksi.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
77 min: Spurs look more likely to create a second goal than Wolves to find an equaliser. Kulusevski, who’s been excellent, whips in another dangerous cross which is just about cleared.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
74 min: Ruben Neves tries a free-kick from range and hits the foot of Lloris’s post, a good effort.
Changes for Spurs coming now: Richarlison replaces Son, and Sessegnon is on for Perisic.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
72 min: Wolves make two more changes: Adama and Semedo replace Neto and Ait-Nouri.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
69 min: Brilliant counter-attack by Spurs, but why does Perisic not cross? Or shoot?! He turns down the first option with Harry Kane in the middle, then turns down the second option having cut into the box on his right foot, and finally decides to try an intricate throughball to the arriving Hojbjerg which is intercepted. On the touchline, Conte goes mad.
Tottenham 1-0 Wolves
67 min: A bit of a scrap off the ball here. Neves slid into Kane pretty hard and Kane then decided to give him a bodycheck, a moment later, which sent the two teams into a bit of a scrap. No cards or action from the referee and all is calm again.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Wolves, Kane 64
Finally Spurs get their reward for an excellent second half. Son’s corner is flicked on by Perisic, and Kane is in space a couple of yards out to tap a header home. Lovely set-piece.
Tottenham 0-0 Wolves
63 min: Close! Kulusevski cuts inside and his weak shot rolls into the path of Son arriving in the box. The Korean shifts his feet and then fires a low shot from a tight angle which is really well stopped by Sa at his near post. Presumably referee Hooper and his assistant both thought it hit the post, because they award a goal-kick.
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