Sokratis clatters into Surridge outside the Arsenal box. Could Bournemouth snatch another consolation in the last minute of the game?
89'
After a couple of minutes of treatment, the centre-back hobbles back on and seems to be okay to complete the match.
85'
Koscielny produces a sliding clearance in the centre of the box as Clyne tries to square for Surridge. He's had a good game.
84'
Guendouzi plays a raking long ball towards the run of Lacazette into the box and the striker controls well, but the flag is raised for offside.
82'
MISS! What a pass this is from Ozil. He looks to have nothing on but clips a delightful ball over the top for Lacazette, making a run in behind on the right, but he blazes his volley over the bar!
80'
S. Surridge enters the game and replaces R. Fraser.
Fraser is replaced by youngster Surridge - making his debut - for the final 10 minutes.
78'
A. Lacazette has scored a goal for Arsenal!
GOAL!!! Arsenal make it 5-1!! Lacazette stands over the free-kick and gets it up over the wall and down superbly. It's not right in the corner, but it's a good take from the striker. Boruc may feel he could have done a little better.
77'
C. Daniels gets yellow.
Substitute Daniels goes in rashly on Torreira on the edge of the box and gets himself booked trying to prevent the counter.
74'
Sokratis half-clears a cross from Rico to Daniels, who then whips the ball in from the left, but Jenkinson turns it behind for a corner and it's well dealt with by the Gunners.
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72'
Lacazette charges through the middle single-mindedly, but ends up running into opposition when he had Iwobi to his left.
71'
Denis Suárez enters the game and replaces P. Aubameyang.
Aubameyang now makes way for the on-loan Suarez, who will hope he can get off the mark in the final 20 minutes of this game.
70'
Diego Rico enters the game and replaces A. Smith.
Smith is replaced by Rico as Howe tries to lift his struggling side.
69'
L. Torreira gets yellow.
Torreira's challenge is untidy as he scraps for the ball with Mousset and he picks up a yellow card.
67'
SAVE! King tries to get one back with a powerful drive towards goal from just outside the box, but Leno tips it away well at his near post.
64'
A. Lacazette enters the game and replaces H. Mkhitaryan.
Mkhitaryan goes off for Lacazette, who goes up front to try and get himself a goal. Aubameyang shifts out wide to accommodate him.
61'
Arsenal are stroking it around confidently now. Bournemouth heads have dropped - they know they're in for a long half.
59'
P. Aubameyang has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by H. Mkhitaryan.
Mkhitaryan's throughball was perfectly-weighted and allowed the Gabonese striker to race well clear of Ake and Mepham, who just couldn't keep up with him.
GOAL!!! It's 4-1 to Arsenal!! Mkhitaryan sends Aubameyang racing clear and the striker bursts away from the chasing defenders before rounding Boruc and slotting home! He never looked like missing. The Gunners are in their comfort zone now.
57'
A. Iwobi enters the game and replaces S. Kolašinac.
Emery makes a surprisingly bold substitution - Iwobi comes on for Kolasinac and Arsenal switch to a back four.
56'
C. Daniels enters the game and replaces J. Ibe.
Howe brings on Daniels - a left-back - for a winger in Ibe. He knows they need to tighten up.
51'
A corner is worked to Torreira at the edge of the box and he has a go, but it's a wild effort and the Uruguayan blazes over the bar.
47'
L. Koscielny has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by H. Mkhitaryan.
Mkhitaryan's low, drilled cross picked out Koscielny in space in the box after good movement and link-up play with Ozil on the right flank.
GOAL!!! Arsenal make it 3-1!! It's another lovely move with Ozil playing orchestrator. He plays Mkhitaryan in down the right and he fizzes a low cross through a defender's legs and into the path of Koscielny - who had stayed up after a free-kick - and the centre-half smashes it goalwards. Boruc claws it away, but it looks like it's just over the line. Aubameyang slots home just to make sure, but it's the skipper's goal. The Gunners have their two-goal cushion back!
46'
We're back underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 2-1 BOURNEMOUTH
45'
Mkhitaryan beats his man with a clever touch inside, but tries to beat him again and ends up having to settle for a corner. He tried a bit too much there.
44'
Arsenal are just slowing the game down now as they wait for half-time.
42'
Guendouzi plays a wonderful ball out to Kolasinac on the left. It's worked back across and recovered by Jenkinson, who plays the Frenchman in again with a neat flick, before his fierce cross is turned behind for a corner by Boruc at his near post!
36'
S. Papastathopoulos gets yellow.
Sokratis picks up a deserved yellow for a crunching tackle on Fraser that leaves the wide-man in a heap. Not a pretty challenge.
34'
In a matter of minutes, the Gunners have gone from seemingly easing any anxiety by doubling their lead to giving the visitors confidence by gifting them a goal! The atmosphere is tense once more.
32'
J. King gets yellow.
DIVE! King runs at Koscielny at the edge of the box and knocks the ball past the Frenchman before throwing himself to the floor. The referee rightly books him for diving. That's really poor.
30'
L. Mousset has scored a goal for AFC Bournemouth! Assist by D. Gosling.
Gosling pressed high up the field and nicked the ball off Guendouzi, who had just taken the ball in on the edge of the box before setting Mousset up for a simple finish. His hard work was rewarded.
GOAL!!! Bournemouth get one back!! Leno plays it short from a goal-kick to Guendouzi, and he gets caught by the high press of Gosling, who simply squares for Mousset to slot into an empty net! Arsenal have shot themselves in the foot, and it's now 2-1!
27'
H. Mkhitaryan has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by M. Özil.
Ozil was typically unselfish in squaring for Mkhitaryan to double the lead. He's proved decisive in the final third.
GOAL!!! It's 2-0 to Arsenal! It's lovely play from the Gunners, as Mkhitaryan plays a neat one-two with Ozil round the advancing Boruc, before the former places the ball into an empty net! That ought to settle the nerves.
25'
A scrappy period ensues as Mkhitaryan fouls Smith, before King and Fraser upend Koscielny and Ozil, respectively. Arsenal have lost the control they had in the opening stages.
23'
Bournemouth have hauled themselves back into the game after a couple of good chances, and the Gunners look a little nervy now. Their passing isn't as crisp as it was at the start of the game.
13'
Arsenal are keeping the ball expertly at the moment, and Bournemouth hava hardly had a touch. They're struggling to press the Gunners' back three, and are being penned back into their own half.
11'
Guendouzi surges forward with the ball and tries to slide it through for Aubameyang, but it's just cut out. The angle opened up for a speculative effort from outside the box, but the teenager picked the unselfish option.
8'
Arsenal have started very positively in this one. They've looked confident in possession and Bournemouth - admittedly missing a fair few key names - look rattled.
4'
M. Özil has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by S. Kolašinac.
Kolasinac played an excellent, early throughball down the line for Ozil to send him clear in the box. Great spot from the left wing-back.
GOAL!!! ARSENAL LEAD! Ozil opens the scoring for the Gunners! Kolasinac pokes the ball through for the German, who is in acres of space on the left side of the box, and he dinks the ball expertly over Boruc and into the net, despite the keeper getting a hand to it! It's 1-0 to Arsenal!
3'
A left-wing cross is only half-cleared and Ozil tries to dance through a couple of challenges in the box, but he's eventually held off and Bournemouth clear.
1'
We're off at the Emirates! Bournemouth get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.
The line-ups are out and we'll start with the home side.
Arsenal XI (3-4-2-1): Bernd Leno; Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Sokratis Papastathopoulos; Sead Kolasinac, Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi, Carl Jenkinson; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsenal substitutes: Alex Iwobi, Denis Suarez, Mohamed Elneny, Aaron Ramsey, Shkodran Mustafi, Alexandre Lacazette, Petr Cech
Bournemouth XI (4-4-1-1): Artur Boruc; Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Mepham, Nathan Ake, Adam Smith; Jordon Ibe, Andrew Surman, Dan Gosling, Ryan Fraser; Joshua King; Lys Mousset
Bournemouth substitutes: David Brooks, Asmir Begovic, Diego Rico, Charlie Daniels, Jack Simpson, Kyle Taylor, Sam Surridge
Arsenal start the evening in fourth place, ahead of Manchester United by one point and three clear of Chelsea - although the Blues do have a game in hand. With the other two in action tonight, the Gunners will hope to put some distance between themselves and their competitors in the race for a Champions League spot.
Arsenal looked very confident in possession for large spells of the first 45 but allowed Bournemouth back into the game through momentary lapses in defensive concentration. A very mixed performance for Emery to consider at the break. Howe will feel his side deserve to be in the game, but they, too, need to sort their issues out at the back if they are to get anything from this one.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Thank you for joining our coverage, until next time, goodbye!
Arsenal travel to Wembley to face Tottenham in the north London derby next, while Bournemouth face a tricky visit from reigning champions Manchester City.
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