Merry Christmas if you are celebrating and welcome to Eurosport's coverage of Mikel Arteta's first match as Arsenal manager. In the midst of a terrible run of results, the Gunners face one of the few teams that can rival them in terms of bad form - Bournemouth. With fixtures coming thick and fast over the festive period, Arteta has more licence than usual to be creative in his team selection. Has he been? Team news is coming up next...
Premier League / Matchday 19
Vitality Stadium / 26.12.2019
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- D. Gosling(35')
- P. Aubameyang(63')
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Updated 26/12/2019 at 16:52 GMT
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90+5'
FT: Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal. It's a draw for Arteta in his first game in charge. Arsenal dominated for large stretches and there were certainly some positive signs, but that game could have gone either way. Patience is needed - change will take time. As for Bournemouth, that's an important point.
90+4'
H. Wilson goes for goal, Leno saves. It was straight at him.
90+3'
Lacazette clatters into H. Wilson. The Cherries have a late free-kick in a good area.
90+3'
Stacey wins Bournemouth a late corner. H. Wilson's delivery is good, but Arsenal clear.
90+1'
L. Cook makes a terrible mistake and gives Arsenal a three-on-two break. Lacazette shifts the ball on to Willock, who elects to shoot but doesn't hit it cleanly and cannot beat Ramsdale.
90'
Four added minutes.
90'
Saka fizzes a cross through the six-yard box but too high for Lacazette.
87'
A miscued Saka cross has Ramsdale worried for a while, but ends up on the roof of the net.
85'
Now L. Cook is booked after coming through the back of Pepe.
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Yellow card
L. Cook
Bournemouth
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Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Fouls against3
Free Kicks2
84'
Mepham is the latest player booked.
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Yellow card
C. Mepham
Bournemouth
Yellow Cards1
Wide1
Free Kicks1
82'
Pepe comes on for Nelson in Arsenal's final swap.
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On
N. Pépé
Arsenal
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Off
R. Nelson
Arsenal
Blocked Shots2
81'
Bournemouth have the ball in the net but are denied by the linesman's flag. H. Wilson makes room for himself and produces a great save from Leno, with C. Wilson on hand to tap in the rebound. But he was offside.
79'
The game is pretty open, with Arsenal looking more likely winners but also vulnerable at the back.
77'
Indeed he can't, so on comes Mustafi.
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On
S. Mustafi
Arsenal
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Off
S. Papastathopoulos
Arsenal
75'
Ozil off, Willock on. Meanwhile, Sokratis looks like he may not be able to continue.
On
J. Willock
Arsenal
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Off
M. Özil
Arsenal
Blocked Shots1
Corners3
74'
Stacey slices a shot wide after again taking up a good position in attack.
73'
Billing, just on for Gosling, wins what looked like a lost cause on the right and crosses for C. Wilson, but Arsenal clear.
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On
P. Billing
Bournemouth
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Off
D. Gosling
Bournemouth
Goals1
On target1
70'
A wonderful through ball from Luiz releases Lacazette, but a last-gasp tackle from Mepham denies him.
68'
Leading by example.
66'
King, who is only just back fit, makes way for H. Wilson.
On
H. Wilson
Bournemouth
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Off
J. King
Bournemouth
Fouls against1