Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League latest score as Odegaard goals give Gunners lead

Martin Odegaard fires home Arsenal’s second goal

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Follow live updates as Bournemouth host an Arsenal side looking to extend their winning start to the Premier League season under Mikel Arteta. The Gunners made it two wins out of two at home to Leicester City last weekend as Gabriel Jesus scored his goals for the club in a 4-2 victory. It left Arsenal and Manchester City as the only teams with 100 per cent records heading into the weekend, with Pep Guardiola’s side thrashing Bournemouth 4-0. Scott Parker’s team will be looking for response as they return to the south coast and the scene of their opening victory over Aston Villa.

Arsenal only won two of their five trips to the Vitality Stadium during Bournemouth’s previous spell in the top-flight, but Parker has warned that his side are facing one of the Premier League’s top forwards in Jesus, who will lead the line alongside Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka. “It’s a real challenge for us at the weekend to try and keep him quiet,” Parker said. “He’s a top forward, an incredible centre forward.”

Follow live updates from the Premier League fixture, below:

Show latest update 1660994493 Tottenham vs Wolves

The intro analysis on BT Sport has focused on the midfield battle and how Matheus Nunes, Joao Moutinho and Ruben Neves will shape up against Spurs’ duo of Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – it may be that Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski need to play a key role in preventing an overload in this area.

However, the chat of Hoddle, Cole and co is overshadowed by some excellent sprinkler action, which gives them a good showering on the touchline. Lovely to see.

Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 12:21

1660994103 Tottenham vs Wolves

Seven Portuguese players in today’s Wolves XI – is this their most Portuguesey teamsheet yet?

A peek inside the Wolves dressing room

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Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 12:15

1660993612 Conte escapes touchline ban for tussle with Tuchel

Here’s the fallout from that Tuchel-Conte clash – no touchline ban for Conte so he will be in the dugout today:

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has been fined £35,000 and hit with a one-match touchline ban over his clash with Antonio Conte in Sunday’s derby encounter with Tottenham.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte has also been fined £15,000 after both managers admitted improper conduct in several touchline clashes in the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Tuchel’s touchline ban has been suspended temporarily though, allowing the Chelsea manager to take his place in the dugout in Sunday’s Premier League clash at Leeds.

The German’s ban has been given a stay of execution until the publication of written reasons from the independent commission that adjudicated on the punishments.

Tuchel and Conte squared up to each other several times on the touchline in Sunday’s London derby, with both managers being sent off at full-time.

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Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 12:06

1660992744 Tottenham vs Wolves

Lage, though, warned against expecting too much too soon from the club’s latest recruit.

“He is living in a hotel, doesn’t have a car yet and needs to learn how to drive on the other side – but the most important for him is to feel comfortable,” the Wolves boss said.

“We are buying a player for the long term. We don’t make any pressure – if he comes on from the bench and plays for 20 minutes, I don’t want him to score three goals against Tottenham.

“What I want is for him to start getting confidence and to know his team-mates and to play like he did for Sporting.”

Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:52

1660992353 Tottenham vs Wolves

Bruno Lage on new boy Matheus Nunes:

“I don’t know if anyone else (from a Champions League club) tried to sign him.

“But it is not about just the money and the club, it is about the project you can offer for him in this moment.

“What I know is that when I start to work with him, you can see the player he is.”

Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:45

1660992243 Wolves team news

No messing around from Bruno Lage, who brings new boy Matheus Nunes straight into the starting XI – it will be fascinating to see how he adapts after joining only this week for a hefty pricetag and with a huge reputation.

Fellow summer signing Goncalo Guedes starts in the forward line and Joao Moutinho starts too, as Dendoncker and Hwang drop to the bench. Morgan Gibbs-White is the other player who started against Fulham but he has now left the club, joining Forest.

Matheus Nunes arrives at the stadium before kick-off

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Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:44

1660991882 Tottenham team news

Let’s start with the home side, who make a couple of changes from the 2-2 draw at Chelsea. Sanchez comes at the back for the injured Romero, while Perisic makes his first start at left wingback, replacing Sessegnon who drops to the bench.

Ivan Perisic has shown glimpses of his talent in his opening two cameos as sub but now gets the chance to run riot from the start.

Ivan Perisic arriving at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:38

1660991561 Confirmed line-ups

Spurs — Lloris(C); Sánchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson Royal, Højbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Son; Kane.

Wolves — José Sá; Jonny, Collins, Kilman, Aït-Nouri; Rúben Neves(C), Nunes; Daniel Podence, João Moutinho, Pedro Neto; Gonçalo Guedes.

Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:32

1660991207 Wolves’ Bruno Lage backs Matheus Nunes after joking Pep Guardiola drove up fee by £10m

Wolves boss Bruno Lage is confident new record signing Matheus Nunes can live up to Pep Guardiola’s billing of being one of the world’s top young talents – joking that such a ringing endorsement could have cost the club an extra £10m.

Sporting Lisbon are understood to have been paid an initial 45million euros (£38m) for the 23-year-old, with a further five million euros (£4.2m) in potential add-ons.

Nunes brings with him Champions League experience, having been part of the Sporting side beaten by City in last season’s competition.

Following City’s 5-0 win in Lisbon, Guardiola singled out Nunes as “one of the best players in the world today”.

Lage believes it is praise well due – even if it might have raised the young midfielder’s asking price.

“In that moment I was upset with Pep because when Pep does a statement like that the value of the player goes (up)!” the Wolves boss said.

“When I am now looking for him, I will need to pay £10million more because when any manager like Pep says one thing about one player, he puts £10million more (on the fee).”

Lawrence Ostlere20 August 2022 11:26

1660989600 Tottenham vs Wolves: Early team news

Antonio Conte has confirmed that defender Cristian Romero will be unavailable due to an adductor injury. Romero has been key to Tottenham’s strong defensive record under Conte and Davinson Sanchez wil be his likely replacement the back three. Elsewhere, Ivan Perisic and Richarlison made positive impacts from the bench at Stamford Bridge and the Croatian could be handed his first start at left wing back in place of Ryan Sessegnon on the left.

Wolves have announced their record signing in Matheus Nunes and the midfielder is set to be in Lage’s squad for the first time at Spurs. Nelson Semedo and Adama Traore got their first minutes off the bench in the goalless draw against Fulham and could start here while new signing Goncalo Guedes will be pushing for his first involvement. Raul Jimenez remains out with a knee injury so Hwang Hee-Chan will continue to lead the line.

Tottenham: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Wolves: Sa: Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Ait-Nouri; Dendoncker, Neves; Traore, Podence, Neto; Hwang

Jamie Braidwood20 August 2022 11:00

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