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      Piers Morgan blasts Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta for ‘humiliating’ star before clash against Everton

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      PIERS MORGAN has blasted Mikel Arteta for “humiliating” Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale with the axe.Loanee David Raya made a shock debut in Sunday’s crucial home Premier League clash at Everton.
      Aaron Ramsdale warmed up for the Goodison clash but was only on the benchCredit: Getty
      David Raya was picked ahead of Ramsdale for a surprise Arsenal debutCredit: Getty
      And although Sun columnist Morgan supported Arteta dropping Kai Havertz, the TV host was baffled by Ramsdale dropping to the bench.
      The stopper played all of England’s 3-1 friendly win in Scotland on Tuesday and has impressed with his early-season form for Arsenal.
      Gunners’ fan Morgan posted on social media: “I don’t understand what Ramsdale has done to deserve being dropped? Havertz, yes.. but Ramsdale’s been consistently superb for us. Why humiliate him?”
      Spaniard Raya only faced one effort on target in a goalless first half at Goodison Park.
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      Meanwhile, Arteta also chose Portuguese playmaker Fabio Vieira ahead of Havertz – his surprise £65million summer recruit for Chelsea.
      But it was Ramsdale’s demotion that sparked debate online.
      One fan suggested the ex-Sheffield United star was being rested for Arsenal’s Champions League clash at home to PSV Eindhoven.
      Responding to Morgan’s message, he wrote: “Rambo is going to start on Wednesday along with Jesus and Havertz…”
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      Another supporter posted: “It’s indeed puzzling to see Ramsdale benched, especially considering his consistent performances. Maybe the coach is trying to keep him as a “safe-keeper” for upcoming UCL game or simply giving him a well-deserved rest.”
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      A third said: “It’s clearly for the UCL. There are 4 competitions and 2 top keepers. Don’t worry.”
      Many fans also argued there was no shame for Ramsdale being left out so early in such a hectic season. More

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      Arsenal fans fume over ‘weird’ ruled-out goal as Gary Neville says ‘even I’m confused’ and calls it ‘guesswork’

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      ARSENAL fans were left fuming over Gabriel Martinelli’s “weird” ruled-out goal.And even Gary Neville was left saying “I’m confused”, calling the decision to overturn the strike “guesswork.”
      Fans were left confused over Gabriel Martinelli’s disallowed goal against Everton
      Arsenal travelled to Goodison Park on Sunday looking to keep pace with Premier League leaders Man City.
      They got off to a flying start when Martinelli tucked the ball home with less than 20 minutes on the clock.
      However, VAR had other ideas as it quickly interjected.
      Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah got a touch on the ball during the build-up while running back from Everton’s box.
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      VAR chiefs took their time as they drew up lines.
      And the strike was disallowed due to Nketiah being deemed offside.
      ST ALBANS, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 15: David Raya of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on September 15, 2023 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Credit: Getty
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      Everton 0-0 Arsenal LIVE SCORE: Latest Premier League updates as Martinelli off INJURED after opener was ruled out

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      ARSENAL will take on Everton at Goodison Park TODAY as the Gunners look to secure back-to-back Premier League wins.Gabriel Martinelli was denied an opener at Goodison by VAR and minutes later he was forced off injured.
      Arsenal have not won at Everton since 2017 – when Arsene Wenger was in charge.

      Kick-off time: 4:30pm BST
      Live stream: NOW TV
      TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
      Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Onana, Doucoure, Gueye, Danjuma, Beto, McNeil.
      Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard, Vieira, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah.

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      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      34. Fabio Vieira has gone down now after a coming together with Beto that saw the midfielder take an arm to the mouth.
      Only one winner there, I’m afraid.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      32. It does feel as though the disallowed goal combined with Martinelli’s injury has taken the impetus out of Arsenal’s performance.
      They need something to spark them back into life.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      30. A driving run into the box by Doucoure has Everton asking for a penalty.
      They’re absolutely kidding themselves though with the Malian midfielder already on his way down long before Saliba stuck out and then withdrew his leg.
      Simon Hooper is unmoved, and his only mistake is not booking Doucoure for diving.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      28. The hosts start to come forward for the first time with Beto attempting to outmuscle the Arsenal centre-backs.
      He has no joy on this occasion, but seconds later Raya is drawn into action for the first time, plucking Young’s cross out of the sky.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      26. Despite the upheaval of losing a player, Arsenal’s dominance continues.
      Rice twists and turns inside the penalty area, but his shot is blocked.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal – Arsenal substitution
      24. Sure enough, Martinelli makes way and is replaced by Leandro Trossard.
      A real blow for the Gunners.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      22. Meanwhile, Gabriel Martinelli’s afternoon has taken a further turn for the worse.
      The Brazilian has gone down off the ball, and doesn’t look as though he’ll be able to continue.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      20. Debate is raging!
      Gabriel Martinelli races through to cooly convert and put Arsenal in the lead.
      Or so he thinks.
      After a lengthy VAR check, the goal has been ruled out for offside.
      It’s Eddie Nketiah who has been penalised with the striker adjudged to be ahead of Vitaliy Mykolenko when the ball came through to him in the build-up.
      However, it’s marginal, and just like Alejandro Garnacho’s goal at the Emirates, the angle being used by the video officials to check doesn’t look the best.
      Furthermore, the pass to Nketiah from Gabriel wasn’t a clean one, and actually came off Everton’s Beto last.
      This will be an argument that runs and runs.

      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      18. White. Rice. White. Rice. White.
      A cross to the backpost for Vieira stops me thinking about my dinner options, and instead has me chuckling at the midfielder for miscuing his volley.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      16. Arsenal have so far registered 16 successful passes in the final third.
      Everton? Just the one, dear.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      14. Saka sparks a break by nutmegging Mykolenko on the touchline, but soon he and Odegaard are crowded out by five blue shirts – and Doucoure comes away with the ball.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      12. Jeers ring out from the Gwladys Street End for the first time today (but undoubtedly not the last).
      The home fans are not happy after Nketiah left one on Pickford in pursuit of Braithwaite’s short backpass.
      In truth, there’s little in it, and Simon Hooper does well just to calm the situation down.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      10. The second corner is half-cleared towards Vieira outside the box.
      The young Portuguese star fancies his chances with a drop of the shoulder, but blasts his shot high and wide of Pickford’s goal.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      9. Less assured from Branthwaite on his occasion, who should comfortably deal with a loose ball following Arsenal’s corner.
      Instead, he wellies it straight into the back of Young and behind for another corner kick to the visitors.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      8. Alert covering from Branthwaite slides the ball out for a corner after McNeil had his pocket picked by Odegaard.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      6. Unsurprisingly, it’s the visitors that have taken control of possession early on.
      As of yet, there’s been no opportunity for Beto to show the Goodison crowd what he can do.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      4. Young impresses again, this time up against the pace and guile of Martinelli.
      The Premier League veteran even manages to force the ball against his opponent to win a goalkick.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      3. A first corner of the game is floated towards the near post by Bukayo Saka, and confidently headed clear by this fixture’s matchwinner last season, James Tarkowski.
      Everton 0-0 Arsenal
      2. Some promising early play take Arsenal across the pitch from right to left.
      That is until Zinchenko’s through ball is keenly cut out by the youthful zest of 38-year-old Ashley Young.
      Kick-off – Everton v Arsenal
      1. Game on! It’s the Premier League runners-up that get the action underway at Goodison.
      A traditional game, and traditional colours too; Everton are in blue and white, Arsenal are in red and white.
      Here come the two teams!
      The theme tune to Z-Cars rings around Goodison Park, which means the players of Everton and Arsenal are emerging from the tunnel at this famous old stadium.
      And after all the talk off the pitch this week, the Toffees will be keen to get back to matters on it – despite their poor start to the season.
      But standing in their way are one of the best sides in the country, and there can be no greater incentive for the Gunners than going level on points with Tottenham should they win.
      It’s all set up for an intriguing afternoon, and kick-off on Merseyside comes next.
      Century up for Gabriel
      Gabriel is back in the Arsenal team, and today will make his 100th Premier League appearance for the Gunners.
      The Brazilian made his debut for the Londoners back in September 2020, scoring in a 3-0 win away at Fulham.

      Added Firepower
      Sean Dyche has been handed a huge boost this afternoon with striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin returning to the squad.
      The Toffees have struggled for goals in the opening four games of the season.
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      Mikel Arteta has opted with Brentford loanee David Raya between the sticks at Goodison this afternoon.
      It will be the Spaniard’s first start for the Gunners since he made the switch to the Emirates this summer.
      Credit: REUTERS
      Today’s referee
      The referee for this afternoon’s Premier League clash at Goodison Park will be Simon Hooper.

      Referee: Simon Hooper
      Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long
      Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
      VAR: Stuart Attwell
      Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh

      Credit: GETTY
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      Chelsea ratings: Robert Sanchez alert to danger but £106m star Enzo Fernandez can’t get grip on the match at all

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      CHELSEA were held to a 0-0 draw by Bournemouth on Sunday.The Blues never looked like scoring at the Vitality Stadium, squandering numerous opportunities.
      Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by BournemouthCredit: Getty
      Fans booed the Blues at full-timeCredit: Reuters
      And Mauricio Pochettino is still struggling to get his billion pound boys clicking.
      But who was their best player today?
      And did anyone have a game to forget?
      Here, SunSport’s Dave Kidd delivers his Chelsea player ratings…
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      ROBERT SANCHEZ – 8
      Excellent smothering first-half save to deny Dango Ouattara and even better effort with his right foot to thwart a Dominic Solanke shot. Alert off his line too.
      MALO GUSTO – 6
      Steady but unspectacular at right-back, where Chelsea continue to miss the attacking influence of Reece James.
      AXEL DISASI – 6
      Solid enough in the main but was forced into a last-ditch foul to stop Kluivert in the second half.
      THIAGO SILVA – 8
      Showed plenty of his usual composure, polish and authority – this callow Chelsea side would be lost without his leadership. 
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      LEVI COLWILL – 7
      Filling in at left-back, the England squad member was defensively sound and was a threat from set-pieces, having an effort ruled out for offside and forcing a scrambling save from Neto. 
      LESLEY UGOCHUKWU – 7
      A willing ball-winner who anchored the Chelsea midfield well. Wins it, gives it and has imposing physical presence.
      ENZO FERNANDEZ – 5
      There were long spells of the game when you would hardly have known the £106million Argentinian was there. Did not get a grip on this match at all.
      Robert Sanchez was Chelsea’s best playerCredit: Getty
      Enzo Fernandez had a game to forgetCredit: Getty
      CONOR GALLAGHER – 6
      Captain for the day and the England man was an energetic presence in midfield, forcing a fine first-half save from Neto but his final pass was poor on occasions. 
      RAHEEM STERLING – 6
      Plenty of his trademark dribbling at pace but not quite the end product – although he smashed a free-kick against the underside of the bar. Booked for a cynical early foul on Dominic Solanke. 
      NICOLAS JACKSON – 4
      Struck the post early on but he is sorely lacking in the physicality and know-how needed of an elite centre-forward. Kept ceding possession by claiming non-existent fouls.
      Nicolas Jackson endured a torrid timeCredit: Reuters
      Mykhailo Mudryk was bright throughoutCredit: Getty
      MYKHAILO MUDRYK – 7
      Plenty of darting runs which created scoring opportunities but looked lost when Chelsea were out of possession, was booked for a foul on Max Aarons and replaced just after the hour by Cole Palmer.
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      Cole Palmer (for Mudryk, 63 mins) – 7
      Lively enough and forced one very decent save from Neto. Likes to get inside and influence things. 
      Ian Maatsen (for Fernandez, 81 mins) – 6
      Had a shot charged down in a late goalmouth scramble but not much chance to influence proceedings. 
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      Ben Chilwell (for Colwill, 81 mins) – 5
      Couldn’t make any difference as an attacking threat from left-back after his late arrival off the bench.  More

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      Bournemouth 0 Chelsea 0: Pochettino’s selection gamble backfires as Blues are wasteful in tame stalemate with Cherries

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO’S Chelsea billionaires club were frustrated by fellow strugglers Bournemouth. Nicolas Jackson and Raheem Sterling both struck the woodwork for the injury-ravaged Blues but they had keeper Robert Sanchez for a couple of smart saves which spared them a humiliating defeat on a soggy south coast. 
      Chelsea endured a frustrating afternoon on the south coastCredit: Reuters
      Nicolas Jackson had another frustrating performance as he looks to settle in at ChelseaCredit: Reuters
      Colwill thought he’d opened the scoring when he converted from a Raheem Sterling free-kick in the 51st minute but the goal was ruled out for offsideCredit: Getty
      Pochettino’s team are marooned in 14th place in the Premier League table after just one win in five matches under the Argentinian. 
      On an individual level, Chelsea lack experience and as a team, they lack cohesion, with the £1billion transfer-market splurge from Todd Boehly looking like a panic-stricken trolley dash. 
      Striker Jackson lacked physical presence and £106milion midfielder Enzo Fernandez was substituted after an anonymous display. 
      Bournemouth, winless under new boss Andoni Iraola, finished the stronger side but Sanchez pulled off the save of the match to deny former Chelsea man Dominic Solanke.  
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      With their form dismal and their injury list in double figures, Chelsea included six players on their bench who were yet to play for the club – despite their extraordinary levels of spending. 
      Mykhailo Mudryk, such a disappointment since Chelsea’s January hijacking of a move to Arsenal, was enjoying some success on the left. 
      His early centre across the face of goal struck Conor Gallagher and was deflected over. 
      Then the Ukrainian was involved in a neat exchange of passes with Nicolas Jackson, whose shot struck the base of the post.
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      But Bournemouth almost seized the lead when a smart sharply-taken free-kick from Lewis Cook caught Chelsea’s defence square and released Ryan Christie. 
      The Scot, who was kippered by Jude Bellingham at Hampden Park in midweek, centred low for Dango Ouattara but Robert Sanchez reacted quickly to smother his shot.
      Mudryk, booked for a foul on Max Aarons and struggling out of possession, centred for Gallagher, who beat his marker and forced a fine diving save from Neto in the Cherries goal. 
      Pochettino’s men had shaded the first half but their naivety and often showed. 
      Early in the second half, Mudryk darted inside and was chopped down on the edge of the area by Max Aarons, who was cautioned by ref David Coote.
      Raheem Sterling’s free-kick crashed against the underside of the bar and looped out to Levi Colwill, who stabbed home – but the stand-in left-back was immediately flagged for offside.  
      It was something of a surprise when Pochettino hooked Mudryk in the 63rd minute, although his replacement Cole Palmer was alert from the off. 
      When Bournemouth half-cleared a corner, Sterling picked out Colwill, who forced two scrambling stops from Neto.
      But the longer Chelsea failed to score, the Cherries grew in belief – especially with the introduction of sub Justin Kluivert. 
      First, the Dutchman’s centre found Marcus Tavernier, who duffed his shot, then he was mowed down by Axel Diasi on the edge of the box, with Philip Billing’s free-kick deflected wide off the Chelsea wall.  
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      And when Jackson meekly lost possession, Inaola’s side countered sharply with a Dominic Solanke shot brilliantly saved by Sanchez, sticking out his right boot. 
      It was end-to-end now, Palmer’s volley pushed away by Neto, before Solanke failed to finish off a Bournemouth counter-attack. More

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      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea LIVE RESULT: Robert Sanchez’s heroics earn Blues a point in thrilling goalless draw – reaction

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      CHELSEA’S rocky start to life under Mauricio Pochettino continues as the Blues are held to a goalless draw at Bournemouth.Robert Sanchez made two heroic saves to deny Dango Ouattara and Dominic Solanke.
      Chelsea came close themselves after Raheem Sterling rattled the a free-kick against the crossbar in the second half.

      Match result: Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      Bournemouth XI: Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Kelly, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Ouattara, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke
      Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Disease, Silva, Colwill; Gallagher, Ugochukwu; Sterling, Fernandez, Mudryk; Jackson

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      Goodbye from that south coast
      That’s all from us here at Bournemouth but there’s still more Premier League football to come this afternoon.
      We’re now at Goodison Park for Everton versus Arsenal, and you can follow all the action live.
      From the Vitality Stadium, thanks for joining us and goodbye.
      Match stats from the Vitality Stadium
      Twenty-seven shots on goal but no breakthrough.

      Full time – Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      Better late than never, David Coote calls time at the Vitality Stadium, and boos ring out from the away section.
      It was a game of much huff and puff, occasional promise, but a real lack of attacking quality. Indeed, goalkeepers Neto and Robert Sanchez were arguably their team’s best performers.
      Bournemouth remain without a win under Androni Iraola, but will be buoyed by their workrate and performance.
      For Chelsea, it’s now their second worst start to a Premier League season, and questions will continue to be asked.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      90+7. Chelsea win a corner.
      Alan Smith chooses this moment to remind everyone that Bournemouth conceded the most goals from corners in the Premier League last season.
      Perhaps he should have reminded the Chelsea players, who instead play it short and waste the opportunity for a late smash and grab.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      90+4. The home side waste a free-kick by playing it too long, and now it feels as though both sets of players have settled for a point, a handshake, and a chuckle about where the referee got eight minutes of stoppage time from.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      90+2. Gusto has spent much of the second half lying on the track off the pitch, having failed to keep in a cross,
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      90. The board goes up to signal EIGHT minutes of additional time.
      Nobody is really sure why other than it being the fashion these days, but it gives both sides more time to find that elusive winner.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth substitution
      88. Here comes David Brooks.
      The Welshman is on for Ryan Christie. Can he continue his goalscoring form in typically heroic fashion?
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      86. It’s a pulsating end to this clash on the south coast.
      Both sides believe they can still win this, mainly due to the incompetence of their opponents.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      84. How is this still goalless?!
      Moments after Jackson had wasted a glorious chance by not knowing how to head a football, Cole Palmer sparks another Chelsea attack.
      The youngster overcooks a pass in the direction of his former Manchester City colleague Raheem Sterling, but does get a shot away when Sterling returns the pass.
      Neto makes a fine save, and then Marcos Senesi does superbly well to block Ian Maatsen’s follow-up.
      Bournemouth immediately break, only for Dominic Solanke to miscontrol at the vital moment.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      82. One of the Chelsea coaches – perhaps Toni Jimenez – has been booked for venting his frustration at the match officials.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Chelsea double substitution
      81. Two changes for Chelsea for the final ten minutes.
      Ben Chilwell and Ian Maatsen are on in place of Levi Colwill and Enzo Fernandez.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      79, Bournemouth believe they can win this!
      Inside the box, Kluivert tees up Solanke, who takes a nice touch to evade Gallagher and then strikes low.
      Diving away from the ball, Sanchez sticks a leg out and somehow keeps it out brilliantly.

      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      77. Eventually, after much jostling in the wall, Billing takes charge of the set-piece.
      He drills it hard and low, his strike deflecting off Gallagher and flashing wide.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Disasi yellow card
      75. Justin Kluivert’s darting run towards the penalty area is brought to a shuddering halt by the challenge of Axel Disasi.
      David Coote immediately blows his whistle and shows the Chelsea defender a yellow card, and the Bournemouth fans behind the goal think they have a spotkick.
      However, the referee quickly clarifies that the offence took place inches outside the box.
      Still, this is a big chance and a big moment in the game.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth double substitution
      73. Two more changes for the hosts, one in attack, one in defence.
      Androni Iraola throws on Luis Sinisterra for Marcus Tavernier while Marcos Senesi takes over from Milos Kerkez.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      71. Kluivert teases Gusto into making a clumsy challenge out wide, and Bournemouth have a free-kick in a promising position.
      Cook delivers it with pace, but neither Billing nor Kelly can divert it goalwards.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      70. Twenty to go, and it’s still 0-0.
      Who wants it, lads?! LADS?!
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      68. Chelsea start to turn the screw.
      Sterling, Jackson and Palmer are all finding space in behind the Bournemouth defence, and the opener is beginning to feel inevitable.
      Mind you, we’ve been here before.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      66. Bournemouth survive again.
      Jackson slides in a cross from the left byline, and somehow Neto manages to scoop the ball away from the toe of Colwill.
      A short scramble later and the home side manage to clear.

      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Bournemouth substitution
      64. And on comes Justin Kluivert too.
      The Dutch winger replaces Dango Ouattara in the Bournemouth attack.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Chelsea substitution
      63. Cole Palmer is on for Mykhailo Mudryk.
      The former Manchester City man has just under half an hour to make an impact.

      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea – Kerkez yellow card
      61. There are ironic cheers from the Chelsea fans as David Coote finally punishes a Bournemouth player with a booking.
      Milos Kerkez receives a yellow card for wrestling Sterling to the floor.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      60. Sterling speeds into the box, but he’s too quick for the ball that somehow gets caught up between his legs.
      Bournemouth 0-0 Chelsea
      58. Bournemouth’s bench has send Luis Sinisterra and Justin Kluivert out to warm-up.
      We may be in line for our first changes this afternoon.
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      Casemiro looked like a 45-YEAR-OLD in Man Utd’s loss to Brighton and Maguire should have started, says Agbonlahor

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      CASEMIRO played “like he was 45” and Harry Maguire deserves to start – according to one devastating analysis of Manchester United’s 3-1 home loss against Brighton.Ex-England striker Gabby Agbonlahor claimed the Red Devils were so dire that the Seagulls treated it “like a training-ground game” and had a “stroll in the park”.
      Casemiro was ‘so bad’ he had to be taken off, claims AgbonlahorCredit: AP
      Agbonalor reckons it’s unfair Harry Maguire was an unused sub as fellow centre-backs Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Mrtinez struggledCredit: Getty
      Brighton’s fourth Prem win in a row against United means Erik ten Hag’s men have lost three of their opening five league games.
      And Red Devils’ fans booed when the Dutchman replaced new striker Rasmus Hojlund with Anthony Martial midway through the second half.
      Brighton, however, were already 2-0 up and on top virtually throughout.
      Ex-United frontman Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and sub Joao Pedro sent the Seagulls soaring into the top four.
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      And a reply from Casemiro’s replacement, Hannibal Mejbri, was little consolation.
      Former Aston Villa favourite Agbonlahor was stunned by United’s display.
      In particular, he slated Casemiro’s lack of influence in midfield and the shaky pairing of Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof in central defence.
      Agbonlahor told talkSPORT: “It was a stroll in the park for Brighton… at no time did Brighton ever feel like they couldn’t pass it out from the back.
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      “No matter who was pressing, they found it so easy to get through and create chances. This was like a training ground game, especially in the second half.
      “Casemiro! Casemiro looked like he was 45 running around that midfield. He [Ten Hag] had to bring him off on the 65th minute for Hannibal, a young lad, because he was that bad.”
      Agbonlahor was also “wound up” by the treatment of Maguire.
      The 30-year-old was jeered by Scotland fans and netted an own goal in England’s 3-1 friendly victory at Hampden Park last Tuesday.
      And Agbonlahor feels Maguire is being harshly dealt with at club level too.
      He said: “Let’s see the same energy for Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof.
      “Martinez for the Gross goal, he has tried to make a block, he’s got fake-shot by Gross and he’s scored in the back of the net.
      “If that was Harry Maguire, you would not hear the end of it – ‘he’s terrible, get him out the side’.
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      “Maguire must be looking around that changing room now thinking, ‘how am I not getting a chance in this team?’ Maguire deserves to be in that team.
      “Let’s see that same energy for Martinez at the back, for Casemiro, who can’t get around the pitch, not just pick on Maguire.” More

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      Chelsea fans can’t believe they spent £1billion on transfers as squad revealed with little known stars and shock captain

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      CHELSEA fans can’t believe they spent £1billion on transfers after seeing their squad for today’s game against Bournemouth.Chelsea are without a number of their big-money signings for their away trip to The Cherries.
      Chelsea fans have been left perplexed by their expensive unproven squadCredit: PA

      Moises Caicedo, who Chelsea signed for a British record £115million, is not in the squad at all, with manager Mauricio Pochettino revealing he arrived back from Ecuador duty with a “knock to his knee” and will need assessing before he can play.
      The Blues are also without longer-term absentees Romeo Lavia, who they signed from Southampton for £58m, and Christopher Nkunku, who they signed for £52m.
      Captain Reece James remains injured and vice-captain Ben Chilwell is named on the bench as Pochettino’s experiment of playing him as a left-winger looks to have come to an end for now.
      That means academy product Conor Gallagher captains the team despite being linked with a move away from the club over the summer.
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      Youngster Lesley Ugochukwu, 19, who arrived from Rennes for £23,2million, starts alongside Gallagher in midfield along with Enzo Fernandez.
      Chelsea’s bench in particular is full of unproven names, including Lucas Bergstrom, Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen, Alfie Gilchrist, Cole Palmer, Deivid Washington, Alex Matos and Ronnie Stutter.
      One fan on Twitter wrote: “What is this bench??? This squad doesn’t look like a billion pound squad.”
      Another fuming fan wrote: “We might as well give up now! And look at the bench nothing for god sake.”
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      A third wrote: “A billion quid to put that on the pitch! I’d rather have the Chelsea legends team play they’re better than this lot.”
      And a fourth added: “You’re telling me Chelsea spent £1bn and this is their team?”
      But not all fans were so negative about Chelsea’s chances, with some backing Conor Gallagher to do well now he’s been given the captain’s arm band.
      One said: “From getting abused to being one of our better players and now being the captain. Gallagher really evolved from GallaDog to GallaDawg!”
      A second said: “Go Conor! We behind you.” More