Hello and welcome to live coverage of Bournemouth vs Arsenal.

That's full time. Well negotiated by Arsenal to get past what might have been a tricky game. Other teams have faltered here, after all. However, the referee made it exceptionally easy for them after he elected not to send off Flamini for a terrible tackle.

Walcott on for Giroud.

Stanislas gains a corner on the right. It's worked to Smith, whose cross is knocked down across goal. Cook smashes a shot at point-blank range, but it's straight at Cech. It comes out to Arter, and his shot is drilled at the near post, and Cech saves again.

Giroud gets behind the defence on the inside left, but pokes it at Boruc, who had rushed out to narrow the angle.

Monreal chips a ball over the top for Giroud, but Boruc collects and quickly sends it forward. Surman chips the ball forward, but it's cleared quickly.

...which ends with Arter driving over from long range. Bournemouth have had plenty of shots from around there, and perhaps they should consider using it more constructively.

Bournemouth play their way out of defence to launch a counterattack...

The corner comes to nothing, and Arsenal clear another cross from Pugh. Bournemouth win it back. Stanislas sends a great cross in from the right, but King can't convert it as it drops to the ground off one of the Arsenal defenders.

Pugh attacks from the left, comes onto his left foot to cross, which is deflected behind for a corner.

Grabban chases a long ball down the left, but it runs out of play for a goal kick. The game seems to be drifting to a dull conclusion.

Santislas drives a cross into the box, but Koscielny is able to put it behind for a corner on the right wing.

Gibbs replaces Sanchez.

#nicetouch

Afobe is replaced by Grabban.

Arsenal sit back, this time it's Bournemouth looking for a way in.

Sanchez aims for Giroud's run into the box, but it's well off target, and Bournemouth start an attack of their own. King collects Daniels' cross, Stanislas fires in a cross of his own, and it flicks off Koscielny, and into the path of Cech.

Arsenal win a corner on the right. Surman clears at the near post. Bellerin takes a safety-first approach, playing it back to Cech.

Bellerin's pass forward is intercepted. Bournemouth continue to defend well in the second half.

Coquelin replaces Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Gosling and Ritchie are replaced by King and Stanislas.