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Premier League: Wins for Arsenal, Everton and Bournemouth

Referee Michael Oliver shows a red card to Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira (L)
Referee Michael Oliver shows a red card to Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira (L)

Arsenal handed Burnley a sixth straight defeat in all competitions with a 3-1 home win to move up to second in the Premier League table, level on points with leaders Manchester City.

The hosts dominated possession and encountered stiff resistance in the first half from the Trotters but they took the lead on the stroke of halftime when Leandro Trossard headed home before clattering into the post

Burnley equalised nine minutes into the second half when Josh Brownhill scored with a deflected effort but centre back William Saliba restored Arsenal's lead two minutes later from a corner.

Oleksandr Zinchenko made it 3-1 with an improvised volley but Arsenal's afternoon ended on a sour note when Fabio Vieira was sent off for a high boot when he caught Brownhill on the knee with a high challenge.

Republic of Ireland striker Michael Obafemi came off the bench for his first appearance of the season in the 85th minute.

Obafemi had been out with a hamstring injury sustained playing for Ireland against Gibraltar in June.

Idrissa Gueye scored four minutes from time to earn Everton a pulsating 3-2 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and secure a fourth away win in five matches in all competitions.

Gueye scored his first league goal since 2018 when he took Abdoulaye Doucoure's pass in the box and squeezed his shot into the corner of the net to give his team the lead for the third time in the game.

Vitaliy Mykolenko had put the visitors ahead inside 52 seconds, only for Eberechi Eze to earn and score a penalty to level the scores at 1-1 after five minutes.

Doucoure sent the visitors in front again early in the second period, but James Tarkowski inexplicably let a high ball bounce in the box and Odsonne Edouard netted from close range.

Palace stay 12th in the table with 15 points from 12 matches and Everton move up to 14th with 14 points.

Palace manager Roy Hodgson has still not enjoyed a win over Everton since 2011, but perhaps worse in his eyes, his side are without a victory in their last four home games.

Eddie Howe's return to Bournemouth turned into a nightmare after Dominic Solanke’s double condemned Newcastle to a 2-0 defeat.

Howe, who was the Cherries manager the last time they beat Newcastle in 2017, saw his side’s seven-match unbeaten Premier League run end and their injury crisis deepen.

The Magpies were already missing 11 players through injury and suspension after Callum Wilson tweaked a hamstring in the midweek defeat at Borussia Dortmund.

They then lost Miguel Almiron to what looked like another hamstring problem midway through the first half.

The long casualty list meant a first Premier League start for 17-year-old Lewis Miley in central midfield.

Such are Newcastle’s lack of options they ended the match with Ben Parkinson, an 18-year-old who had never previously made a first-team appearance, playing alone in attack.

It was therefore little surprise to see Bournemouth dominate the match, although they had to wait for an hour before Solanke finally made the breakthrough, with the former Liverpool striker racing into the area and lashing his shot inside Nick Pope’s near post.

Pope saved a fierce drive from Marcus Tavernier shot but Bournemouth doubled the lead from the following corner, Solanke flicking the rebound home with his heel after Luis Sinisterra’s header hit a post.

It secured only a second win of the season for Bournemouth and lifted them out of the bottom three, while Newcastle head into the international break licking their wounds.

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