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Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Gtech Community Stadium
It was all about putting the ball in the net. There weren't tons of chances for Chelsea, but when they got into the areas, they didn't disappoint, they were quick out of the block.
They were a little bit fragile defensively, that needs to get better if they want to progress in this Premier League but a wonderful afternoon for Chelsea.
Darren Cann
Former Premier League assistant referee
Although Struijk was the last man and there was contact with Isidor, in my opinion the ball would have gone through to the advancing goalkeeper and therefore I was a little surprised the VAR recommended a review for a red card.
This was not a clear and obvious error in my opinion as there was no obvious goalscoring opportunity due to Isidor being very unlikely to get to the ball before the goalkeeper.
Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Old Trafford
Amad Diallo makes his first appearance of the season for Manchester United after recovering from an ankle injury.
Leny Yoro replaces Diogo Dalot at right-back as Michael Carrick makes two changes to the side that drew at Fulham before the international break, with Marcus Rashford joining Dalot on the bench.
Carlos Baleba is also on the bench as the £70m summer signing waits to make his United debut.
Man Utd XI: Lammens, Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Mainoo, Tielemans, Amad, Bruno Fernandes, Cunha, Mbeumo. Substitutes: Darlow, Dalot, Mount, Rashford, Zirkzee, Andrey Santos, Baleba, Heaven, Lacey.
Roberto de Zerbi has made six changes to the Tottenham side beaten at home before the international break.
Pedro Porro, Andy Robertson, Micky van de Ven and Omar Marmoush are among those left out of the starting line-up, with one-time Manchester United Mateus Fernandes also dropped to the bench.
Conor Gallagher and Lucas Bergvall come into a reshaped midfield, with Mohammed Kudus also included.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Udogie, Van Hecke, Senesi, Gray, Gallagher, Tonali, Savio, Bergvall, Kudus, Solanke. Substitutes: Dubravka, Adarabioyo, Maddison, Tel, Mateus Fernandes, Marmoush, Bentancur, Davies, Van de Ven.
Nedum Onuoha
Former Manchester City defender on BBC Final Score
Pascal Struijk has got nothing to complain about in some ways, he ended up being in the wrong position after heading it away.
From there he's not going to let him go through or win it straight away. When you look back at it, it does feel really obviously in terms of being a goalscoring opportunity.
Michael Carrick makes two changes to the Manchester United side that claimed a late draw against Fulham in the final game before the international break.
Marcus Rashford drops to the bench as Amad Diallo makes his first Premier League appearance of the season, while Diogo Dalot is replaced by Leny Yoro.
Manchester United XI: Lammens, Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Fernandes, Tielemans, Mainoo, Amad, Mbeumo, Cunha.
Subs: Darlow, Dalot, Mount, Rashford, Zirkzee, Santos, Baleba, Heaven, Lacey.
Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi makes six changes from last month's 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa.
Pedro Porro and Andy Robertson are unavailable, while Micky van de Ven, Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Bentancur and Omar Marmoush are named among the substitutes.
It's a first start of the season for Mohammed Kudus, while James Maddison is deemed fit enough to make the bench.
Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Gray, Van Hecke, Senesi, Udogie, Gallagher, Tonali, Bergvall, Kudus, Solanke, Savio.
Subs: Dubravka, Adarabioyo, Maddison, Tel, Fernandes, Marmoush, Bentancur, Davies, Van de Ven.
Leeds United
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Gutted for my lads because they showed an excellent performance today. I'm heartbroken that we didn't take anything away. But also proud because we played excellent in the first half.
"I said at half-time, if we have more clarity and belief in our situations then we can win this game. We went for it, even to score the second goal, we had the momentum on our side but Arsenal are the reigning champions. One of the best teams, if not the best team in Europe - this means one of the best teams in the world. Even with little details they are able to capitalise. All credit goes to them, they found a way to turn this game."
On the momentum switch after the equaliser: "For 65 minutes we were dominant but they have quality players from the bench, with a little bit of luck - out of not much - they equalised and they are all of a sudden back in the game.
"We tried everything to the final whistle but we couldn't find the answer so today we have to accept the loss."
On the international break: "Most of my players just arrived two days ago and we just had one proper training session. That's difficult when you are facing Arsenal but no complaints, it's the same for Mikel [Arteta] and his side. We showed an excellent away performance. It's just a bit annoying we didn't take anything away from this.
"You have to feel a bit heartbroken after a loss, but after the dust settles we know what we have done against one of the best teams in the world."
Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Gtech Community Stadium
Chelsea are passing the ball quickly and they are intent.
I was asking someone what is different with Alonso and the response was, 'he wants to entertain, he wants to still be on the front foot and score goals.'
Well he is certainly doing that.
Michael Brown
Former Tottenham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Gtech Community Stadium
Chelsea are passing the ball quickly and they are intent.
I was asking someone what is different with Alonso and the response was, 'he wants to entertain, he wants to still be on the front foot and score goals.'
Well he is certainly doing that.
Not a great deal to report from Portman Road so far.
Calvin Bassey is making his 100th Premier League appearance for the Cottagers - the 28th player to make a century for the club, and the second Nigerian after Alex Iwobi (103, including today).
Ally McCoist
Former Scotland striker on TNT Sports
Great ball in and I think Kai Havertz is just on the way out, he takes a step back on his left-hand side.
It was a good cross from Noni Madueke and a reasonable header from Havertz.
Bournemouth have not won yet under Marco Rose, and they are also without key midfielder Alex Scott for a while as a result of his injury on international duty.
I feel like the Cherries have been a bit unlucky with their results under Rose so far, because they have conceded some costly late goals, but Scott's absence is a huge blow for them.
Chelsea are already turning into a team that are a nightmare to predict - defensively they have got huge issues, but they have got such a talented attack.
Some people thought they would be up there challenging for the title but they look far too inconsistent to do that.
Anything could happen in this game and I was tempted to say Bournemouth will get something out of it.
But Cole Palmer will be rested and refreshed after his injury so I am going to base my prediction on how I expect Chelsea's frontline to click.
Sutton's prediction: 3-1
It's been a L-O-N-G 22 days for Chelsea since their last outing ended in a 3-0 walloping at Brentford.
After three games without a top-flight win in which they have dropped eight points, Xabi Alonso's side simply have to beat a Bournemouth team yet to win a league match under Marco Rose.
Worryingly, Chelsea have not kept a Premier League clean sheet in their past 21 attempts since 17 January.
That's a shocking statistic for a club with ambitions of qualifying for Europe.
Will the news Cole Palmer has signed a new deal kick-start a winning run for the Blues?
Chelsea have made three changes, including the return of key midfielder Moises Caicedo for his first start of the season.
Caicedo starts alongside experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson, who made his debut just before the international break.
Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer start after missing the international break with Brazil and England respectively, but captain Reece James remains out.
Chelsea XI: Martinez; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Caicedo, Henderson, Chavarria; Palmer, Rogers; Joao Pedro.
Subs: Penders, Palestra, Fofana, Hato, Gusto, Lavia, Quenda, Estevao, Welbeck
For Bournemouth, Alex Scott misses out after injuring himself while playing for England during the international break.
The returning David Brooks replaces him with Ryan Christie likely to drop into a deeper midfield role.
Marco Rose's team is otherwise unchanged since the defeat to Liverpool just before the international break.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic; Smith, Silva, Hill, Truffert, Adams, Christie, Rayan, Brooks, Tavernier, Evanilson.
Subs: Di Gregorio, Sanchez, Diakite, Soler, Toth, Cook, Gannon-Doak, Jebbison, Rodriguez
Regis Le Bris is forced to make three changes to the Sunderland side which started their 5-3 defeat at Manchester City before the international break.
Hat-trick hero Brian Brobbey is out with a hamstring injury suffered on duty with the Netherlands, and has joined fellow key men Dan Ballard and Habib Diarra on the sidelines.
Trai Hume and Reinildo come into defence, while Wilson Isidor replaces Brobbey as the number nine.
Sunderland XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Danso, Reinildo; Xhaka, Sadiki; Meunier, Le Fee, Angulo; Isidor
Subs: Ellborg, Methalie, Talbi, Rigg, O'Nien, Alderete, Ta Bi, Fofana, Riquelme Angulo
Brighton are unchanged from the XI which started their 3-0 win over Arsenal in their last Premier League match.
Lewis Dunk is available after a minor injury and makes the bench, while midfielder Yasin Ayari has overcome a bout of illness suffered while with Sweden.
Mats Wieffer, Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma are still out.
Brighton XI: Verbruggen; Kadioglu, Vuskovic, Struijk, Boscagli; Andres, Ayari; Diego Gomez, Gross, De Cuyper; Kostoulas
Subs: Steele, Hadjam, Dunk, Rutter, David, Osman, Costinha, O'Riley, Yalcouye
Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at Emirates Stadium
There are some interesting talking points in the Arsenal starting XI.
Mikel Arteta has opted for Kai Havertz as his striker. Havertz is one of Arteta's most trusted and favourite players and he had to navigate through large parts of last seaosn without him.
However, it also sends a message to Viktor Gyokeres.
Gyokeres has yet to start a Premier League game and now Arteta has opted to pick Havertz ahead of him even though the German picked up a knock on international duty.
Arteta has also made a big decision by starting Noni Madueke on the left in place of Eberechi Eze who has been with the England squad.
Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at Emirates Stadium
Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa have recovered from the knocks they picked up on international duty to start for Arsenal. Noni Madueke also starts from the left for the Gunners.
Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Madueke, Havertz
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Zubimenid, Timber, Eze, Merino, Gyokeres, Hincapie, Guimaraes, Dowman
Dominic Calvert-Lewin starts up top for Leeds as they look to continue their impressive start to the season.
Leeds starting XI: Trafford, Bogle, Muharemovic, Gudmondsson, Elvedi, Justin, Tanaka, Stach, Ampadu, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
Substitutes: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Bahoya, Bijol, Nmecha, Wilson, Longstaff, Aaronson
Alex Howell
BBC Sport Arsenal reporter at Emirates Stadium
Kai Havertz and Ezri Konsa have recovered from the knocks they picked up on international duty to start for Arsenal. Noni Madueke also starts from the left for the Gunners.
Arsenal starting XI: Raya, White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Saka, Madueke, Havertz
Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Zubimenid, Timber, Eze, Merino, Gyokeres, Hincapie, Guimaraes, Dowman
Dominic Calvert-Lewin starts up top for Leeds as they look to continue their impressive start to the season.
Leeds starting XI: Trafford, Bogle, Muharemovic, Gudmondsson, Elvedi, Justin, Tanaka, Stach, Ampadu, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin
Substitutes: Zetterer, Bard, Gruev, Bahoya, Bijol, Nmecha, Wilson, Longstaff, Aaronson
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