Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal

Kai Havertz scored his first competitive goal for Arsenal during their emphatic victory over Bournemouth on Saturday.

The former Chelsea player was handed second half spot-kick duties after captain Martin Odegaard was felled in the box, as the £65m midfielder sent the Cherries's experienced former Juventus keeper Neto the wrong way for 3-0. Cue delighted Gunners teammates and the relentlessly vociferous traveling support celebrating in union.

The goal underlined a dominant performance from Mikel Arteta's side, that had gone into the half time interval already 2-0 up, following Bukayo Saka's opening goal, prior to Odegaard scoring from the spot. As the clock ticked down late in the second half there was still time for Ben White's header to make it 4-0.

Quite simply, the visitors dominated from the opening whistle to last moments, starting when Havert's shot flew narrowly wide and into the side netting, after being diverted by Cherries' Illia Zabarnyi early on..

The pressure eventually told as Saka put the Gunners ahead on 17 minutes, nodding home from close range after following up Gabriel Jesus' header that hit the bar. The goal had the added benefit of mercifully silencing the bizarre preponderance of drums sited at various points among the home support.

On 24 minutes Oleksandr Zinchenko drew a save from Bournemouth keeper Neto, as the North Londoners emphasised tear superiority.

The dominance was confirmed moments before the interval, when Eddie Nketiah was felled in the box, following a driving run, that led to referee point to the spot, without the need for resorting to VAR. Gunners captain Odegaard stepped up to calmly slot home, sending Cherries keeper Neto the wrong way to seal the North Londoners' first penalty of a successful afternoon on the sunny south coast.

Next stop is a Champions League date in northern France against Lens for Arteta's ever-improving side, while Cherries boss Andoni must console himself with the fact that his side will not face such a top quality side every week.