Nice. Good hold-up play again from Demba Ba as he takes the ball down and lays it back to Veli Kavlak, his shot is true and hard but Wojciech Szczesny watches it all the way and gathers it in.

There's then a half-hearted penalty shout for Arsenal to worry about but Calum Chambers makes a decent tackle. He's started very well in the centre of defence.

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Birmingham couldn't buy a home win last season with the worst record in the country but could be on the way to a second in the space of four days after former Burnley and Newcastle defender David Edgar heads them 1-0 in front against Ipswich from a David Cotterill corner.

Rob Alderman:, external I know it's early days but Chambers could be the cultured centre back to replace Rio in England's defence. Looks assured.

Johnny Magrinho:, external Alexis Sanchez for £32M - what a steal. Lallana for £25M? I know who I'd rather have.

Jamie Atkins:, external Arsenal are far too wasteful with dead balls, given that if you find Giroud/Koscielny then they have good ability in the air.

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Denmark is the place to be for goals tonight with FC Copenhagen leading Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. Veteran forward Mathias Jorgensen and Daniel Amartey scored twice in four minutes after they fell behind to Stefan Kiessling's early strike. Red Bull Salzburg lead Malmo 1-0 but there's no goals in the game between Napoli and Athletic Bilbao with Michu on the bench for the home side.

Sheffield United are in search of their first points of the season, but Jose Baxter's strike has been matched by Shaun Brisley's header at Peterborough. Port Vale are top of the temporary table courtesy of Tom Pope's strike at Oldham.

Meanwhile, Coventry lead Barnsley, Crewe are beating Rochdale, Swindon trail at Gillingham and Notts County are in front against Colchester.

The home side are now having a good spell of sustained pressure, moving the ball patiently from left to right. They seem to have targeted Nacho Monreal, getting the ball out to the right wing time and again. The Spanish left-back is holding out though.

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It's lively at Carrow Road where Norwich make it 1-1 against Blackburn thanks to Lewis Grabban, who follows up his penalty, saved by Paul Robinson, to tap in and make it two in two for the former Bournemouth man. It looked a harsh handball call.

Managerless Huddersfield finally have something to cheer as they lead 1-0 at Reading thanks to a strike from Jacob Butterfield, the midfielder's first since his arrival from Middlesbrough as part of the deal that took Adam Clayton to the Riverside.

A sign of what Arsene Wenger has seen in Calum Chambers there. Jack Wilshere plays him into trouble with a risky backpass under severe pressure, the obvious ball was to just hook it into Row Z but Chambers casually takes a touch and pings the ball back into Wilshere's feet. Classy.

Blackpool's makeshift team is yet to claim a point but things are looking up at the seaside as former Aston Villa and England under-21 striker Nathan Delfouneso puts them 1-0 up against Brentford with a header. It's his first goal in 30 appearances for the club spread over two loan spells and a permanent move.

Olivier Giroud gets away from his man and Arsenal momentarily have a two-on-one, the French forward tries to play it out to Alexis Sanchez but a combination of a bad touch, a worse pitch and good pressure from the covering centre-back scuppers the chance.

Giroud, on his first start of the season, is looking sharp.

Jonatan L:, external Bad pitch, physical play and quick counter attacks. The three corner stones to beating Arsenal.

Paul Anthony Collins:, external Ba is quality. Didn't get a fair chance at Chelsea as they kept playing Torres to try justify his stupid price tag.

Ben The Gooner:, external With the way Besiktas are sprinting to close down, Arsenal need to play their game, let Besiktas run and tire themselves out.

He's been very eye-catching has Alexis Sanchez. I wonder how he and Theo Walcott would fit in the same XI?

Arsenal have had a good five minutes. A ropey opening maybe, but they've took the sting out of Besiktas and now look good in possession.

Former Arsenal forward John Hartson on BBC Radio 5 live

"Alexis Sanchez is causing all sorts of problems with his speed. Arsenal had not started well, Besiktas are controlling the midfield, but Arsenal have been better over the last couple of minutes. Sanchez has been absolutely brilliant and he's looking to run with the ball and use his speed every time."

Charlton have made a tidy start under new boss Bob Peeters and are carrying on the good work thanks to a first goal for the club from fellow Belgian George Tucudean, who fires home on the turn to pierce Derby's defence for the first time this season and put the Addicks 1-0 up.

Great play again from Alexis Sanchez, who mugs a defender taking a extra touch on the edge of the box. Sanchez squares him up before finding Santi Cazorla just inside, he goes the long way round but finds a yard of space inside the penalty area and drags a low shot right across goal.

Better from Arsenal, and a very fast, frenetic and open start to the game in Istanbul...

It's all opening up at the Ataturk. Alexis Sanchez gets the ball on the right with turf in front of him and he motors away, real pace, all sorts of pace, and he soon bears down on the penalty area.

He finds Olivier Giroud on the corner of the six-yard box, he has a man on his back and his shot is well blocked, looping up and cleared in the end.

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Lovely effort! Demba Ba is revelling being the main man in a side again, lashing in a stinging left-footed volley on the stretch after a well-lofted cross in. It's hard on target but Wojciech Szczesny flies to his left to push it away.

Brighton are yet to get a point but lead at Leeds, who have won their first two at home in league and cup, thanks to a cool finish from on-loan Liverpool striker Joao Teixeira.

Mathieu Debuchy is felled by a sliding Necip Uysal, that's a tasty early challenge which leaves the French right-back clutching at his shin. Arsene Wenger's early concerns about the pitch look justified - it's very patchy and brown in places.

Rian Hoskins:, external Wasn't great at Chelsea but Demba Ba is a very good striker who would make many Premier League teams. He's a threat to Arsenal.

Unsimple Simon:, external Ba has an eye for the goal. Pity he didn't move to another PL club.