No sign of the Hornets stinging Arsenal again here. The Gunners are firmly in control.

A half of football that most of the fans in the stadium have already forgotten.

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City hurtled out of the blocks and blew Bournemouth away. They are cruising to three points now.

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"You've got to see this! You've got to! His shot flew past Hennessey in the blink of an eye and into the back of a net through the space of a postage stamp. An unbelievable goal!"

After that little period, when Sunderland had two chances, the game at Stadium of Light has descended back into a dire trudge.

Watford are making a change already. Etienne Capoue comes off (and gets booed - a result of his Spurs connections) to be replaced by Ikechi Anya.

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"Iwobi is precocious. He's got a swagger about him which reminds me of Ian Wright as a young kid. You need to be bold as a young player, and Iwobi certainly is."

Dimitri Payet's dead-ball delivery is something else isn't it? It's a corner this time which foxes the Palace defence, as he drops one on to the head of Diafra Sakho from a mile in the sky. Sakho heads it narrowly wide. 

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It is a long way back for Bournemouth but they are battling. The ball is swung in from the left and met by the head of Lewis Grabban but he can't keep his effort down and it flies a few yards over the bar.

And now a good chance for Palace, but Pape Souare's cross finds Jason Puncheon at a tricky height, he's not sure whether to head it or volley it and in the end he can only thigh the ball over.

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And now Norwich really should be ahead! Steven Naismith is just not being picked up at all and he cuts back a lovely ball for strike partner Dieumerci Mbokani - he should bury this but Karl Darlow saves with his foot. Great chance!

Another chance for Sunderland, who have suddenly burst into life. Wahbi Khazri's pass from an angle finds Lee Cattermole, who has charged into the box down the right, but his chip is somehow pushed behind by the out-stretched hand of Ben Foster.

Norwich craft another good opening as they pick apart the Newcastle defence and tee up Robbie Brady on the right of the box. It's on his wrong foot though and Karl Darlow is able to make a comfortable enough stop. On his left - it may have been a different matter...

Big chance for Sunderland. Wahbi Khazri's cross from the right finds Jermain Defoe in space just six yards out but he cannot connect with his header. Best opportunity of the game by far.

A real dearth of goals in the Championship, but promotion-chasing Hull are 1-0 up against Bristol City after Curtis Davies hooked home a corner. Bolton's Rob Holding has been sent off for bringing down Matej Vydra in the box, but Ben Amos saved Reading's penalty. 

Fleetwood lead away at Swindon in League One thanks to a Wes Burns header, while Peterborough are a goal to the good against lowly Crewe with Harry Beautyman's second in as many games. 

Morecambe are already 2-0 up at home to Barnet in League 2, while York are ahead by a goal against Leyton Orient thanks to Bradley Fewster's seventh of the season.

With Jack Butland starting his long spell on the sidelines this afternoon the Potters have Jakob Haugaard in nets and he has just made an excellent claim to take a high ball. He's not had a save to make yet.