The Magpies survive, but their defence looks a shambles again.

On this occasion, Arsenal-man Hector Bellerin almost makes them pay with a shot from 10 yards that is deflected behind for a corner.

Pat Nevin
Ex-Chelsea winger at Stamford Bridge for 5 live Sport

Champions League football is everything for Chelsea now, Man United are only a few points ahead of Chelsea, so normally you'd feel they're still in it - but man City have really run away with it so far this season.

The hosts have dominated possession so far, and are trying to exert authority on the game by getting it out wide to Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses.

Saints have kept just one clean sheet against Chelsea in their last 24 league games.

Well now.

Gunners keeper Petr Cech is forced to push away a Jamaal Lascelles header.

The Magpies defender is pretty dangerous in the air from set-pieces.

Newcastle have a couple of corners but nothing comes from them.

It's a bitty opening at the Amex, with a strange free-kick added into the mix.

Burnley earn the set-piece deep in their own half. Ben Mee looks like he's taken it with a pass straight back to keeper Nick Pope, but apparently he hasn't. Pope is now lining it up to punt it down the pitch.

Bizarre.

Newcastle managed to clear, but it's the Gunners on top in these early stages.

Arsenal have their first corner - it's only 15:02 GMT!

Here we go, here we go, here we go.

Here we go, here we go, here we go.

Here we go, here we go, here we go.

HERE WE GO.

(apart from at Stoke, where kick-off is delayed. This ruins the chant somewhat)

Good that, Steve.

Lewis Dunk has scored three Premier League own goals this season, one shy of Martin Skrtel's record of four in a campaign, set in 2013-14.

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Adam Sewell: I guess the electrical problem at Stoke will take a while, as the only Sparky is busy managing the team...

Slow clap.

Will Perry
BBC Radio 5 live at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal legend Robert Pires is here at The Emirates today as a special guest in his role as Arsenal Foundation ambassador. Arsene Wenger and his players are all donating their match-day fee to the charity for the 11th consecutive year.

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...back on at Stoke.

No update as to when the match will kick off.

Kyle: Hoping Newcastle prove me wrong and we grind out a famous win though. Shelvey is a big blow and no idea why Mitrovic isn't at least on the bench. Strange decision from Rafa

Jermaine Jenas
Former Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

I worry a little bit for Newcastle. The goals situation is a problem. They brought in Joselu to score goals.

I think they overachieved earlier this season. If you go through the players, they’re a Championship side. Where they were in the league until recently was astonishing. It’s going to be very tight.

The takeover is so important. The frustration is starting to build but it’s focused at Mike Ashley.

A new striker is definitely top of the list. When they came up, they missed a trick. Charlie Austin was sat on the bench at Southampton, they could have probed around. Kelechi Iheanacho went to Leicester. There’s players to go and get.

Maybe they need another defender. They need to look at a couple of position to give themselves a fighting chance.

We are 11 minutes away from the five 15:00 KOs.

A reminder:

Arsenal v Newcastle United

Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley

Chelsea v Southampton

Stoke City v West Ham

Watford v Huddersfield Town

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Former Arsenal midfielder and 'Invincible' Robert Pires appears to be collecting money from fans at the Emirates.

We're guessing it's for charity.

Huddersfield winger Tom Ince has attempted a Premier League-high 40 shots without scoring this season.

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