Summary

  • RESULT: Arsenal 3-1 Man United

  • RESULT: Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa

  • RESULT: Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolves

  1. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Gabriel Martinelli shoots just wide for Arsenal, with Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana taking too long with the following goal kick and seeing yellow for supposed time wasting.

    Gabriel MartinelliImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

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    John: That's why you need VAR. Real time looked like a clear pen, one replay and you can see it wasn't.

    Garreth: Really odd decision to overturn that. I can see the ref either giving that or not, but was it a clear and obvious error? No.

    Adrian: What exactly is the difference between Rashford’s penalty last week and Havertz’s? Both running at full speed, both clipped with very little contact (but enough that at speed you would be fouled). One given, one not. Make it make sense!

  3. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 65 mins

    Two big changes for Manchester United. On Harry Maguire, off Lisandro Martinez. On Rasmus Hojlund, the £72m new signing, and off goes Anthony Martial.

    Rasmus HojlundImage source, Reuters
  4. Postpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Lisandro Martinez is late to the ball, catches Eddie Nketiah and sees yellow for the challenge.

    Martinez may have hurt himself doing so and Harry Maguire gets ready.

    What a story it would be if the England international, who was stripped of the United captaincy and not featured this season, makes a crucial impact.

    Lisandro MartinezImage source, Getty Images
  5. Arsenal frustratedpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

    Arsenal's fans are understandably very, very frustrated but that looked like one VAR got right. Still level.

  6. Quick votepublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Should Arsenal have had a penalty then? Thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.

  7. 'There is enough contact there for me'published at 17:52 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd

    Matt Upson
    Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It looked more like a penalty in real time but in slow motion it looks different. When Kai Havertz is running through it doesn't need a lot of contact to bring him down.

    For me, there is enough of clipping heels there. But there is contact.

  8. NO PENALTY FOR ARSENAL - DECISION OVERTURNEDpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Anthony Taylor, after checking the incident, changes his mind, decides the challenges from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Casemiro on Kai Havertz weren't enough to cause him to fall down.

    No penalty for Arsenal, we stay at 1-1. That won't be the last we hear about that.

    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Reuters
  9. 'Looks like a penalty to me'published at 17:50 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Matt Upson
    Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's lovely play. It's all about the touch from Havertz. They just clip his heels and it looks like a penalty to me.

  10. Decision being reviewedpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Anthony Taylor jogs over to the pitchside monitor to have a look. This could be bad news for Arsenal.

    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images
  11. PENALTY to Arsenalpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Kai Havertz goes down under a combined challenge from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Casemiro. Penalty to Arsenal.

    Kai HavertzImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Gabriel Martinelli takes a free-kick to the left of the penalty area and Kai Havertz helps it on.

  13. 'Big chance, brilliant defending'published at 17:46 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Matt Upson
    Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Big chance for Manchester United. It is parried out by Ramsdale and then the block. That is brilliant defending.

  14. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    A first chance of the match for United's Anthony Martial, but Aaron Ramsdale gets two hands to the shot from a tight angle with it then falling to Marcus Rashford.

    But he can't get his second goal of the match as his shot bounces off Ben White's leg and goes behind.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

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    Denzil: We need a legendary debut performance from Hojlund to spice up this game!

    Steve: BIG mistake from ETH there, not to bring on Hojlund. Please don't wait for the Gunners to score again, to do this!

    Dan: I think everyone needs to stop talking about Arsenal being title contenders. Not because they aren't title contenders, but because everyone is being so negative during games because they expect us to be winning 3-0 within 45 minutes and be completely dominant. Let's all calm down, yeah? Better to start slow and find a rhythm than to come out the gates and lose steam at the business end of the season like last year!

  16. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Eddie Nketiah gets the ball of Kai Havertz and strikes at goal but it is blocked by the United defence.

  17. 'Risky tactics from Arsenal'published at 52 mins

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Matt Upson
    Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If you are going to play that short ball and then clip it long, you are giving yourself an issue if you don't win that header. The pitch becomes so stretched and you're so open to being exploited.

    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    Ben White hits a first-time cross into the danger zone, but his opposite right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka does well to rise and head it clear.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

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    Allan: It's been pretty one-sided of course but there is such a huge difference when Onana has the ball vs how panicked they were when De Gea had the ball in the same fixture last year. Even seems Arsenal have stopped pressing so high because of it

  20. Postpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 3 September 2023

    Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

    And we're back for the second half. No changes at the break.