Arsenal coasted to victory at Bournemouth as captain Martin Odegaard’s early brace took the visitors to the top of the Premier League.The Gunners kept up their perfect start to the new campaign, their 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium sealed with a fine William Saliba strike as the defender opened his account for the club.Odegaard had put Arsenal clear inside the opening 11 minutes, the firs...Full Story »

Crawley boss Kevin Betsy felt the crowd’s reaction to the 2-0 home defeat by AFC Wimbledon was “a bit harsh”.First-half goals from Nathan Young-Coombes and Ethan Chislett sent 10-man Crawley crashing to their fourth defeat in the opening five league games and fans vented their frustration at the finish by booing the team off.Crawley played the final 35 minutes with 10 men after...Full Story »

First-half goals from Nathan Young-Coombes and Ethan Chislett gave AFC Wimbledon their first League Two win since the opening day as a 2-0 triumph sent Crawley crashing to a fourth defeat in five games.The Reds had to play the final 35 minutes with 10 men after defender Tony Craig was sent off for two bookable offences and there were boos from home fans at the finish.Kevin Betsy confidently went...Full Story »

Arsenal are in great form and will be looking for a third straight win when they visit AFC Bournemouth in the EPL on Saturday. The Gunners won 4-2 against Leicester City in their last match, and won twice in a row to start the season, which is a satisfactory performance overall. Although Takehiro Tomiyasu has recovered from injury, we believe Ben White will continue to take the starting pos...Full Story »

Bournemouth will make a late call on striker Dominic Solanke ahead of Saturday evening’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.Solanke missed last weekend’s 4-0 thrashing at champions Manchester City due to an ankle issue.Cherries boss Scott Parker could hand a first start to Argentina defender Marcos Senesi but fellow summer signings Ryan Fredericks (calf) and Joe Rothwell (quad) remain...Full Story »

Ludwig Francillette could remain on the sidelines for Crawley when they face AFC Wimbledon.The defender was forced off against Harrogate after picking up a knock and did not feature against Northampton in midweek.Fellow defender Dion Conroy may also be absent after missing out against the Cobblers and manager Kevin Betsy admitted he is waiting to see which players may be available to play agains...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted Tuesday night’s 5-2 League Two comeback thrashing of 10-men AFC Wimbledon was much-needed.After losing three of their first four games, the Stags came from 2-0 down to see off the Dons in style after the visitors had Chris Gunter sent off for retaliation after Stephen Quinn had kicked the ball at him at 2-2 just before the break.“We needed that wi...Full Story »

Mansfield fought back after going 2-0 down to see off 10-men AFC Wimbledon 5-2 in a League Two thriller on Tuesday night.An all-action first half saw Josh Davison establish a 2-0 lead for Wimbledon inside 16 minutes before Stags fought back and Chris Gunter was sent off for retaliation.Nathan Young-Coombes fed Davison into the box to fire under Christy Pym from the right after four minutes and &...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough will welcome back Jordan Bowery for the Sky Bet League Two game against AFC Wimbledon.Bowery missed the weekend defeat at Leyton Orient through suspension after being sent off in the Carabao Cup loss to Derby.Clough has concerns over the fitness of Hiram Boateng, Lucas Akins and Oli Hawkins.Boateng, who was substituted at half-time against Orient, and Hawkins both ...Full Story »

Ro-Shaun Williams’ first career goal snatched an unlikely 2-2 draw for Doncaster at AFC Wimbledon in a dramatic finale at Plough Lane.A double by Brentford loanee Nathan Young-Coombes – his first two senior goals – looked certain to have won the match for the Dons, only for Rovers to somehow extend their unbeaten start to the League Two season.Lee Tomlin almost opened the scori...Full Story »

Erling Haaland had to settle for an assist on his home debut for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bournemouth.All eyes were on the prolific Norwegian after his Premier League bow brought a match-winning brace at West Ham last weekend, but instead it was Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden who did the damage at the Etihad Stadium before a late...Full Story »

The 2nd round of the English Premier League will see a crucial battle as defending champions Manchester City will host newly-promoted side AFC Bournemouth. Due to the huge difference in strength between the two sides, there is no doubt that Manchester City will win 3 points at home against these rivals. Manchester City main strikers Sterling and Jesus have moved to Chelsea and Arsenal, replac...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon could revert back to the same league side that started the first two games of the season as Doncaster visit south London.Dons boss Johnnie Jackson made five alterations as his side lost 2-0 to Gillingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup.He has the option to once again name the team which opened the campaign with a league win over the Gills and a draw at Hartlepool.Striker Davi...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without Kalvin Phillips while fellow midfielder Cole Palmer is a doubt ahead of the visit of promoted Bournemouth in the Premier League.Manager Pep Guardiola revealed Phillips is struggling with “niggles” while Palmer has a foot injury.Defender Aymeric Laporte is sidelined after knee surgery in the summer.Bournemouth could have Argentina defender Marcos Senesi...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon striker David Fisher is in line to feature against Gillingham in the Carabao Cup.Fisher has recovered from a hamstring injury and was an unused substitute at Hartlepool on Saturday.Boss Johnnie Jackson named an unchanged starting line-up for their first two matches but he could make alterations for the cup game.Kyle Hudlin and Nathan Young-Coombes are also pushing for places in att...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard bemoaned “glaringly obvious” failings after Aston Villa suffered a limp 2-0 loss in their Premier League opener at newly-promoted Bournemouth.Villa struggled to respond to falling behind to Jefferson Lerma’s second-minute goal at the Vitality Stadium and rarely threatened an equaliser before Kieffer Moore’s late header sealed victory for the Cherries.Gerrar...Full Story »

Scott Parker won the battle of the former England midfielders as his newly-promoted Bournemouth side enjoyed a dream Premier League return with a 2-0 win over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.Goals either side of half-time from Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore earned the Cherries a deserved victory at the Vitality Stadium.Gerrard, who played alongside Parker at Euro 2012, cut a frustrated fig...Full Story »

Newly promoted Bournemouth will be without summer signings Ryan Fredericks and Joe Rothwell for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Aston Villa but Marcus Tavernier could make his debut.Defender Fredericks and midfielder Rothwell have been ruled out by manager Scott Parker after sustaining calf and quad injuries respectively during pre-season.Midfielder Tavernier is pushing for inclus...Full Story »

Hartlepool will be without forward trio Joe Grey, Mikael Ndjoli and Marcus Carver for the home clash with AFC Wimbledon.All three missed Pools’ opening game of the season – a 4-0 drubbing at Walsall – through injury. Grey is awaiting the results of a scan, Ndjoli is struggling with a hamstring injury and Carver had a thigh problem, although he was sold to Scunthorpe earlier thi...Full Story »

New AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson credited a positive off-season atmosphere at Plough Lane as his side claimed their first league victory since December with a confident 2-0 win over Gillingham.Ethan Chislett’s stunning opener and a second-half header from the outstanding Jack Currie ensured that the Dons triumphed in this fixture between two relegated sides to claim three points f...Full Story »