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By ROBERT SUMMERSCALES and SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES and ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES and AADAM PATEL AT VILLA PARK and DOMINIC HOGAN AT VITALITY STADIUM and JOE BERNSTEIN AT GOODISON PARK and HENRY CLARK AT CRAVEN COTTAGE Published: 00: 34 AEDT, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 03: 03 AEDT, 24 November 2024 22 View comments Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest scores, team news and updates as Arsenal take on Nottingham Forest plus Everton vs Brentford, Bournemouth vs Brighton and Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace. By Isaan Khan At The Emirates It’s half-time at the Emirates. Arsenal will be pleased they’re ahead in a half full of dominance. They looked close to their best this season. Leandro Trossard was back on song, thriving in that left wing position he’s vacated of late to Gabriel Martinelli. Martin Odegaard also shone, too, weaving his magic in that midfield area and linking well with Bukayo Saka. The Gunners will hope for a second goal right after the break to start to put this match out of reach. By Robert Summerscales Arsenal 1-0 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace Bournemouth 0-1 Brighton Everton 0-0 Brentford Fulham 1-1 Wolves By Robert Summerscales Arsenal could - and perhaps should - be three or four goals ahead at the interval. The Gunners have bossed possession with 70% and registered 11 shots - nine more than Forest. Keeper Matz Sels has been a busy man but he could do nothing to stop Bukayo Saka's stunning opener. By Robert Summerscales Wow! Just moments after Tielemans saw his penalty saved by Henderson, Palace have scored at the other end. Henderson leads the celebrations after seeing Justin Devenny put the away side in front. By Robert Summerscales Drama at Villa Park! Villa are awarded a penalty kick following a VAR check for a foul by Will Hughes on Leon Bailey. After a significant delay, Youri Tielemans steps up but he is denied by a fine save from Dean Henderson. By Joe Bernstein At Goodison Park Some unexpected drama at Everton. Brentford skipper Christian Norgaard has been sent off after a VAR check for catching Jordan Pickford high on the leg as he stretched for a knockdown. Brentford are furious and have surrounded referee Chris Kavanagh and someone on the visitor’s bench has been booked. Can Everton take advantage of the extra man they have? By Aadam Patel At Villa Park Ollie Watkins's goal drought in the Premier League is over. There's a quick VAR check but Watkins timed his run to perfection and he rounds Dean Henderson before finishing into an empty net. It's his first league goal since October 19. By Joe Bernstein At Goodison Park The first groans being heard at Goodison with the early breakthrough not made. Everton are still ahead on points but their struggles in front of goal continue. Mark Flekken has just saved well from Dominic Calvert-Lewin By Robert Summerscales What a goal! Cunha chases onto a long ball from Mario Lemina. His first touch is exquisite. His second is a cool finish to chip Bernd Leno from seven yards. By Robert Summerscales Arsenal are playing for lovely stuff right now and Forest are struggling to cope with the slick, fast passing from the home side. It was almost 2-0 a moment ago but Gabriel Jesus curled a shot just wide. Prime minister Keir Starmer is among the crowd at the Emirates and appears to be impressed by what he is seeing. By Robert Summerscales Evanilson has to square it. The Brazilian forward is sent clean through down the right and arcs into the box to go one-on-one with Bart Verbruggen, but rather than lay it into the path of his team-mate at the far post for a tap-in to equalise.
Bournemouth are pressing for that equaliser, and that's been the best chance of the lot. By Henry Clark At Craven Cottage Just like that, we have a goal - and what a strike it was from Alex Iwobi. No chance for Jose Sa. It has been all Fulham for the last 10 minutes and their persistence has paid off. That’s six goals in 11 games for Iwobi against Wolves - two more than he’s scored against any other side. By Aadam Patel At Villa Park It's early doors but there's already a sense of frustration at Villa Park. Defeat here would mean five losses on the trot in all competitions. The last time they did that, it resulted in the sacking of Dean Smith back in November 2021. By Henry Clark At Craven Cottage So far, this game has been like the weather: bleak. Wolves are wearing their striking third kit this afternoon - described as ‘hyper violet’ by the club. I wonder how many they’ve managed to shift from the club shop as it wouldn’t be on my Christmas list! By Dominic Hogan At Vitality Stadium Brighton may have drawn first blood, but it's a very open game so far here at a soggy Vitality Stadium - as you'd expect from two sides that press so high up the pitch. Bournemouth have had their chances to draw level, preying on the Brighton high line, but wrong decisions in crucial moments around the box are costing them thus far. Some of the football being played by Brighton - bearing in mind the torrential downpour - is just breath-taking, but they do look exposed at the back on the counter. By Robert Summerscales It's been all Arsenal so far and they take a deserved lead thanks to a fabulous strike by Bukayo Saka. The England star linked up well with Martin Odegaard before running past multiple defenders inside a packed 18-yard box. He then beat goalkeeper Sels with a rocket into the top corner from 15 yards. By Joe Bernstein At Goodison Park Iliman Ndiaye has started on fire for Everton. Some old-fashioned dribbling has got the Goodison crowd going. There is nothing better than seeing a littl’un weaving in and out of big flummoxed defenders which is happening at the moment By Robert Summerscales It's still 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium but only just. Jurrien Timber sees a scrappy goal against Nottingham Forest ruled out because Mikel Merino was very narrowly offside in the build-up. It took a lengthy VAR review to confirm it, but the linesman got it spot on. By Aadam Patel At Villa Park It's brilliant from Ismaila Sarr, who finishes wonderfully in front of the Holte End. Ian Maatsen can't keep up with him and Palace have a shock lead. Oliver Glasner looks as shocked as the rest of us! By Robert Summerscales The first goal of the 3pm kick-offs has arrived and it's come on the south coast. Joao Pedro's fourth of the season has the Seagulls in front early one. By Robert Summerscales The action finally is underway at the Emirates, as it is at Villa Park, the Vitality Stadium, Goodison Park and Craven Cottage. Here we go! Standby. .. By Joe Bernstein At Goodison Park A few nerves jangling at Goodison. Sean Dyche’s side meet Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United among others in December so a result – and probably a victory – is imperative against Brentford today. On the positive for Bluenoses, the Londoners have lost every away game so far this season. And Dwight Mc Neil is back for the home side having missed the drab goalless draw at West Ham. By Isaan Khan At The Emirates The Arsenal line-up is a surprise indeed. Starting Jorginho, Mikel Merino and Gabriel Jesus was nor predicted or expected by anybody. Jorginho has just made two league starts this season prior today, Jesus has struggled and Thomas Partey was the expected pick over Merino in midfield. Against a Nottingham Forest side who are unbeaten on the road, this will be a big, big test. By Dominic Hogan At Vitality Stadium Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler said ahead of this game that Bournemouth presented an 'even harder challenge' than Man City, which is high praise indeed. And in his defence, Bournemouth also proved too much for the current four-in-a-row champions, and have also seen off Arsenal at home this season at their fortress. In fact, in the league Bournemouth have only been beaten once at home - 1-0 by Chelsea - and have also picked up a point against Newcastle in a fantastic start to the campaign. A win today would leave Bournemouth with twice as many points (18) as they managed after 12 games last term (nine) - testament if ever it was needed to just how fantastic a job Andoni Iraola has done here. By Robert Summerscales Chelsea have just wrapped up a 2-1 win away at Leicester. The Blues bossed most of the game and led 2-0 - thanks to strikes from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez - until Jordan Ayew netted from the penalty spot deep into added time. That result moves Chelsea three points clear of Arsenal and Forest. The Gunners must score at least four goals in order to move above their London rivals this afternoon. By Aadam Patel At Villa Park Ian Maatsen gets his first Premier League start for Aston Villa. The Dutchman is in ahead of Lucas Digne, while Lamare Bogarde, John Mc Ginn and Ross Barkley also start. But despite Unai Emery insisting that Ollie Watkins must fight for his place, with Jhon Duran waiting in the wings, Watkins retains his position up front. Villa have lost their last four in all competitions and will be desperate for three points here. By Robert Summerscales The Nottingham Forest bus arrived nice and early at the Emirates Stadium earlier this afternoon. Will Nuno Espirito Santo try to park it or will his side go toe-to-toe with Arsenal? Forest have already kept clean sheets against West Ham, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Liverpool this season. However, Arsenal have not been shutout at home since April when Aston Villa won 2-0 in north London. By Dominic Hogan At Vitality Stadium It is absolutely apocalyptic here in Bournemouth. When you hear Bournemouth and Brighton you think of the sunny South Coast, maybe even a lovely afternoon on the beach. Not today, though. It is absolutely soaking wet and has been pelting it down in the build-up to kick-off. It will be interesting to see what sort of impact the weather has on today's game, with both teams preferring to zip it around on the deck. Hopefully both sides can find a way to keep up the entertainment factor that has made these two so easy on the eyes this term. By Robert Summerscales This will be the 15th Premier League meeting between Arsenal and Forest. The Gunners have won nine of the first 14 and only lost two. Arsenal have only hosted Forest three times during the Emirates Stadium era, winning 2-1, 5-0 and 5-0, with one of those games coming in the EFL Cup. However, Forest beat the Gunners 1-0 at the City Ground as recently as May last year. By Henry Clark At Craven Cottage I walked past a man flogging Christmas trees on my walk to Craven Cottage and Wolves boss Gary O’Neil will be hoping all his Christmases come at once at Craven Cottage this afternoon. He desperately needs a result to help ease the pressure on his job. There’s no shortage of cheer at Fulham, though, who are dreaming of forcing their way into contention for Europe. They make one change from their victory over Crystal Palace with Sasa Lukic returning from injury. There’s no Craig Dawson for Wolves and it looks as though Mario Lemina may deputise for him at the back. By Robert Summerscales Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Doucoure, Mc Neil, Lindstrom, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin Subs: Virgínia, Patterson, Keane, O'Brien, Mangala, Harrison, Armstrong, Bates, Beto Brentford XI: Flekken, Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Wissa Subs: Valdimarsson, Schade, Thiago, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Roerslev, Maghoma By Robert Summerscales Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Kerkez, Cook, Senesi, Evanilson, Adams, Smith, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Zabarnyi Subs: Travers, Huijsen, Brooks, Ouattara, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Kinsey Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Igor, Pedro, Rutter, Welbeck, Baleba, Mitoma, Ayari, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Veltman Subs: Steele, Gruda, Encisco, Adingra, Wieffer, Ferguson, O'Riley, Mc Conville, Samuels By Robert Summerscales Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Bogard, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Maatsen, Mc Ginn, Tielemans, Barkley, Bailey, Rogers, Watkins Subs: Olsen, Cash, Mings, Digne, Nedeljkovic, Broggio, Buendia, Philogene, Duran Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Munoz, Lacroix, Chalobah, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Devenny, Doucoure, Mateta, Sarr Subs: Turner, Matthews, Ward, Lerma, Schlupp, Clyne, Richards, Kporha, Agbinone By Robert Summerscales Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Pereira, Lukic, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson, Jimenez Subs: Benda, Wilson, Muniz, Cairney, Traore, Castagne, King, Sessegnon, Diop Wolves XI: Sa, Semedo, Lemina, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, J. Gomes, Bellegarde, R. Gomes, Cunha, Strand Larsen Subs: Bentley, Doherty, Hwang, Doyle, Forbs, Guedes, Cundle, Pond, Edozie By Robert Summerscales Gabriel Jesus starts up front for Arsenal - only his second Premier League start this season. Declan Rice is on the bench, with Jorginho partnering Mikel Merino in midfield. In White's absence, Riccardo Calafiori comes into the back four. Forest's headline team news is that top scorer Chris Wood is on the bench. Meanwhile, Morgan Gibbs-White misses out completely. By Robert Summerscales Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Jorginho; Saka, Gabriel Jesús, Trossard Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Partey, Rice, Martinelli, Havertz, Sterling, Nwaneri Nottingham Forest: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex Moreno; Dominguez, Yates; Elanga, Ward-Prowse, Hudson-Odoi; Awoniyi Subs: Miguel, Morato, Williams, Toffolo, da Silva Moreira, Boly, Wood, Silva, Sosa By Robert Summerscales It won't be a White Christmas for Arsenal. Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed yesterday that defender Ben White would be out of action for 'months' following knee surgery. It will be interesting to see how the Gunners cope without their star right back. Click below to read more. By Robert Summerscales Good afternoon. The Premier League is back! There are FIVE games kicking off at 3pm and we will be bringing you news of all the goals as they go in, plus updates from our reporters around the grounds. Our primary focus will be a wet Emirates Stadium, where fourth plays fifth as Arsenal host Nottingham Forest. Team news is just minutes away. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group