Arsenal 3-2 Swansea City, Manchester City 1-1 Everton: Premier League as it happened
Bob Bradley narrowly defeated in first game in charge of the Swans.
Full-time scores
Arsenal 3-2 Swansea City
Manchester City 1-1 Everton
Bournemouth 6-1 Hull City
West Brom 1-1 Tottenham
Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland
Arsenal move top of the Premier League after their narrow win over Swansea, leapfrogging Manchester City who missed twice from the penalty as they drew at home to Everton. Tottenham remain the league's only unbeaten side after rescuing a point at the Hawthorns, while Stoke secured their first win of the season against David Moyes' beleaguered Sunderland. Bournemouth had the easiest afternoon of the day, putting six past Hull City.
Oh Tottenham. They have absolutely dominated possession at the Hawthorns today but with eight minutes remaining, West Brom have the lead! James McClean sees his drive on goal brilliantly saved by Lloris, but, of course, it is the former Tottenham player Nacer Chadli who is perfectly placed to blast home the rebound.
After a bleak international break with England, Walcott picks up where he left off for Arsenal! Alexis Sanchez loops a ball over for Bellerin to chase down. He gets their ahead of his marker (of course he did, have you seen how quick he is?) and nods the ball across goal with Walcott lurking. Amat is there too, however, but doesn't react quickly enough, allowing the Gunners forward to slot home.
Now Xhaka is presented with the chance to shoot from 20 yards out after some neat up work up the left from Monreal. Out of all of Arsenal's players, there's no one you would fancy more to test the goalkeeper from here, but the former Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder takes too long and his effort is charged down.
Not long until kick-off. Our focus will be on the game at the Emirates this afternoon but we'll have updates from all the other 3pm kick offs. If you want to keep a closer eye on West Brom vs Tottenham, follow our dedicated live blog here.
As expected, Nacer Chadli starts against his former club while Chris Brunt is back in the West Brom squad for the first time in eight months, having recovered from the knee injury that saw him miss Northern Ireland's Euro 2016 campaign.
Mauricio Pochettino makes two changes to the side that beat Manchester City before the international break. Ben Davies comes in for Danny Rose at left back while Vincent Janssen, who is still to score a Tottenham goal from open play, comes into lead the attack in place of Son Heung-min. Eric Dier is on the bench.
With Glen Johnson ruled out for a month, Phil Bardsley comes in at right-back for Stoke this afternoon, while Joe Allen has been passed fit to start. Bojan, Peter Crouch and Jon Walters are among Mark Hughes' options on the bench.
David Moyes meanwhile makes three changes to the side that drew at West Brom before the international break. Papy Djilobodji finds himself back in the first-team alongside John O'Shea, while Jack Rodwell and Patrick van Aanholt are also back in at the expense of Jason Denayer and Jan Kirchoff.
Eddie Howe has stuck with the same team he picked for their last two matches against Everton and Watford. There is a return to the bench however for Tyrone Mings after 13 months out of the team, having suffered a serious injury just six minutes into his Premier League debut last August.
Mike Phelan does make changes, however, with Will Keane among the four coming into his side. Ahmed Elmohamady also comes back in having served his suspension.
Lots of changes for Manchester City this afternoon with a huge Champions League clash with Barcelona next Wednesday. Sergio Aguero drops to the bench with Kelechi Iheanacho coming in to replace him. Leroy Sane makes his first starting appearance in the Premier League alongside compatriot Ilkay Gundogan, while Kevin de Bruyne makes his return after four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
The big call from Ronald Koeman is to leave Ross Barkley out of his starting XI, opting instead for the pace of Yannick Bolasie and Gerard Deulofeu to support Romelu Lukaku.
No changes for Arsenal this afternoon, then. Francis Coquelin is fit again but settles for a spot on the bench with Arsene Wenger again opting for a Cazorla-Xhaka partnership in the middle of the park. Even if Olivier Giroud were fit, you feel Alexis Sanchez would have been preferred as the focal point of attack.
Swansea make three changes from the side that lost to Liverpool prior to the international break. Federico Fernandez, Neil Taylot and Modou Barrow all come in for Rangel, van der Hoorn and Borja. The former Atletico Madrid forward drops to the bench with his compatriot Fernando Llorente ruled out completely having been unable to train fully this week.
Swansea make three changes from the side that lost to Liverpool prior to the international break. Federico Fernandez, Neil Taylot and Modou Barrow all come in for Rangel, van der Hoorn and Borja.
Swansea team to face Arsenal: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Taylor, Cork, Britton, Fer, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge
Subs: Nordfeldt, van der Hoorn, Rangel, Kingsley, Fulton, Ki, Borja
Elsewhere today, Chelsea were cruising at Stamford Bridge having taken a two goal lead in the first half. They are under a bit more pressure now, however, with Leicester still attempting to claw their way back into the contest. You can follow the final 25 minutes of that game here.
When will we see Aaron Ramsey back in an Arsenal shirt? The Wales international has not played since the first game of the season and judging from Wenger's comments this week, it could be another few weeks before he is ready to start a game.
I am disappointed [Ramsey is not fit], he has worked very hard, he had a few little setbacks that forced us to be cautious. He is not far away now. He is on last stage to build up fitness, he is not far away.
"Next week will come too early. It's a vicious circle, he had a little setback so we rest him so then that's takes longer it takes to build him up again. You have to create basically a new three weeks of preparation to get him to the level.
"We have decided that we will give him a complete pre-season now, even if he misses more games. Giroud will be the same because he has been out now, he has still not been on the pitches. I think he starts to have a jog again today for the first time so he has been interrupted a lot in his preparation. We have to build his fitness up again.
Swansea have won just once - an EFL Cup tie against Peterborough United - since the opening day of the season. Bradley, who has managed Egypt, Stabaek and Le Havre since a five-year stint with the United States national team, was the man chosen to address the slump and insists everyone will have the chance to impress him.
Whenever there's a change it's a fresh start for everybody," he added. "You can see that on certain faces, that's clear. In the moment, you look at guys every day even at a time when there's been a difficult period, you still look at the group and see enthusiasm, fresh faces, a certain amount of excitement and that's a good thing. It doesn't automatically mean because you've changed some things it will come together right away, but it's a start.
Team news: Swansea
Bob Bradley has some early headaches with Both Fernando Llorente and Jefferson Montero are considered doubts. The former Juventus and Sevilla striker suffered a rib injury prior to the international break and has been unable to return to full training. Montero meanwhile is struggling with an ankle problem.
Centre-back Federico Fernandez is expected to return after a groin strain, however.
Team news: Arsenal
Francis Coquelin is back in contention today after recovering from his injury while Mesut Ozil passed himself fit after a minor scare while representing Germany on international duty. Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey however remain out with Arsene Wenger telling reporters on Friday both players are having to undergo what is effectively a 'new pre-season.'
Ramsey has not featured since limping off on the opening day of the season against Liverpool with a hamstring problem. Giroud meanwhile is still to start a game this season with a toe injury in a Champions League tie against Paris Saint-Germain further disrupting his campaign.
Last time Swansea City visited the red half of north London, they left having ended Arsenal's hopes of claiming their first Premier League title in 12 years. Goals from Wayne Routledge and Ashley Williams wiped out Joel Campbell's opener that night, sealing a win that gave the Welsh club some significant breathing space at the bottom of the league in what was another frustrating surrender from the home side.
It was Francesco Guidolin's side that did the damage that night – even if he wasn't there in person having been told to stay at home due to illness. Bob Bradley sits in the dugout this afternoon, taking charge of his first game for the club. Ending Arsenal's run of five straight wins in the top item on his agenda today.
There are five 3pm kick offs this afternoon. After that sobering defeat to Tottenham Hotspur before the international break, Manchester City welcome Everton to the Etihad Stadium. Spurs will attempt to stay right on their heels; they are at West Brom today with Nacer Chadli set to line up against his former club for the first time.
Stoke and Sunderland are still without a win this season; they clash at the Britannia Stadium while Mike Phelan leads out Hull for the first time as their official permanent manager away to Bournemouth. We'll have team news and goal updates from all those games throughout the afternoon.
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