Premier League updates from the 2pm GMT kick-offArteta aims to repair fracture between team and fansAnd feel free to email Ben or tweet @benfisherj 1.53pm GMT
Lampard speaks. “We have been better away from home recently but every game you start again,” he says. “We can’t expect anything just because we had a good [away] result last week. We have to park the home form because the next two games we are away from home and then we will deal with that. It is part of the process and we cannot be inconsistent if we want to get to where we want to be. Every game is different,
Arsenal are slightly unpredictable with a new manager coming in, who I’m sure is very keen to imprint his ideas on how they play.” 1.42pm GMT
“Özil played very well v Bournemouth, and with a few finishes from Lacazette, Arsenal could have had another win on the road,” emails Kim Doyle from Maryland. “A performance by Özil, keeping the ball in the final third of the pitch is crucial for Arsenal. As he goes, so goes the Gunners on the offensive. The defence has to avoid mistakes, especially in the first 20 minutes.”
Indeed, Arteta stopped short of waxing lyrical of Özil but was let it be known he was impressed with his display. “He worked and could have been the difference; we could have scored three or four goals from his balls through,” Arteta said. “To be fair his attitude in training since the day I walked into the building has been incredible. I said I was going to give a clean slate.”