Cardiff scored their first league goals of the season but Arsenal took the points as Alexandre Lacazette struck a superb late winner.
Harry Arter wasted a glorious chance to give Cardiff the lead in the opening minutes following a dreadful mistake by keeper Petr Cech and shortly afterwards Arsenal went ahead when Shkodran Mustafi powered home a header from a corner.
Victor Camarasa sparked joyous scenes when he hammered home for the hosts just before the break after getting the better of Nacho Monreal.
Arsenal restored their lead just past the hour mark when Mesut Ozil and Lacazette combined well to tee up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to curl home from 20 yards but once again Cardiff responded with Danny Ward heading past Cech.
Lacazette sealed victory for Arsenal in the 81st minute when he was allowed to turn in the box by Sol Bamba before firing into the top corner from a tight angle.
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CARDIFF 2-3 ARSENAL
FT: They’ve done it. Arsenal have survived two comebacks from Cardiff to secure all three points. It wasn’t pretty, but Unai Emery knows he’s got the firepower going forward to bail out an incredibly vulnerable defence.
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94: One. Last. Chance. Cardiff have a free-kick around 40-yards from goal They’ve loaded the box as Ralls floats a ball into the penalty area, but it alludes everyone and Arsenal look to have wrapped up the points.
92: Oh you are joking?! Nearly some seriously late drama. Morrison wins a lofted free-kick and Madine beats Cech, who raced off his line. The goalkeeper is completely lost as a cross is sent back over to Morrison to head over. Big chance.
90: Four minutes of added time to be played.
89: Neil Warnock throws caution to the wind and sends on another forward. Camarasa is off for Madine. Unai Emery also makes a change with Mkhitaryan replacing Aubameyang.
87: Cardiff are short of a few ideas. They are just punting lofted balls into the Arsenal area and hoping for a fortunate knock-down. Who knows, it’s worked before!
85: Alexandre Lacazette has been directly involved in 10 goals (eight goals, two assists) in his last nine starts for Arsenal in all competitions.
84: There’s been a couple of changes with an unhappy looking Mesut Ozil heading off for Danny Welbeck. Goalscorer Ward heads off for Zohore.
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CARDIFF 2-3 ARSENAL | LACAZETTE
81: They are back in front! Arsenal have taken the lead for the THIRD time today.
Lucas Torreira, who has made an instant impact, finds Alexandre Lacazette to the right of the Cardiff penalty area. He nips ahead of his marker before firing a rocket past the helpless Etheridge.
Can Unai Emery’s side hold on to their lead this time!?
77: Cardiff have scored with each of their two shots on target in this game against Arsenal so far.
Arsenal have sent on Lucas Torreira. He replaces Guendouzi.
75: Close! More suicidal defending from Cardiff as Bellerin is allowed to waltz down the right flank before sending a low cross into the penalty area, but Aubameyang couldn’t direct it towards goal.
72: Arsenal are turning up the heat again. Etheridge needs two bites at the cherry to parry clear a near-post header from Lacazette. Mustafi looks like he’ll prod it home but the goalkeeper makes a miraculous recovery.
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CARDIFF 2-2 ARSENAL | WARD
69: It’s his first Premier League start, and it’s his first Premier League goal! Cardiff haven’t scored a goal in their opening three fixtures and now they’ve got two!
Sean Morrison heads across goal for Danny Ward to nod in the hosts' second equaliser. Poor defending again from Arsenal, who left the target man virtually unmarked.
It’s deafening inside the Cardiff City Stadium now. They fancy the win!
68: Cardiff fans aren’t discouraged as their side win back-to-back corners. the first is dealt with easily, as is the second which Sokratis heads clear.
65: Granit Xhaka picks up his obligatory booking for a late challenge in midfield. I wonder if Unai Emery will consider bringing on Lucas Torreira to replace one his TWO booked central midfielders? Just a thought…
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CARDIFF 1-2 ARSENAL | AUBAMEYANG
62: Pick that one out! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has score with an absolute thunderbolt!
Alexandre Lacazette back heels Mesut Ozil’s pass into the path of Aubameyang, who drives forward before slamming a 20-yard effort beyond Etheridge and into the corner.
Remind me again, why haven’t Aubameyang and Lacazette started together before?!
60: Guendouzi is booked for blocking Camarasa off the ball. Silly caution for the youngster. Anyway, Danny Ward continues the attack and eventually cuts inside before curling on high and wide.
58: “Wheeeeeeyyyyy,” shout the Cardiff supporters as Granit Xhaka troubles the NASA Space Station with an effort from distance. He has the last laugh as the referee gives a corner for a deflection.
55:When did Mustafi become an absolute boss at set-pieces?! The centre-back gives Bamba the slip before forcing Etheridge into a decent save at the far post. It’s been all Arsenal over the last five minutes.
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54: And Hector Bellerin joins his full-back colleague Nacho Monreal in the referee’s notebook. He’s stuck out his arm to bring Hoilett down near the touchline. Booked.
51: Close! There’s mayhem inside the Cardiff penalty area as a Xhaka corner is floated in. Camarasa and Morrison fail to clear and Lacazette spins his marker before blazing miles into the stands.
48: Aubameyang and Lacazette combine nicely but Morrison reads the flick-on nicely to clear.
CARDIFF 1-1 ARSENAL
45: And we’re back underway folks. Arsenal do themselves no favours after the break when trying to play their way out of defence. Reid anticipates it and fires a speculative effort a few yards wide.
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CARDIFF 1-1 ARSENAL
HT: Neil Warnock is a happy man. Unai Emery? Not so much.
CARDIFF 1-1 ARSENAL | CAMARASA
46: Oh. My. Word. Cardiff have scored folks, this is NOT a drill!
It’s Cardiff's first Premier League goal of the season and it comes from summer signing Victor Camarasa.
Hoilett intercepts a comically bad cross field pass from Xhaka, before working it out to Bennett. He sends a looping cross into the area where Camarasa spins away from Monreal and rifles the ball past Cech. We’re level at the break!
43: Hoilett sends another awkward delivery from the left but nobody can get a nick on it to cause Cech any problems. Warnock just stands with his arms folded wondering how his side still haven’t scored.
41: Oh, Mesut Ozil is playing. I’d forgotten about that. He takes the ball off of Aaron Ramsey and looks to weave his way through a crowd of defenders, but he’s stopped in his tracks.
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38:Cardiff shifting through the gears as we enter the final seven minutes or so. Ralls drifts to the right flank but his bending cross is collected by Cech.
35:Suicidal defending from Cardiff! The ball is lost in midfield and Aubameyang has acres of space to move into. He’s got Lacazette unmarked inside the penalty area but Bennett arrives to clear it into orbit.
32: Woodwork! Alexandre Lacazette looks to the sky in frustration. He should have doubled Arsenal’s tally after wriggling away from Bamba and drilling a low drive that bounced off the post and away to safety.
29:Granit Xhaka receives the ball in the middle. Every Arsenal supporter is begging him NOT to shoot but he lines one up anyway and drags it about 15 feet wide of the goal.
26: Now what can Cardiff do with a free-kick in a central position around 25-yards from goal… nothing, is the answer. It’s clipped over the wall and straight into the grateful arms of Petr Cech. I guess there’s a reason they’ve not scored a Premier League goal this season.
23: Naughty! Nacho Monreal goes in the book for tugging back Ward, who would have sent Reid free.
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20: Chance!And guess the origin of this attack? Yep, a defensive mistake. Mustafi gifts the ball to Reid, whose flashing effort finds Hoilett on the opposite flank. He cuts inside and lashes over the bar. Plenty of “lashes” and “flashes” in Wales today.
18:Arsenal really fancy this now. They know they can slice through this Cardiff side like a hot knife through butter. Aubameyang grabs the loose ball but his return pass to Lacazette is sniffed out.
14: Warning: This match features defending of an obscene and completely incompetent nature. Manga’s attempted clearance is shanked straight to Monreal, whose prodded effort is blocked by Etheridge. This will be a cricket score.
CARDIFF 0-1 ARSENAL | MUSTAFI
12: And there’s the opener! Arsenal survive two goalkeeping howlers before taking the lead against the run of play.
There’s some shambolic defending from Cardiff that forces Etheridge to punch it behind for a corner. Grant Xhaka whips a devilish ball over to Shkodran Mustafi, who unleashes an unstoppable bullet header into the top left-hand corner.
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11: Nearly a good old fashioned sucker-punch from the Gunners. The ball breaks kindly for Aaron Ramsey, whose snapshot is saved by Etheridge.
10: I don’t know who to lambast first, Petr Cech or Harry Arter. Arsenal’s goalkeeper passes the ball straight to the pressing Cardiff midfielder, who ignores an unmarked Bobby Reid before smashing it over the crossbar.
It clearly should be 1-0 to the hosts, and it clearly will be shortly if Arsenal keep taking these risks at the back. Is it worth it?!
7: Is that booing I hear for Aaron Ramsey?! Seems a little harsh if you ask me. Anyway, the Welsh winger reaches the byline before sending it into the middle. Bamba hacks it clear.
4:Cardiff areRIGHTup for this today. Neil Warnock wasn’t lying when he said he would try to rough Arsenal up. The Bluebirds are committed and pressing Arsenal all over the pitch.
2:It took less than 60 seconds for Petr Cech to be exposed with this new ‘play out from the back’ system that Unai Emery wants his players to play. The stopper collects the ball from Nacho Monreal before being closed down by Bobby Reid. He just about scrambled it out to Shkodran Mustafi.
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CARDIFF 0-0 ARSENAL
1: And we’re underway on a rather nice afternoon in Cardiff. The last time I uttered those words was a stag do that went horribly wrong. I might tell you about that later, if you’re lucky!
‘NO CHANCE’
13:20: Well, BBC pundit Jermaine Jenas doesn’t rate Arsenal’s chances of breaking into the top four.
“Arsenal have got no chance of finishing in the top four. Manchester City and Liverpool will be battling it out for the top two spots and the rest will be between Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs. That's not me having a go. It's a rebuilding process at Arsenal," Jenas said.
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NO SLEEP LOST
13:15: And nor would I expect Neil Warnock to lose sleep…
Warnock insists he will not be suffering any sleepless nights just because goal-shy Cardiff's next three opponents are Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City.
Cardiff head into that daunting run of games, starting with Arsenal's trip to south Wales today, having yet to score in the Premier League.
"You say three. I'd say 33," Warnock replied when asked about Cardiff's tough run. "You are looking at the teams but if you'd let it worry you too much you'd never sleep at night.
"We've got to look at this as a challenge to try and create chances against the top teams. We know they will have a lot of possession and it won't be all down to us parking the bus, because these teams have great quality.
"But it could be worse, we could be in the Championship going all over the country. I'm definitely going to enjoy going to these stadiums and, at my age, I want to see my team playing good football."
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TWITTER ROUND-UP
Mat: Poor Torreira, what does the man need to do to win a start? C'mon Unai, the time for experimenting is over, we know he's our best midfielder!
Razz: What does Unai have against torreira and Leno? Our best goalkeeper and a proper defensive midfielfer.
Scott: Unai emery is getting on my nerves with his shite lineups. £50 mil of summer signings on the bench.
Quite a few people are annoyed with Unai Emery’s decision to leave Lucas Torreira on the bench today. And in fairness, he looked excellent when he came on against West Ham last weekend.
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DIETLAND
13:00: No, I’m not referring to the new HBO show, which you should all be watching incidentally.
I’m talking about Unai Emery’s new regime at Arsenal. The tactician wants his players to enjoy the sweet taste of success but has told them to stay away from high-sugar fruit drinks.
The Spaniard's meticulous eye for detail has led to him banning non-freshly squeezed juices from the club's London Colney training base.
Instead, Emery wants the team to follow his lead and drink a healthier alternative as his quest to overhaul the fortunes of the club continues.
Good luck with that, lads. I love me a high-sugar fruit drink - especially when hungover. Like today…
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ROUGH HIM UP!
12:55: Neil Warnock wants Cardiff to "rough up" Aaron Ramsey and leave Wales manager Ryan Giggs sweating
He knows how to endear himself, doesn’t he?
Veteran Cardiff boss Warnock has built his sides down the years on their combative nature, and he admits Giggs has every reason to be anxious as Ramsey returns to the club he left Arsenal for in 2008.
"I don't blame Ryan for being nervous about the game," Warnock said. "I hope we can rough him (Ramsey) up. Needs must.
"Aaron is a top player and I've always liked him. I've always thought he was underrated really because he's a player who doesn't grab the headlines, he goes under the radar. He's a manager's dream. He'd be number one on your team sheet every week and then you put the other 10 around him."
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TEAM NEWS - ARSENAL
12:50: Unai Emery finally starts Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang together! Arsenal fans are rejoicing.
The Gunners boss makes a coulee of changes from the side who sneaked past West Ham at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.
Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette return for Arsenal, replacing Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who drop to the bench.
There’s still no start for summer signing Lucas Torreira, who is behind Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi in the pecking order.
TEAM NEWS - CARDIFF
12:45: My sincerest apologies for the late and fairly erratic updates this afternoon. Basically, everything that can go wrong is going wrong at Express HQ this morning. I’ll bore you with the details later.
Anyway, Cardiff manager Neil Warnock makes three changes to the side that drew with Huddersfield last weekend.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Josh Murphy and Kenneth Zohore all drop out with Bobby Reid, Junior Hoilett and Danny Ward taking their places.
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THE STARTING XI
12:30: And here come the line-ups. A quick glance at the sides tells me that Unai Emery has brought Mesut Ozil back into the fold.
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CARDIFF vs ARSENAL
Cardiff could be without Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Junior Hoilett. Mendez-Laing has been ruled out for three months after damaging knee ligaments, and Hoilett faces a fitness test on a groin injury that has ruled him out for two weeks. Aron Gunnarsson will not return until after the international break because of a knee injury.
Mesut Ozil has recovered from illness and is available for Arsenal after the 29-year-old missed last weekend's win over West Ham. He has trained all week and could return in south Wales. Laurent Koscielny (Achilles), Sead Kolasinac (knee), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (leg) and Carl Jenkinson (ankle) are missing as Lucas Torreira pushes for his first start.
Last season: No corresponding fixture
Last five league matches: Cardiff W D L D D; Arsenal L W L L W
Top scorers (all competitions): Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff) 1, ; Nacho Monreal, Alex Iwobi, Henrikh Mkhitaryan & Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) 1,