Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth
Premier League this season
View moreOutcome Breakdown
| GP | P | GD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 38 | 89 | 62 | |
| 12 | 38 | 48 | -13 |
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Arsenal back in title race in early kick-off clash against Bournemouth.
In a pivotal early kick-off at the Emirates Stadium, table-topping Arsenal aim to solidify their title hopes against an ambitious Bournemouth side eager to climb higher up the table.
Arsenal
Table-topping Arsenal [WLWWW] are coming off the back of three wins in a row after holding on for a 3-2 win over Tottenham. The Gunners, who initially held a three-goal lead, were able to thwart a late comeback from Spurs. The win left Arsenal with consecutive top-flight away victories over Spurs for the first time since September 1988.
The Gunners have 80 points [25W, 5D, & 5L] and a one-point lead at the top of the table. With second-placed City having a game in hand, Arsenal have very little room to slip up with only three games left to play. Victory against the Cherries in this early kick-off clash will help Arsenal pile pressure on the Sky Blues, who have a tricky fixture up against Wolves much later in the day.
A four-game winning streak over the visitors, coupled with an eight-game unbeaten run against Bournemouth, would be enough to leave the Gunners confident of picking up all three points this weekend [7W, 1D, 0L]. A 4—3—3 with Kai Havertz, Saka, and Leandro Trossard in attack is expected against Bournemouth.
In other related news, Kai Havertz has been nominated for ‘Player of the Month [April]’, while Mikel Arteta was shortlisted for the ‘Premier League Manager of the Month’ award for the fourth month in a row. Arteta joins the list along with City’s Pep Guardiola and Sean Dyche, who successfully steered Everton to Premier League safety.
AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth [LDLWW] are coming off back-to-back victories, including an impressive 3-0 win over Brighton last weekend. They now sit in 10th place, a marked improvement from their 15th position last season.
With 48 points (13W, 9D, & 13L), the Cherries could even climb higher if results favor them in the upcoming matches. This includes a potential rise in the table depending on the outcome of Sunday’s mid-table clash between Chelsea and West Ham.
Bournemouth suffered a heavy 4-0 loss in the reverse fixture back in September 2023, but they're now aiming to return as happy travelers on their trip to the Emirates. Manager Andoni Iraola is likely to deploy a 4-4-2 formation, with Enes Ünal and the in-form Dominic Solanke leading the attack.
Solanke, the club’s top scorer, has netted 18 goals in 35 appearances and provided three assists, giving him a 40% goal participation rate in Bournemouth's total of 52 goals this season.
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