Arsenal will temporarily take top spot in the Premier League on Saturday night if they overcome Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium in a 5.30pm kick-off.
The Gunners have just won their fourth consecutive game, coming from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 a fortnight ago, while Bournemouth lost 1-0 to Leicester City, who had previously failed to taste victory.
Latest Bournemouth vs Arsenal squad information
Arteta’s call for an injury-free international break was not met, with Saka suffering a hamstring injury while on England duty and Martinelli suffering a calf injury while on international duty with Brazil. However, Saka appears optimistic about being fit in time for this weekend.
Similarly, Thomas Partey and Havertz have both withdrawn from international duty, but captain Martin Odegaard (ankle) and defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are said to have suffered setbacks and will be out for at least another month.
Kieran Tierney (hamstring), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Ben White (thigh) and Jurrien Timber (unspecified injury) are also on the injury list, while reserve goalkeeper Neto is out against his parent club, so 16-year-old Jack Porter could be David Raya's back-up this weekend as Tommy Setford is also injured.
While Arsenal currently have 11 players out, Bournemouth could go into the weekend's game with a near-full squad, with manager Iraola expressing optimism over Tyler Adams' return from a back injury before the international break.
With most of his players available, Iraola will likely consider a change or two, particularly up front, after a disappointing performance at the King Power, where Justin Kluivert was taken off at half-time in the defeat to Leicester.
Luis Sinisterra and Dango Ouattara are both replacements for Kluivert up front – with Sinisterra excelling after coming on against Leicester – but Evanilson should retain the number nine spot ahead of Enes Unal.
Latest Bournemouth vs Arsenal predicted lineup
Bournemouth:
Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Tavernier, Sinisterra; Evanilson
Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Havertz, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Latest Bournemouth vs Arsenal football prediction
Going behind to Southampton two weeks ago brought back painful memories for Arsenal fans, who saw their team lose out on the Premier League title in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Southampton in the 2022-23 season. However, Mikel Arteta’s side, with more maturity and wisdom, avoided a similar fate in this match.
After Cameron Archer momentarily sent the visiting fans into a frenzy, Bukayo Saka - who proved pivotal - led a stunning comeback for Arsenal, setting up Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli before scoring the winner himself.
Arteta's side have improved significantly on their usual comebacks in 2022-23 - with the highlight being their impressive comeback against this weekend's opponents. With Manchester City and Liverpool not playing until Sunday, Arsenal, who are currently third, will go top of the table if they take all three points at Vitality.
While it is too early to talk of a repeat of the Invincibles, Arsenal are yet to suffer a defeat this season and have gone 16 games unbeaten in all competitions, their last defeat coming back in April against Bayern Munich.
As well as potentially being top of the table for at least a few hours, Arsenal would also reach a major milestone if they win on Saturday; they are now on 1,999 wins in the English top flight and could become only the second team in history to reach 2,000 wins after Liverpool.
Bournemouth fans, meanwhile, will have to wait a while longer for their team to reach the 1,000-win mark, but the home crowd will demand a marked improvement on the performance at the King Power Stadium, where Leicester City claimed their first Premier League win of the season against Andoni Iraola's side.
Midfielder Facundo Buonanotte, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, scored the only goal of the game in the first half as Bournemouth returned empty-handed and suffered their third defeat in their last four games, although the other two defeats came against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Iraola has been left to rue the missed chances in Leicestershire, with Bournemouth currently 13th in the Premier League, but just three points behind eighth-placed Fulham at the start of the season.
Top-half sides have been Bournemouth's kryptonite of late, with their last 10 Premier League wins all coming against teams ranked 11th or lower. They are winless in their last 11 games against teams in the top half of the table.
Furthermore, a 3-0 defeat at the Emirates in May marked Bournemouth’s fourth consecutive defeat to Arsenal in the top flight, with the hosts scoring at least three goals in each of those wins. Despite Arsenal’s lacklustre first-half performance against Southampton, Arteta retained his key players and called them up for the second half. There is reason to hope that both the in-form Saka and Martinelli will be allowed to play.
So Arsenal are likely to continue their impressive form before the break, while Bournemouth have been inconsistent in attack and have failed to convince against top 10 sides in 2024.
Bournemouth vs Arsenal score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Bournemouth vs Arsenal match:
- Sportsmole: Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
- WhoScore: Bournemouth 1-3 Arsenal
- Our prediction: Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
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