Arsenal vs. Bournemouth: EPL Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

On Saturday night, Arsenal will face Bournemouth in the Premier League, which is an unwanted diversion from their Champions League semi-final match.

If other results fall in Mikel Arteta's favor, his team may almost ensure a top-five finish with a victory. Meanwhile, the Cherries are still hoping for their own continental campaign.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

While European ambitions remain at the top of the mind, Arsenal can't afford to ease off this weekend if they want to secure a Champions League spot for 2025–26.

Last week's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace marked their 13th Premier League stalemate this season — only Everton (14) have more — with nine coming after taking the lead, a league-high.

After narrowly losing to PSG in midweek, Arsenal hopes to pull off a surprise comeback in Paris next Wednesday. But first, a crucial league win is needed to stay ahead of the chasing pack.

Despite eight draws, the Gunners are unbeaten in 18 games against top-half teams and have gone eight league matches without defeat.

As for Bournemouth, they were moments away from a win against Manchester United before Rasmus Hojlund's stoppage-time equalizer forced a third draw in four league matches. Antoine Semenyo had earlier opened the scoring with a superb strike.

Evanilson's red card was overturned, but VAR controversy struck again after his challenge on Noussair Mazraoui. Despite the appeal's success and sitting just a point behind eighth-place Fulham, Bournemouth has just one win in eight games.History favors Arsenal heavily—they've won all eight home games against Bournemouth in all competitions.

Arsenal vs. Bournemouth Team News

Everything else remains the same for the North London giants, except Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto — on loan from Arsenal — is ineligible to face his parent club on Saturday.

Arsenal will still be without Kai Havertz (hamstring), Jorginho (chest), Gabriel Jesus (ACL), Gabriel Magalhaes (hamstring), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Riccardo Calafiori, whose knee issue lingers from the last international break.

Arteta is unlikely to make significant changes, with three days between the PSG ties, though Thomas Partey, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ethan Nwaneri, and Ben White are back from European bans and pushing to start.

For Bournemouth, Evanilson is cleared to play after avoiding a suspension. Andoni Iraola should have the same squad available, potentially boosted by Luis Sinisterra's return. Enes Unal (knee) and Ryan Christie (groin) remain sidelined for the season.

Midfielder Lewis Cook, recovering from an ankle injury, could reclaim a starting spot ahead of Alex Scott after limited minutes in recent games.

Our predictions

Full-time draw @ 3.60 on Sky247.ng

With plenty of rest between their PSG clashes, Arsenal should field a near full-strength side, though their focus may drift to Paris. Having struggled to hold leads this season, the Gunners could be vulnerable against a Bournemouth side that's lost just four away league games all season. The Cherries might be good value for a point against their preoccupied hosts.

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