Bournemouth vs. Arsenal: Match Preview, Odds & Predictions

Bournemouth will attempt to secure a significant victory in the eighth round of the Premier League when they face Arsenal, the vice-champions, on Saturday afternoon. Before the international break, the Cherries experienced a rollercoaster of results, losing to Liverpool and Leicester on the road and defeating Southampton at home. The possibility of a home victory should not be considered, as Bournemouth experiences difficulty in matches against top-tier teams. The sole injury concern for the host team is Tyler Adams.

Conversely, the Arsenal are eager to capitalize on their recent victories over Southampton and Leicester City. We are inclined to place a wager on the title contenders, as Mikel Arteta can rely on essential players except long-term absentee Martin Odegaard. Arsenal defeated Bournemouth 4-0 in their most recent encounter at Vitality Stadium, and we anticipate that history will repeat itself. Despite his absence from the Nations League games against Bosnia and the Netherlands due to a knee injury, Germany striker Kai Havertz is widely anticipated to serve as the center of the attack for the capital club.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Bournemouth has encountered a challenging period following a promising start, as they have only won one of their last four Premier League matches. However, two were against Chelsea and Liverpool, and they subsequently defeated Southampton 3-1 at home. Nevertheless, Andoni Iraola will be disappointed with his team's 1-0 failure to Leicester in their most recent match.

Arsenal, currently in exceptional form, will be the next opponent. The Gunners have not lost any of their last 16 competitive matches since Bayern Munich defeated them 1-0 in the Champions League back in April, and they are unblemished in 10 games across all competitions this season. Mikel Arteta's team is only one point behind the leaders, Liverpool, and will be optimistic about their prospects of securing another significant victory in this match.

Bournemouth x Arsenal Team News

Tyler Adams is Bournemouth's sole absentee at the time of writing; however, he should have returned to training by the time of this match.

For this match, Arteta anticipates the return of Jurrien Timber, Ben White, and Oleksandr Zinchenko; however, Martin Odegaard and Kieran Tierney may find it premature.

Our Predictions

Arsenal to win @ 1.70 on Sky247.ng

In the past four Premier League matches against Bournemouth, Arsenal has secured a victory, maintaining three clean sheets and scoring at least three goals in each match.

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