Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Premier League 2019/20 season
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Sunday 6th October, 2019
Kick-off time: 2pm BST
Arsenal and Bournemouth meet in north London this afternoon in what should prove to be an end-to-end encounter.
Unai Emery's side sit fourth in the Premier League table heading into gameweek eight, with their most recent domestic result a creditable 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Monday night.
Eddie Howe's Cherries have also started the season well, sitting in seventh spot ahead of a match in which they will feel they can cause a shock.
Arsenal vs Bournemouth team news
Emery has plenty of selection dilemmas all across the pitch, with plenty of his youngsters and backup players impressing in the Europa League.
While Kieran Tierney and Hector Bellerin returned at full-back, the pair may be rested this weekend as they ease back to full fitness.
Gabriel Martinelli starred with two goals and an assist against Standard Liege, though Perre-Emerick Aubameyang will almost certainly take his spot up front with Alexandre Lacazette still out with an ankle injury.
Bukayo Saka should start after being rested on Thursday, though it remains doubtful whether Mesut Ozil will even return to the matchday squad after falling out of favour with Emery.
As for Bournemouth, David Brooks, Charlie Daniels and Junior Stanislas are all out. Ryan Fraser looks set to return, while Adam Smith and Dan Gosling will both be hoping to recover from injury.
Predicted line-ups
Arsenal XI: Arsenal XI: Leno; Chambers, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac; Willock, Xhaka, Guendouzi; Pepe, Aubameyang, Saka
Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, S. Cook, Ake, Rico, H. Wilson, Billing, Lerma, King, C. Wilson, Solanke
Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth
Howe's men will certainly give this game a good go, and their attacking, pressing style could cause an unpredictable Arsenal defence real problems.
However, Arsenal have shown this season that their attack has enough quality to gloss over problems elsewhere, so expect plenty of chances at either end before an Aubameyang winner after the break.
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Match odds
- Arsenal to win: 4/9
- Draw: 9/2
- Bournemouth to win: 13/2
TV channel and live stream information
The match will not be televised live in the UK.
You can follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog on the day.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Arsenal have a great record against Bournemouth, winning seven of their nine meetings, losing once and drawing another.
The Gunners thrashed the Cherries 5-1 at the Emirates in February, and also won 2-1 at Vitality Stadium.
