Bournemouth brushed aside Swansea City on New Year’s Eve and return to home soil hoping to close out a team at the opposite end of the table, Arsenal. Benik Afobe, in particular, will have been lifted by getting on the scoresheet at the Liberty Stadium before facing his former club. The on-loan Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, though, is ineligible to play against his parent club, with Arsène Wenger hopeful of a second win in three days. Ben Fisher
Kick-off Tuesday 7.45pm
Venue Vitality Stadium
Last season B’mouth 0 Arsenal 2
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Michael Oliver
This season G15, Y47, R0, 3.13 cards per game
Odds H 18-5 A 10-11 D 3-1
Bournemouth
Subs from Allsop, Federici, Jordan, Hyndman, Gradel, Grabban, Mings, Mousset, M Wilson, Gosling, B Smith, A Smith, Fraser, C Wilson, Ibe
Doubtful None
Injured Pugh (hamstring, 14 Jan), L Cook (ankle, 28 Jan)
Suspended None
Unavailable Wilshere (terms of loan)
Form WLWLLW
Discipline Y30 R1
Leading scorer C Wilson 5
Arsenal
Subs from Ospina, Martínez, Mustafi, Jenkinson, Gabriel, Holding, Ramsey, Reine-Adélaïde, Sanogo, Özil
Doubtful Özil (ill)
Injured Akpom (back), Debuchy (hamstring), Gibbs (knee), Mertesacker (knee), Walcott (calf), Welbeck (knee, all Jan), Cazorla (achilles, Mar)
Suspended None
Unavailable Elneny (Africa Cup of Nations)
Form WWLLWW
Discipline Y30 R1
Leading scorer Sánchez 12
