Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on by Sreya

Arsenal host AFC Bournemouth at the Emirates on 28th December, Monday as the Gunners have yet another opportunity to move to the top of the English Premier League standings, with Leicester City not playing until Tuesday.

Arsenal, who are on second position with thirty six points after eighteen games, have to put up a much improved showing than their performance against Southampton in the 4-0 loss yesterday. AFC Bournemouth, one of the promoted sides this season, have picked up twelve points in their last six, all the while remaining undefeated, to climb to the fourteenth position with twenty points.

Team News

Arsene Wenger is still without Jack Wilshere, Tomas Rosicky, Danny Welbeck, Francis Coquelin, Mikel Arteta, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla. Although the Gunners boss would like to have more options at his disposal, Arsenal have to remain content with their first-choice eleven from the previous fixture.

Bournemouth have their own injury concerns with Tyrone Mings, Callum Wilson, Max Gredel and Tommy Elphick already ruled out. While Christian Atsu is struggling with match fitness, Joshua King and Lee Tomlin have been listed as doubts for the game.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Hector Bellerin, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal, Mathieu Flamini, Aaron Ramsey, Joel Campbell, Mesut Ozil, Theo Walcott, Olivier Giroud.

AFC Bournemouth Possible Starting Lineup: Artur Boruc, Adam Smith, Simon Francis, Steve Cook, Charlie Daniels, Adrew Surman, Matt Ritchie, Harry Arter, Dan Gosling, Junior Stanislas, Joshua King.

Contributor’s Pick

Arsenal have won five of their last six English Premier League games at home, scoring at least two goals in them. According to Head-2-Head statistics, these two clubs have never played each other before. Arsenal are the favorites to win with a margin of 2-0.

“The positive thing is there is a game on Monday and we will be ready to bounce back. We had a game where nothing was really happening for us and everything was happening for them.

If you look at the number of shots they had – they had one in the first half and they scored a goal. In the second half [two of their] goals were practically the same. They had two shots and they put them in. Obviously when you play against a team which has this type of efficiency in front of goal then it is difficult to win games.

Our performance was not as we wanted but that’s football – especially in the Premier League. When you have a day like that and you don’t find your way it is very difficult to win.”

– Petr Cech, Arsenal.

Be the first to comment:

Write a detailed comment of at least 350 characters to earn a reward point.
Results and Fixtures

Top Soccer Tipsters
Today Predictions in Tipsters Competition
Unknown International posts a Asian Handicap tip on Brasil de Pelotas vs Ypiranga Erechim
1 minute ago
Unknown International posts a Asian Handicap tip on Brasil de Pelotas vs Ypiranga Erechim
1 minute ago
Unknown International posts a Asian Handicap tip on Alianza Lima vs Nacional Asunción
7 minutes ago
Unknown International posts a Asian Handicap tip on Alianza Lima vs Nacional Asunción
7 minutes ago
Unknown International posts a In-Play Asian Handicap tip on Athletico PR vs Cascavel
17 minutes ago
Unknown International posts a In-Play Asian Handicap tip on Athletico PR vs Cascavel
17 minutes ago
Unknown kinidi posts a In-Play Over / Under tip on Argentinos Juniors vs Huracán
23 minutes ago
Unknown kinidi posts a In-Play Over / Under tip on Argentinos Juniors vs Huracán
23 minutes ago
Unknown kinidi posts a In-Play 1X2 tip on Independiente vs Vélez Sarsfield
24 minutes ago
Unknown kinidi posts a In-Play Double Chance tip on Independiente vs Vélez Sarsfield
25 minutes ago
News Headlines
Superior H2H Statistics
H2H Home Team Advantage
H2H Away Team Advantage
Top Football Clubs
Worst Football Clubs
Top Draw Teams
Good Home Teams
Poor Away Teams
Platinum Membership Testimonial

Top Singles Tipsters
In-Form Tipsters
Out of Form Tipsters
Tipsters Competition
Tipsters Competition Review
Membership
Soccer Predictions
Soccer Tips
 

Be a fan of our Twitter and Facebook Page
Soccer Analysis
Arbitrage

Arbitrage Picks

Arbitrage is an effective way to make guaranteed profits without losing your money.

Soccer Statistics H2H

Soccer Statistics

Analyze soccer matches, inclusive of past results, head to head stats, today match fixtures, live soccer odds, players and team form.

Livescore

Livescore

Check the latest and fastest live score results for all football matches. Know who are the goalscorers, yellow card and red card offenders.

Soccer Bet Help
Pick a Country or Region

Get the listings of soccer leagues and competitions for each region, including past seasons results and football statistics.

Match Preview and News

Copyright © 2002-2025 SoccerPunter Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved.