AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Vitality Stadium Date: 20th August 2022 Kick-off time – 17:30 GMT
Arsenal will look to keep their 100% winning run when they travel to the Vitality Stadium this Saturday to face Bournemouth. The hosts opened their league campaign with a narrow 2-0 win over Aston Villa on the first matchday of the season. But last weekend, they were brought back down to earth and reminded of the harsh realities of the top flight as they were beaten by Manchester City. In a game that saw Jefferson Lemar net a late own goal, Scott Parker’s side were made to pay for lapses in concentration in defence with Pep Guardiola’s side exploiting their naivety to score three first-half goals. And so, their journey to Premier League survival continues this weekend as they welcome another member of the top six teams from last season, looking to pick up a rare three points that will keep them firmly rooted in the top half of the table. Given that they have kept four clean sheets in their last five league games at home, they will fancy their chances of getting a miraculous result. However, one win in ten league games against the Gunners proves that they will have to be in their best shape to get anything from this game. Meanwhile, Arsenal followed up their 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in the opening weekend with an emphatic 4-2 over Leicester City last weekend. In a game that saw summer signing Gabriel Jesus score two goals, Mikel Arteta’s side showed what they can do after a summer of good spending and exciting buys. As one of the two teams that has maintained a 100% record in the league so far, they will travel to the Vitality Stadium desperate to get a win to keep them within touching distance of early league favourites Manchester City. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
December 7, 2024
Everton
01:00
Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City
13:30
Everton
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Crystal Palace
Southampton
16:00
West Ham United
Chelsea
16:00
Fulham
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United
16:00
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
18:30
Manchester United
Liverpool
21:00
Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
20:30
Brentford
Arsenal
21:15
Ipswich Town
December 29, 2024
Leicester City
15:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
16:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham
16:00
AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace
16:00
Southampton
Everton
16:00
Nottingham Forest
West Ham United
18:15
Liverpool
December 30, 2024
Aston Villa
20:45
Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town
20:45
Chelsea
Manchester United
21:00
Newcastle United
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
16
12
3
1
37
16
+21
39
2
Chelsea
17
10
5
2
37
19
+18
35
3
Arsenal
17
9
6
2
34
16
+18
33
4
Nottingham Forest
17
9
4
4
23
19
+4
31
5
AFC Bournemouth
17
8
4
5
27
21
+6
28
6
Aston Villa
17
8
4
5
26
26
+0
28
7
Manchester City
17
8
3
6
29
25
+4
27
8
Newcastle United
17
7
5
5
27
21
+6
26
9
Fulham
17
6
7
4
24
22
+2
25
10
Brighton & Hov…
17
6
7
4
27
26
+1
25
11
Tottenham Hotspur
17
7
2
8
39
25
+14
23
12
Brentford
17
7
2
8
32
32
+0
23
13
Manchester United
17
6
4
7
21
22
-1
22
14
West Ham United
17
5
5
7
22
30
-8
20
15
Everton
16
3
7
6
14
21
-7
16
16
Crystal Palace
17
3
7
7
18
26
-8
16
17
Leicester City
17
3
5
9
21
37
-16
14
18
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17
3
3
11
27
40
-13
12
19
Ipswich Town
17
2
6
9
16
32
-16
12
20
Southampton
17
1
3
13
11
36
-25
6
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