AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal Preview

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.

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