Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
AFC Bournemouth
1 – 1
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jefferson Lerma 53' Y
Y 54' Lucas Torreira
Y 55' Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Y 64' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Chris Mepham 84' Y
Lewis Cook 85' Y
Y 90' Alexandre Lacazette
Callum Wilson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee Simon Long

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

3
1
8
AFC Bournemouth 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-27 Arsenal FC 5–1 AFC Bournemouth 2018-11-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Arsenal FC H 1–1 D
21 Dec Burnley FC H 0–1 L
14 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
07 Dec Liverpool FC H 0–3 L
03 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 2–3 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D
21 Dec Everton FC A 0–0 D
15 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
12 Dec Royal Standard de Liège A 2–2 D
09 Dec West Ham United FC A 3–1 W
07 Dec CA Huracan A 2–0 W

Season Stats

AFC Bournemouth Arsenal FC
#17 Position #2
3 Points 12
5 Played 5
0 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 8
8 Conceded 4
-2 GD +4
0.60 PPG 2.40
0% Win % 80%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Bournemouth this season
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

AFC Bournemouth are 17th (3 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Bournemouth
Marcus Tavernier 3 G
Alex Scott 1 G
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. AFC Bournemouth get us underway at Vitality Stadium.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AFC Bournemouth needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' Dan Gosling puts AFC Bournemouth on the lead.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jefferson Lerma on 53.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Lucas Torreira. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 60' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 63' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang does the damage! The net is bulging and Arsenal FC surge ahead!
  • 64' It’s a booking for Arsenal FC player. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' Harry Wilson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joshua King on 66 minute.
  • 70' Philip Billing is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dan Gosling at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Mesut Ozil is replaced by Joe Willock on 75 minute.
  • 77' Arsenal FC make a change. Sokratis Papastathopoulos trudges off to be replaced by Shkodran Mustafi on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Pepe is hanging Reiss Nelson on the field on 82 minute.
  • 84' Chris Mepham was booked on 84.
  • 85' Lewis Cook has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Alexandre Lacazette. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Joshua King 1
William Saliba 1

Head to Head

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC 2019-10-06 Arsenal FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth 2019-02-27 Arsenal FC 5–1 AFC Bournemouth 2018-11-25 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Arsenal FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-21 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Burnley FC L 2019-12-14 Chelsea FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2019-12-07 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Liverpool FC L 2019-12-03 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2019-11-30 Tottenham Hotspur FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth L

Arsenal FC Form

2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-21 Everton FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-15 Arsenal FC 0–3 Manchester City FC L 2019-12-12 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-12-09 West Ham United FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2019-12-07 CA Huracan 0–2 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.73 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth20% Draw26% Arsenal FC54%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
46%
Draw or Arsenal FC
80%
AFC Bournemouth or Arsenal FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth12% Draw46% Arsenal FC42%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.6%
0 – 2
12.5%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 3
7.3%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 4
3.3%
1 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 10% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 39% — 61%
+1 39% 25% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.