Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Arsenal FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Arsenal FC
3 – 0
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 4 May 2024 · 11:30 UTC Emirates Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Bukayo Saka pen 45' 1–0
Leandro Trossard 70' 2–0
Declan Rice 90+7' 3–0
Y 21' Alex Scott
Thomas Partey 59' Y
Kai Havertz 60' Y
Y 84' Adam Smith
Y 90' Ryan Christie

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes

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

8
1
3
Arsenal FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth 2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC 2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May AFC Bournemouth H 3–0 W
28 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 3–2 W
23 Apr Chelsea FC H 5–0 W
20 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
17 Apr FC Bayern München A 0–1 L
14 Apr Aston Villa FC H 0–2 L
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Arsenal FC A 0–3 L
28 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 3–0 W
24 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W
21 Apr Aston Villa FC A 1–3 L
13 Apr Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
06 Apr Luton Town FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Emirates Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikel Arteta might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Illia Zabarnyi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Arsenal FC.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Scott is booked for AFC Bournemouth — card on 21.
  • 26' Romain Faivre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Arsenal FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' The 27-year-old Declan Rice has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The England Bukayo Saka breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
  • 50' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 416 games and scored 729 goals.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Thomas Partey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Kai Havertz on 60 minutes earns him a card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past AFC Bournemouth's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 70' The Belgium forward Leandro Trossard breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 2-0!
  • 71' AFC Bournemouth make a change. Alex Scott trudges off to be replaced by Philip Billing on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Marcos Senesi by Enes Unal on 80 minute.
  • 81' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Leandro Trossard exits the field as Martinelli enters on 81.
  • 84' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a card on 84.
  • 85' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Bukayo Saka has done his job and it is now time for Gabriel Jesus to step up.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Adam Smith as he leaves the pitch. Max Aarons steps in for AFC Bournemouth.
  • 90' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Martin Odegaard 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Viktor Gyokeres 1
David Luiz 1

Head to Head

2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth 2023-09-30 AFC Bournemouth 0–4 Arsenal FC 2023-03-04 Arsenal FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth 2022-08-20 AFC Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal FC 2019-12-26 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Arsenal FC

Arsenal FC Form

2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-04-28 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–3 Arsenal FC W 2024-04-23 Arsenal FC 5–0 Chelsea FC W 2024-04-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Arsenal FC W 2024-04-17 FC Bayern München 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2024-04-14 Arsenal FC 0–2 Aston Villa FC L

AFC Bournemouth Form

2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-04-28 AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2024-04-24 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2024-04-21 Aston Villa FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-04-13 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2024-04-06 Luton Town FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.42 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC73% Draw18% AFC Bournemouth9%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
90%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
27%
Arsenal FC or AFC Bournemouth
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC55% Draw38% AFC Bournemouth7%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
11.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
6.8%
4 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
4.2%
5 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
2.6%
0 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 22% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 22% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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