Saturday , 8 August 2026

Arsenal FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26
Arsenal FC
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 11:30 UTC Emirates Stadium 60,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 17' Eli Kroupi
Viktor Gyokeres pen 35' 1–1
1–2 74' Alex Scott
Y 77' Adrien Truffert
Y 79' Eli Kroupi
Viktor Gyokeres 80' Y
Y 90' James Hill

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
19 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Arsenal FC 38 85
5 Manchester City FC 38 78
6 Manchester United FC 38 71
7 Aston Villa FC 38 65
8 Liverpool FC 38 60
9 AFC Bournemouth 38 57
10 Sunderland AFC 38 54
11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53
12 Brentford FC 38 53
13 Chelsea FC 38 52
14 Fulham FC 38 52
15 Newcastle United FC 38 49
16 Everton FC 38 49
17 Leeds United FC 38 47
18 Crystal Palace FC 38 45
19 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41
21 Coventry City FC 0 0
22 Hull City AFC 0 0
23 Ipswich Town FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
1
3
Arsenal FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2024-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal FC 2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 1–2 L
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–0 W
04 Apr Southampton FC A 1–2 L
17 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 2–0 W
14 Mar Everton FC H 2–0 W
11 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
20 Mar Manchester United FC H 2–2 D
14 Mar Burnley FC A 0–0 D
03 Mar Brentford FC H 0–0 D
28 Feb Sunderland AFC H 1–1 D
21 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Arsenal FC AFC Bournemouth
#4 Position #9
85 Points 57
38 Played 38
26 / 7 / 5 W / D / L 13 / 18 / 7
71 Scored 58
27 Conceded 54
+44 GD +4
2.24 PPG 1.50
68% Win % 34%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Arsenal FC are 4th (85 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 9th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Emirates Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' Eli Kroupi doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at Emirates Stadium. AFC Bournemouth seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' The energy levels are beginning to show. Iraola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Viktor Gyokeres makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Arsenal FC are in front.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Iraola will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Arsenal FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Eberechi Eze. He replaces Kai Havertz on 54 minute.
  • 59' Ben White is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Bournemouth so far.
  • 64' Evanilson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 66 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Ryan Christie by Tyler Adams on 70 minute.
  • 74' A goal from the England international Alex Scott! He fires home on 74 to make it 1-2!
  • 76' Gabriel Jesus is replacing Martin Zubimendi for the Arsenal FC side.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Adrien Truffert.
  • 79' AFC Bournemouth receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 80' Viktor Gyokeres is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 85' Alex Toth is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eli Kroupi at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for James Hill.
  • 90' It is a substitution in AFC Bournemouth team. Evanilson is replaced by Enes Unal on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

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

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2026-01-03 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth 2024-10-19 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Arsenal FC 2024-05-04 Arsenal FC 3–0 AFC Bournemouth

Arsenal FC Form

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2026-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2026-04-04 Southampton FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-03-17 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2026-03-14 Arsenal FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2026-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal FC D

AFC Bournemouth Form

2026-04-11 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2026-03-20 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D 2026-03-14 Burnley FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2026-03-03 AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC D 2026-02-28 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2026-02-21 West Ham United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC49% Draw27% AFC Bournemouth24%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
76%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
51%
Arsenal FC or AFC Bournemouth
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC38% Draw45% AFC Bournemouth17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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