Thursday , 2 July 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 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 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 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest 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
#8 Position #13
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

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

Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Arsenal FC is hosting AFC Bournemouth for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' AFC Bournemouth is showing some good football. However, AFC Bournemouth are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' What a strike from Eli Kroupi! The score is 0-1.
  • 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Adam Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 32' The travelling AFC Bournemouth supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' What an equalizer from Viktor Gyokeres!
  • 40' AFC Bournemouth started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Enes Unal suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Eberechi Eze has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kai Havertz on 54 minute.
  • 59' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Bournemouth is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' AFC Bournemouth manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Adams is hanging Ryan Christie on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' Alex Scott puts AFC Bournemouth on the lead.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Martin Zubimendi is replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 76 minute.
  • 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adrien Truffert on 77.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a card for Eli Kroupi.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Viktor Gyokeres on 80.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Alex Toth. He replaces Eli Kroupi on 85 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for James Hill.
  • 90' Another substitution for AFC Bournemouth to replace Evanilson by Enes Unal on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. AFC Bournemouth beats Arsenal FC

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
Declan Rice 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Ben White 2
Bukayo Saka 2
Joshua King 1
William Saliba 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
1 / 4
0.64 Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 86% + Under — clean sheet likely 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Arsenal FC31% Draw40% AFC Bournemouth29%
Actual: AFC Bournemouth win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 69%
31%
± 1.5 36%
64%
± 2.5 14%
86%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw
71%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
69%
Arsenal FC or AFC Bournemouth
60%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Arsenal FC17% Draw68% AFC Bournemouth15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
31.4%
1 – 0
16.5%
0 – 1
15.7%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
1.3%
3 – 0
1.1%
0 – 3
1%
3 – 1
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 21% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 20% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
53% ✗

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