Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth prediction and preview

Premier League · Sunday 13 December 2026, 14:00 UTC

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Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth

Premier League · Sunday 13 December 2026, 14:00 UTC · Emirates Stadium, London

Arsenal · AFC Bournemouth · Premier League predictions

Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth preview

Arsenal host AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday 13 December 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC at Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal are 1st in the table with 24 points from 9, while AFC Bournemouth sit 8th on 12 points after 9 matches.

Arsenal come into the game with a W-W-W-W-L run in the league (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while AFC Bournemouth's recent sequence reads W-W-W-L-L. Over their last 6, Arsenal have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. AFC Bournemouth average 1.7 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Head to head, Arsenal have 6 wins to AFC Bournemouth's 3 across 10 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 7 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 11 Apr 2026, ended Arsenal 1-2 AFC Bournemouth.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Arsenal9801145+924LWWWW
8AFC Bournemouth93331413+112LLWWW

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 6, draws 1, AFC Bournemouth 3.

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Arsenal expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Raya, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke, Bruno Guimarães, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka

AFC Bournemouth expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Djordje Petrovic, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith, Tyler Adams, Rayan, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Christie, Evanilson

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