Bournemouth vs Arsenal Tips & Preview - Gunners to overcome struggling Cherries

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Arsenal aiming to maintain top spot after a strong midweek win.
Bournemouth seeking to end a 10-match winless streak.
Expect goals with defensive issues on both sides.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Arsenal are aiming to tighten their grip at the top of the table when they travel to Bournemouth in their first English Premier League fixture of 2026.

The Gunners will be buoyed by an impressive midweek display against Aston Villa and will come into this clash full of confidence. They should be too strong for the hosts, who are out of sorts at the moment.

Bournemouth News

The final weeks of 2025 were difficult for Bournemouth, having gone on a 10-match winless run. Andoni Iraola's team have been on a steady decline and sitting 15th in the table, will be desperate to avoid getting dragged into the relegation scrap.

A small positive for Bournemouth is that they appear to have stemmed the tide of defeats lately, with four of their last five matches ending in draws. They will look to build on the 2-2 scoreline at Chelsea in their previous Premier League fixture.

Poor defending continues to plague Bournemouth, having failed to keep a clean sheet in nine of their last 10 matches. However, they have scored in seven matches on this run while seven of those fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Arsenal News

Arsenal travel to the Vitality Stadium off the back of a 4-1 home victory over Aston Villa last time out in the Premier League. That was a statement performance and win from the Gunners as they underlined their status as favourites for the title.

The result means Arsenal are now unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. Mikel Arteta's team are also unbeaten in nine of their last 10 away matches, picking up seven wins on this run.

Arsenal have plenty of attacking quality and have scored in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven of those fixtures, while five of their last seven matches have produced over 2.5.

Head to Head

Arsenal have 12 wins, and three draws, while Bournemouth have been victorious just three times in the last 18 matches. However, the Cherries surprisingly did the double last season, winning 2-0 at home before a 2-1 away victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Bournemouth v Arsenal

Arsenal have momentum coming into this game, having gone unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches. They should claim the upper hand over Bournemouth, who are winless in their last 10 matches.

Both teams have looked shaky at the back lately and could be backed to score here. With seven of their last eight meetings producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could also be considered.

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