Can minnows AFC Bournemouth humble Arsenal?

Arsenal and AFC Bournemouth face each other this Saturday at the Emirates Stadium for round 26 of the Premier League . Currently, Mikel Arteta's team are 1st in the table with 60 points, while Gary O´Neil's team are 19th with 21 points.

Arsenal head into this clash on the back of a 4x0 win against Everton (Premier League 2022/2023), while the visitors were beaten 1x4 by Manchester City (Premier League 2022/2023). Ahead of the contest, Mikel Arteta's team has recorded a five-game unbeaten sequence in the Premier League 2022/23. Digging back into the archives highlights that Arsenal and AFC Bournemouth have faced each other thirteen times, with Mikel Arteta's team holding the advantage: 10 victories, against 1 victory of Gary O´Neil's team. Specifically in the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal have the advantage in the duels against AFC Bournemouth: 6 wins in 6 games.

Considering only the Premier League, there have been eleven games played between the two teams, with 8 wins for Arsenal, 2 draws and 1 win for AFC Bournemouth.

Considering the Premier League 2022/23, from Arsenal's most influential players, Gabriel Martinelli has entered the field 25 times, and Gabriel Magalhães has played the most minutes (2250). Gabriel Martinelli has scored 11 goals, the most across Arsenal's squad. As for AFC Bournemouth, Jefferson Lerma is the most used player in a total of 24 games (2109 min). Philip Billing is their current best scorer with 4 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Arsenal winning 3x0. Mikel Arteta's team is given the favouritism to win this match.