About Match
The table reads 2nd (Arsenal, 9 pts) against 15th (AFC Bournemouth, 2 pts), 7 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 2 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, AFC Bournemouth 1.33 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.42. A win here leaves Arsenal on 12 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
Arsenal come in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. AFC Bournemouth are winless in 5, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split reads 13/15 points for Arsenal against 3/15 for AFC Bournemouth.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Arsenal 13, draws 3, AFC Bournemouth 4, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 70% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Emirates Stadium in London, capacity 60,704, hosts the game.