Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth, 28 December 2015

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,983

View Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth head to head

The only previous senior meeting was Arsenal's 3-0 win at Highbury in the 3rd round of the Littlewoods Cup on 27 October 1987 when the scorers were Kevin Richardson, Alan Smith and Michael Thomas. Kick-off: 5.30pm

2 Arsenal

0 AFC Bournemouth

Goals:

Gabriel Paulista 27 G
Mesut Özil 63 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Marc Pugh Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Joel Campbell for Olivier Giroud 80
Nacho Monreal for Kieran Gibbs 82
Alex Iwobi for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 90

Substitutions:

Junior Stanislas for Marc Pugh 46
Eunan O'Kane for Dan Gosling 61
Glenn Murray for Josh King 80

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 30 Y
Calum Chambers 61 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Sylvain Distin
Midfielder Eunan O'Kane
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Midfielder/Forward Lee Tomlin
Forward Glenn Murray
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 1st Petr Cech created a new competition record by keeping his 170th clean sheet in his Premier League career (352nd appearance). The previous record was held by David James (169 in 572 appearances). Arsenal had now taken 19 points from a possible 21 in their last seven home Premier League home games). The Gunners had now played 22 league games without defeat against promoted teams (won 18) and now scored in each of their last 30 league games against newly-promoted opponents. Alex Iwobi replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the third minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

League position: 16th This was AFC Bournemouth's first defeat in their last seven Premier League games. The Cherries had won on five of their last six league visits to London (lost one). They had kept only one clean sheet in their ten away games in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Gabriel Paulista 27 G
Mesut Özil 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Joel Campbell for Olivier Giroud 80
Nacho Monreal for Kieran Gibbs 82
Alex Iwobi for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 90

Cards:

Aaron Ramsey 30 Y
Calum Chambers 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Comments:

League position: 1st Petr Cech created a new competition record by keeping his 170th clean sheet in his Premier League career (352nd appearance). The previous record was held by David James (169 in 572 appearances). Arsenal had now taken 19 points from a possible 21 in their last seven home Premier League home games). The Gunners had now played 22 league games without defeat against promoted teams (won 18) and now scored in each of their last 30 league games against newly-promoted opponents. Alex Iwobi replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the third minute of added time in the second half.

0 AFC Bournemouth

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Charlie Daniels Defender/Midfielder
Simon Francis Defender/Midfielder
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Harry Arter Midfielder
Marc Pugh Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Drew Surman Midfielder
Josh King Forward

Substitutions:

Junior Stanislas for Marc Pugh 46
Eunan O'Kane for Dan Gosling 61
Glenn Murray for Josh King 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adam Federici
Defender Sylvain Distin
Midfielder Eunan O'Kane
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Midfielder/Forward Lee Tomlin
Forward Glenn Murray
Forward Tokelo Rantie

Comments:

League position: 16th This was AFC Bournemouth's first defeat in their last seven Premier League games. The Cherries had won on five of their last six league visits to London (lost one). They had kept only one clean sheet in their ten away games in the Premier League.