AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal, 03 January 2026

Score3-2 to Arsenal
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,240

View AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 AFC Bournemouth won: 3 Drawn: 2 Arsenal won: 12 AFC Bournemouth scored: 17 Arsenal scored: 40 . AFC Bournemouth failed in their attempt to win three consecutive meetings in all competitions for the first time.

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Evanilson 10 G
Eli Kroupi 76 G

Goals:

Gabriel 16 G
Declan Rice 54 G
Declan Rice 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Evanilson
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for David Brooks 67
Lewis Cook for Justin Kluivert 74
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 74
Eli Kroupi for Alex Scott 74

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 66
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 67
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 67
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 80

Cards:

Antoine Semenyo 26 Y
Eli Kroupi 80 Y
Amine Adli 90+1 Y

Cards:

Martín Zubimendi 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Remy Rees-Dottin
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Eli Kroupi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 15th . AFC Bournemouth had now lost 13 of their 14 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (won one). . The Cherries failed in their attempt to win their first league game in consecutive years for the first time since 2012 in League One. . They now remained without a win in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2023 (13).

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first league game in eight of the last 11 years (lost one). . The Gunners had now won 13 of their last 24 away games in the Premier League (lost two). . They had now won nine of their last 20 games in the Premier League that kicked-off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (lost five).

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Evanilson 10 G
Eli Kroupi 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder Marcus Tavernier
Forward Evanilson
Forward Justin Kluivert
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Amine Adli for David Brooks 67
Lewis Cook for Justin Kluivert 74
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 74
Eli Kroupi for Alex Scott 74

Cards:

Antoine Semenyo 26 Y
Eli Kroupi 80 Y
Amine Adli 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Midfielder/Forward Remy Rees-Dottin
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Eli Kroupi

Comments:

League position: 15th . AFC Bournemouth had now lost 13 of their 14 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day at the top of the table (won one). . The Cherries failed in their attempt to win their first league game in consecutive years for the first time since 2012 in League One. . They now remained without a win in 11 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2023 (13).

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel 16 G
Declan Rice 54 G
Declan Rice 71 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
Piero Hincapié Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 66
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 67
Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 67
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 80

Cards:

Martín Zubimendi 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Christian Norgaard
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won their first league game in eight of the last 11 years (lost one). . The Gunners had now won 13 of their last 24 away games in the Premier League (lost two). . They had now won nine of their last 20 games in the Premier League that kicked-off at 5.30pm on a Saturday (lost five).