Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth, 03 May 2025

Score2-1 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,110

View Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Arsenal won: 11 Drawn: 2 AFC Bournemouth won: 3 Arsenal scored: 37 AFC Bournemouth scored: 15 . AFC Bournemouth had now completed their first-ever league double over Arsenal, and this was the first-ever time that they had avoided defeat at the home of the Gunners.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Declan Rice 34 G

Goals:

Dean Huijsen 67 G
Evanilson 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Julian Araujo Defender
Dean Huijsen Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Declan Rice 74
Ethan Nwaneri for Bukayo Saka 86
Raheem Sterling for Gabriel Martinelli 86
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Ben White 86

Substitutions:

Alex Scott for Julian Araujo 65
Antoine Semenyo for Justin Kluivert 65
David Brooks for Dango Ouattara 74
Daniel Jebbison for Evanilson 87

Cards:

Cards:

Evanilson 58 Y
Dango Ouattara 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tommy Setford
Defender Brayden Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jimi Gower
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now lost consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since January 2024. . The Gunners had now lost two of their last 36 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (won 24). . This was their first defeat in 44 home games in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal since 1 January 2022 (won 36).

Comments:

League position: 8th . AFC Bournemouth had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four). . This was the Cherries' first win in their last 12 games in the Premier League played in London (lost five). . They had now scored two or more goals in each of 11 of their last 13 away games in the Premier League.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Declan Rice 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender William Saliba
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Declan Rice 74
Ethan Nwaneri for Bukayo Saka 86
Raheem Sterling for Gabriel Martinelli 86
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Ben White 86

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tommy Setford
Defender Brayden Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jimi Gower
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now lost consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since January 2024. . The Gunners had now lost two of their last 36 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (won 24). . This was their first defeat in 44 home games in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal since 1 January 2022 (won 36).

2 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Dean Huijsen 67 G
Evanilson 75 G

Starting lineup:

Kepa Arrizabalaga Goalkeeper
Julian Araujo Defender
Dean Huijsen Defender
Illia Zabarnyi Defender
Tyler Adams Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Dango Ouattara Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Scott for Julian Araujo 65
Antoine Semenyo for Justin Kluivert 65
David Brooks for Dango Ouattara 74
Daniel Jebbison for Evanilson 87

Cards:

Evanilson 58 Y
Dango Ouattara 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Comments:

League position: 8th . AFC Bournemouth had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four). . This was the Cherries' first win in their last 12 games in the Premier League played in London (lost five). . They had now scored two or more goals in each of 11 of their last 13 away games in the Premier League.