Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs Bournemouth: Gunners out of breath
The match between Arsenal vs Bournemouth in the Premier League takes place at 0:30 on May 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Arsenal vs Bournemouth squad information
Goalkeeper Neto – who is on loan at Bournemouth from Arsenal – will not be available due to contract issues. In addition, the home team's injury list remains unchanged.
Kai Havertz (hamstring), Jorginho (chest), Gabriel Jesus (ligaments), Gabriel Magalhaes (hamstring) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) are all still long-term absentees, while Riccardo Calafiori is yet to recover from a knee injury sustained on international duty.
With three days off before and after the PSG games, Arteta may not be able to rotate much, but players like Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ethan Nwaneri and Thomas Partey (returning from suspension in Europe) could be given a chance to start.
For Bournemouth, Evanilson's suspension will help coach Iraola have a familiar lineup. Luis Sinisterra can also return after a hamstring injury, while Enes Unal (knee) and Ryan Christie (groin) will be out for the rest of the season.
Veteran midfielder Lewis Cook has come off the bench in the last two games to nurse a minor ankle injury. After coming through two uncontested appearances, he could be a starter in place of Alex Scott in midfield.
Latest expected lineup for Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Arsenal:
Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard
Bournemouth:
Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson
Latest football commentary on Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Arsenal are still not technically guaranteed a place in the 2025-26 Champions League, so they cannot afford to be careless even though European matches are taking top priority.
Last week, the Gunners continued to share points in their 13th Premier League game this season when they hosted Crystal Palace – only Everton (14 games) have had more draws. Notably, in 9 of those games, Arsenal dropped points when leading – the highest number in the league under similar circumstances.
They nearly fell victim to the opposite situation in the first leg of their Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, when Mikel Merino's equaliser was ruled out for offside, before Ousmane Dembele scored the winner for the French side.
Arsenal now head into the return leg in Paris next week, where they need an incredible comeback, but with their chances of progressing in Europe looking slim, a Premier League win this weekend is essential if they are to avoid their rivals closing the gap.
The draw with Palace extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to eight games. Arteta’s side have also gone 18 games without defeat against teams in the top half of the table – although eight of those games have ended in draws.
Bournemouth also suffered a bitter result when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester United last weekend. Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring with a powerful shot, but VAR intervened in the situation where Evanilson fouled Noussair Mazraoui, leaving Bournemouth with only 10 men after the referee changed his decision.
Although the appeal was successful and the red card was later overturned, it did not ease the regret when Rasmus Hojlund equalized in the sixth minute of injury time. This was Bournemouth's third draw in the last four rounds.
Andoni Iraola’s side are currently 10th, just one point behind Fulham (8th) and seven points behind Aston Villa in 7th. While their form – just one win in their last eight games – is not too impressive, their chances of qualifying for Europe are not completely over.
However, they will be facing a side with a superior record. Arsenal have won all eight of their home games against Bournemouth in all competitions.
Latest Arsenal vs Bournemouth score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Arsenal vs Bournemouthas follows:
- Sportsmole:Arsenal 1-1 Bournemouth
- WhoScore:Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth
- Our newspaper predicts:Arsenal 1-1 Bournemouth
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