On Aug 20th, AFC Bournemouth plays host to Arsenal in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 11th placed AFC Bournemouth, recorded a 0-4 loss against Manchester City. İlkay Gündoğan scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 19th minute, then Kevin De Bruyne added another in the 31st minute In the end, AFC Bournemouth was frustrated by Manchester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester City ended the match with the shutout victory. AFC Bournemouth is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while arsenal is fresh off their 4-2 win against Leicester City. Gabriel Jesus scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 23rd minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 35th minute. Arsenal is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Arsenal and AFC Bournemouth last played eachother at the Vitality Stadium on Monday Jan 27th. Arsenal was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 10000 dissapointed fans. Bukayo Saka scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 5th minute, then Edward Nketiah added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal’s top weapon lately has been Martinelli, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Junior Stanislas and Kieffer Moore are the top scorers for AFC Bournemouth in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
AFC Bournemouth will be without David Brooks, Ryan Fredericks and Joe Rothwell, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson and Fabio Vieira.