{"id":1421917,"date":"2026-01-01T15:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1421917"},"modified":"2026-01-01T15:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:09:47","slug":"bournemouth-vs-arsenal-predicted-line-ups-team-news","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bournemouth-vs-arsenal-predicted-line-ups-team-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal team news vs Bournemouth and predicted lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/arsenal-outright-odds-25-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> will look to kick off 2026 in style when they travel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/bournemouth-outright-odds-25-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bournemouth<\/a> on Saturday at 5:30pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gunners have won each of their last six matches across all competitions &#8212; including penalty shootouts &#8212; and their last four league games after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa at the start of December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up next is a Bournemouth side whose form nosedived at the end of 2025, failing to win any of their last 10 matches and taking just five points during that time &#8212; slipping to 15th in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a> table in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arsenal-predicted-xi-vs-bournemouth\">Arsenal predicted XI vs Bournemouth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal (4-3-3): <\/strong>Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Merino; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article-page__title\">Dabble sign-up offer: <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Bet \u00a310+ &amp; Receive \u00a310 In Free Bets<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Not signed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/dabble-sign-up-offer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dabble<\/a> yet? 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Stake not returned. Promotional Terms Apply.\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arsenal-team-news-vs-bournemouth\">Arsenal team news vs Bournemouth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Declan Rice was ruled out in the lead-up to Arsenal&#8217;s resounding 4-1 win over Aston Villa, but he wasn&#8217;t missed too much as the Gunners crushed Unai Emery&#8217;s men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One tactical switch turned Arsenal into a different team against Aston Villa. ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ARSAVL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ARSAVL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSurvGnAD0\">https:\/\/t.co\/jSurvGnAD0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka_Live\/status\/2006403882964988197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikel Arteta has expressed hope that he&#8217;ll have the England international available again at the weekend, though with the likes of Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi to call on, he may not risk Rice from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Riccardo Calafiori&#8217;s status for this match remains unclear, while it&#8217;s likely to be a little too soon for Cristhian Mosquera to return to the squad after his ankle injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Max Dowman also has an ankle problem and won&#8217;t be back until next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arsenal out for revenge at the Vitality Stadium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody seems able to stop Arsenal right now, and they&#8217;ll be seeing this match against a chronically out-of-form side as a huge chance to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, they will absolutely not be underestimating Bournemouth. Anything but, actually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/match-preview-bournemouth-vs-arsenal-03-01-2026-premier-league\/#:~:text=Our%20top%20selection%20is%20an,outside%20pick%20in%20player%20markets.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bournemouth vs Arsenal predictions and betting tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s because the Cherries did the double over Arsenal last season, beating them 2-0 at the Vitality before grabbing a shock 2-1 comeback win at the Emirates in May as the Gunners limped toward the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those defeats will still be fresh in the memory for the Arsenal players, who will use them as extra motivation to exact revenge and pick up a vital win in the title race.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football betting tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal will look to kick off 2026 in style when they travel to Bournemouth on Saturday at 5:30pm. The Gunners have won each of their last six matches across all competitions &#8212; including penalty shootouts &#8212; and their last four league games after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa at the start of December. 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