Preview: 11 points divide the sides so far this season, Arsenal having performed best. Will AFC Bournemouth pull off a surprise?
- AFC Bournemouth have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither AFC Bournemouth nor Arsenal as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
AFC Bournemouth have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Bournemouth's previous match was a Carabao Cup game also played at their home, finishing 2-0 versus Stoke City. The home team are looking to continue in that form. Kerkez was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.0 out of 10. The defender Kerkez hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.The lack of attacking qualities in AFC Bournemouth means that they have only scored {1 goals} in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal are yet to lose a point on their Premier League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
Two away games in a row for Arsenal, whose manager Arteta could celebrate last time after the Carabao Cup win against Brentford. Midfield player Jorginho was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.1/10. Jorginho hit two key passes and had 76 successful passes (of 85 total).
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Tottenham Hotspur.The schedule is very tough for Arsenal now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Champions League game at Lens is waiting in only three days.
Arsenal have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Arsenal have put together a streak of 7 consecutive games without losing (6-1-0) when playing Bournemouth.Top Goalscorers
  D. Solanke 3 goals |   B. Saka 3 goals |  M. Ødegaard 2 goals |
AFC Bournemouth missing players
Arsenal missing players
| AFC Bournemouth | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.2 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.5 | 12.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.5 | 15.2 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 6 |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| 17.8 | 15.7 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
- AFC Bournemouth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AFC Bournemouth have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- AFC Bournemouth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- AFC Bournemouth have yet to win a game.
- Arsenal have created more than twice as many corners as AFC Bournemouth.
- Arsenal have scored in all their matches so far.
- Arsenal have scored more than double the goals of AFC Bournemouth.
- Arsenal have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Premier League
- Arsenal have won all their away games so far.
- Arsenal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Arsenal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Brentford | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Everton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 1 |
| 19 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 1 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 1 |
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)
