Arsenal take on Bournemouth at Dignity Health Sports Park in California, with the contest taking place at 3.30 am UK time on Thursday morning. This game will be Arsenal’s first pre-season game as they begin their preparations for the 2024-2025 Premier League campaign. Apart from this Bournemouth game, they have other fixtures for the pre-season practice lined up as well.
The matches against Manchester United (on 28th July), Liverpool (on 1st August), and Bayer Leverkusen (on August 7) will turn out to be an interesting watch. Mikel Arteta’s side will be keen to secure a win at this stage as it can lead to starting up their great run which is anticipated by many of their fans. On the other hand, a win at this stage for the mid-table contenders Bournemouth can also prove to be lethal in their upcoming campaign.
Bournemouth have already played one friendly match which they drew 1-1 to Wrexham at Harder Stadium on the 21st of July. All in all, it is all to play out this Thursday morning for both the domestic league rivals.
Arsenal vs. Bournemouth Head-to-Head Stats
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Arsenal won 12 times in their past 15 meetings with AFC Bournemouth being two matches ended in a draw. Bournemouth has just secured one win in the previous 15 matches against the Gunners. The last time these sides met was on the 4th of May 2024, in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium where the match ended 3-0, a clean sheet for Arsenal where they thrashed Bournemouth. Before this, they met on the 30th of September, again in the domestic league where Arsenal defeated them even worse by a margin of four goals.
They are domestic league rivals, so, understandably, they have met a minimum of two times in a season, there are various other score lines like a 3-2 Arsenal win, another 3-0 win to Arsenal, and many more matches that have gone in Arsenal’s way. It is all to play out for and it seems like Bournemouth has got nothing to lose they will give their best to now unbalance the stats into their favor quite a bit; Arsenal will not go easy on them as well which makes it an exciting clash between the two.
Arsenal and Bournemouth Team News and Possible Starting Line-ups
Arsenal confirmed a 26-man squad for their USA match on Sunday, with the notable absences of several Euro 2024 and Copa America stars. None of Declan Rice, Aaron Ramsdale, William Saliba, David Raya, or Bukayo Saka will play any part in the tour.
The two newly signed goalkeepers Tommy Setford and Lucas Nygaard are ready to take on the responsibilities. Outfield players and regular starters such as Martin Odegaard and Ben White are also ready to begin their preparations for the upcoming campaign. As for Bournemouth, Iraola confirmed last week that luckless USA midfielder Tyler Adams has been forced to undergo an operation on a back injury and will miss the start of the new season, while left-back Owen Bevan strained a muscle in the Wrexham draw and is facing weeks out too.
Arsenal predicted starting lineup: Hein; Ben White, Timber, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Partey, Smith Rowe; Vieira, Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus
Bournemouth predicted starting lineup: Travers; Smith, Mepham, Hill, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke
Both teams are expected to start with their best line-ups possible, understandably excluding the players who are missing their international duties and are on a well-deserved vacation after a tiring season.
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