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AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal (2026-01-03T17:30:00.000Z)

Premier League Round 20
  • Vitality Stadium
  • Chris Kavanagh
2 - 3Full time

AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal (2026-01-03T17:30:00.000Z)


Match review

Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal: Returning Rice scores brace to pull leaders six points clear

Arsenal started 2026 with a win as Declan Rice's first Premier League brace helped them to a hard-fought victory over Bournemouth.


Momentum

    Top stats

    Ball possession
    43%
    57%
  • 1.43
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.13
  • 15
    Total shots
    12
  • 1
    Big chances
    2

Events

Evanilson (1 - 0)
10‎’‎
16‎’‎
Gabriel (1 - 1)
26‎’‎
+2 minutes added
70‎’‎
71‎’‎
+6 minutes added
90‎’‎+1
6.3

AFC Bournemouth

4-2-3-1

7.0

Arsenal

4-3-3
6.3
AFC Bournemouth
4-2-3-1
5.3
1Petrovic
7.0
Arsenal
4-3-3

Coach

Coach

Substitutes

Team form


    Top stats

    Ball possession
    43%
    57%
  • 1.43
    Expected goals (xG)
    1.13
  • 15
    Total shots
    12
  • 1
    Big chances
    2

Player of the Match

Declan Rice
Arsenal
9.1

Events

Evanilson (1 - 0)
10‎’‎
16‎’‎
Gabriel (1 - 1)
26‎’‎
+2 minutes added
70‎’‎
71‎’‎
+6 minutes added
90‎’‎+1

About the match

    AFC Bournemouth faces Arsenal at Vitality Stadium on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 17:30 UTC. This match is part of the Premier League. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal live score with a full set of match features, including:

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  • The lineups are:
    AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Djordje Petrovic - Alex Jimenez, James Hill, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert - Marcus Tavernier, Alex Scott - Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, David Brooks - Evanilson.
    Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya - Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel, Piero Hincapié - Martin Ødegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice - Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel Martinelli.

  • Unavailable players for AFC Bournemouth: Matai Akinmboni (injury), Veljko Milosavljevic (injury), Ryan Christie (injury), Tyler Adams (injury), Ben Gannon Doak (injury). Unavailable players for Arsenal: Cristhian Mosquera (injury), Riccardo Calafiori (injury), Max Dowman (injury).

  • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are AFC Bournemouth 3 win(s), Arsenal 12 win(s), and 3 draw(s).

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Vitality StadiumBournemouth, Dorset, England
Capacity11,286
Attendance11,240
100%
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Weather conditions
0°C

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Vitality StadiumBournemouth, Dorset, England
Capacity11,286
Attendance11,240
100%
SurfaceGrass
Weather conditions
0°C

About the match

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