Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth Preview

Arsenal host AFC Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime in a Premier League fixture that offers the hosts a chance to build momentum ahead of a crucial week in both the league and Champions League.

Arsenal head into this one having won their most recent outing — a 1-0 win away at Sporting CP in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on April 7, leaving them with a narrow advantage ahead of the return leg. Prior to that, they lost 2-1 away at Southampton in the FA Cup on April 4 and lost 2-0 at home to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on March 22. Earlier in this run, a 2-0 home win over Bayer Leverkusen in the CL and a 2-0 home win over Everton in the league complete a sequence of three wins and two losses — a side that can produce big performances in Europe but has been inconsistent across domestic competitions. With 61 goals scored, a goal difference of +39 and just 22 conceded — one of the best defensive records in the division — Arsenal remain a genuine title contender.

AFC Bournemouth travel to north London in a remarkable run of form that has produced five consecutive draws across the league. Their most recent result was a 2-2 home draw with Manchester United on March 20. Prior to that, they drew 0-0 away at Burnley on March 14, 0-0 at home with Brentford on March 3, 1-1 at home with Sunderland on February 28, and 0-0 away at West Ham on February 21 — five draws in a row, a sequence that speaks to a side that is organised and hard to beat but unable to find the cutting edge to turn performances into victories. With 46 goals scored, a goal difference of -2 and 48 conceded, Bournemouth have been leaky at the back across the season, and the Emirates represents a significant step up in quality. They will need to improve their attacking output considerably to claim anything here.

The head-to-head record is perfectly level — two wins each and one draw over the last five meetings. Most recently, Arsenal won 3-2 away at Bournemouth in January 2026. Bournemouth won 2-1 away at Arsenal in May 2025 and won 2-0 at home in October 2024. Arsenal also won 3-0 at home in May 2024.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max from 12:30 GMT on Saturday. US fans can watch on USA Network, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo and UNIVERSO. Indian viewers can follow on Star Sports Select HD1 and JioHotstar. Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport.

Arsenal Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Sporting CP	0-1	Arsenal	Champions League	Apr 7, 2026
L	Southampton	2-1	Arsenal	English FA Cup	Apr 4, 2026
L	Arsenal	0-2	Manchester City	Carabao Cup	Mar 22, 2026
W	Arsenal	2-0	Bayer Leverkusen	Champions League	Mar 17, 2026
W	Arsenal	2-0	Everton	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026

AFC Bournemouth Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	AFC Bournemouth	2-2	Manchester United	English Premier League	Mar 20, 2026
D	Burnley	0-0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
D	AFC Bournemouth	0-0	Brentford	English Premier League	Mar 3, 2026
D	AFC Bournemouth	1-1	Sunderland	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
D	West Ham United	0-0	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
AFC Bournemouth	2-3	Arsenal	Jan 3, 2026	English Premier League
Arsenal	1-2	AFC Bournemouth	May 3, 2025	English Premier League
AFC Bournemouth	2-0	Arsenal	Oct 19, 2024	English Premier League
Arsenal	1-1	AFC Bournemouth	Jul 25, 2024	Club Friendly
Arsenal	3-0	AFC Bournemouth	May 4, 2024	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, HBO Max
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, HBO Max
United States	USA Network, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Amazon Prime Video
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League
Spain	DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+