Bournemouth vs Arsenal
Ref: Chris Kavanagh, EnglandVitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Dorset · 12,000 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3–2 in their Premier League fixture. Evanilson and Kroupi scored for Bournemouth; Magalhães, Rice, and Rice replied for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.43 for Bournemouth versus 1.13 for Arsenal. Bournemouth sit 6th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
⚽
Evanilson
16'
⚽
Magalhães
Semenyo
Yellow Card
Second Half
54'
⚽
Rice
Assist: Ødegaard
66'
⇄
Gyökeres
⇄
Brooks
67'
⇄
Madueke
67'
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
70'
Zubimendi
Yellow Card
71'
⚽
Rice
Assist: Saka
⇄
Kluivert
⇄
Evanilson
⇄
Scott
⚽
Kroupi
Assist: Cook
80'
⇄
Ødegaard
Kroupi
Yellow Card
Adli
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BournemouthArsenal
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.43VS1.13
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
7
10
Shots outside box
5
7
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
339
Total passes
462
259
Accurate passes
368
76%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
8
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
4
0
Goals prevented
0
Bournemouth
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Bournemouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Đ. PetrovićG
- 3A. TruffertD
- 5M. SenesiD
- 7D. BrooksM
- 8A. ScottM
- 9EvanilsonF
- 16M. TavernierM
- 19J. KluivertM
- 20Álex JiménezD
- 23J. HillD
- 24A. SemenyoM
Substitutes
- 4L. CookM
- 6J. SolerD
- 15A. SmithD
- 17F. ForsterG
- 18B. DiakitéD
- 21A. AdliF
- 22E. KroupiF
- 26E. ÜnalF
- 50Remy Rees-DottinF
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 4B. WhiteD
- 7B. SakaF
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 10E. EzeM
- 13KepaG
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 19L. TrossardF
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Bournemouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanilson | F | 74 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/4 |
| James Hill | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marcos Senesi | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Alex Scott | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Justin Kluivert | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| David Brooks(C) | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Álex Jiménez | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Marcus Tavernier | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Antoine Semenyo | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Đorđe Petrović | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrien Truffert | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adam Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fraser Forster | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bafodé Diakité | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Soler | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remy Rees-Dottin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Junior Kroupi | F | 16 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Cook | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Amine Adli | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enes Ünal | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 9.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Noni Madueke | F | 67 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eberechi Eze | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben White | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 23 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Jesus | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |