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Bournemouth v Arsenal
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Kick Off: Saturday 19th October at 17:30
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Competition: Premier League
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Watch Live: Sky Sports Main Event
Bournemouth host Arsenal at the Vitality stadium to conclude Saturday’s action, following the second international break of the season.
The away side go into this clash as strong favourites and would surely be disappointed with anything but a win, as they aim to keep the pressure on Liverpool and Man City in the title race.
⭐ Bournemouth v Arsenal Best Bets
Saka has fired off at least two shots on target in four of his six league games this season (50+ minutes), only failing to do so against Aston Villa and Tottenham. It’s a fair assumption that Bournemouth’s defence will not perform to the level of those two and there’s plenty of evidence to back it up.
Excluding matches against newly promoted opposition, The Cherries have conceded an average of 7.2 shots on target per 90. Arsenal, who have created the most expected goals in the league, could give them an even harder time than that, and if they do, Saka is sure to be in and amongst the chances.
👕 Bournemouth v Arsenal Predicted XI
🔍 Bournemouth v Arsenal Players to Watch
🔴 Lewis Cook
Lewis Cook has been active in the fouls market this season, averaging 2.60 per 90 minutes and reaching this mark in five of his seven appearances. Among Bournemouth players, only Justin Kluivert has surpassed this average. Cook committed three fouls most recently against Leicester and could be in for an even trickier challenge against Arsenal.
Kai Havertz, who averaged 1.50 fouls drawn per 90 last season, will surely be a thorn in the side of the Englishman, as was the case last time they came head to head which resulted in Cook committing two fouls and Havertz drawing three.
⚫️ Kai Havertz
So far this season, Havertz has hit the target in six out of seven matches, only missing out against Aston Villa in gameweek 2. He’s forced the opposing goalkeeper into action at least twice in each of his last three games, and at least once in his last five.
Some of the tougher matches he’s hit the target in include clashes with PSG, Manchester City, Tottenham, and the Netherlands. With that in mind, Havertz is highly likely to bypass the Bournemouth defence at least once in the 90.
📂 Bournemouth v Arsenal Cheat Sheet
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💻 Bournemouth v Arsenal Form and Tactics
The first thing that stands out when looking at the hosts is their bizarre underperformance so far this season. They currently sit 13th in the league on 8 points despite having accumulated over 12xPts.
It’s not hard to identify where it’s gone wrong for The Cherries who are clearly missing their ex-star-forward Solanke. It’s not a stretch to suggest that perhaps if it weren’t for the Englishman’s departure, Bournemouth would not be averaging an xG underperformance of 0.83 per game.
It’s a bit harder to assess Arsenal using similar metrics given two of their games have been heavily affected by controversial red-cards. In what is unlikely to be a coincidence, those were the only two games in which The Gunners failed to reign supreme, surely indicating they’re very good value for their 17-point tally.
One factor that could influence this game is Arsenal’s availability crisis which sees Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, White, Partey and Havertz all unavailable or doubtful. Nonetheless, Arteta has invested heavily into squad depth and you’d expect them to have enough in reserve to ease past Bournemouth.
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🏁 Bournemouth v Arsenal Ref Watch
- Referee: Robert Jones
- Jones is tasked with officiating this affair which definitely adds a bit of additional value to selections in the fouls market, at least if his past performances have been anything to go off.
- Jones has officiated five matches this season, averaging an impressive 24.60 fouls per game. His career average matches this, totalling 24.46.
- Last season he awarded an average of 23.18 fouls per 90 in the Prem which is the most of any referee with over 16 appearances (of which there were twelve).
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