The Premier League returns from the global crash on Saturday with Arsenal’s trip to Bournemouth to complete one of the vital moves in what should be a rogue clash. Mikel Arteta’s side won a combined 7-0 last season, but no one in north London can expect an easy ride from Andoni Iraola and company. For the rest, during the last week Bournemouth’s number of problems is closer to that of Tottenham, Manchester United and Newcastle that this is an aspect that seeks to remain in the middle of the table.
Arteta has already warned his team that he is prepared for a “great challenge” from a team that is “very well trained,…, super intense, very competitive and [have] a clear idea of how they want [play]”. Arsenal will start on the south coast as favorites, but this is usually a difficult trip for them. Here’s how you should protect the match and what you should know:
Knowledge visualization
- While: Saturday October 19 | Future: 12:30 pm Eastern Time
- Location: Dean Court File — Bournemouth, United Kingdom
- TV: NBC | They are living the flow: Fubo (aim to separate)
- Odd: Bournemouth +400; Draw +300; Arsenal -150
Workforce information
Bournemouth: Tyler Adams can play his first minutes since June and Iraola has shown that he has an absolutely compatible team to choose from. The US men’s world team will almost certainly have to take a long-overdue vacation against voluminous minutes this month, having played just 138 minutes of American football in four appearances since leaving Leeds in August 2023. In Elsewhere, Milos Kerkez is likely to come in at left back, a branch where they will need all the backing they can get against Bukayo Saka, should he be healthy enough to start.
Imaginable Bournemouth XI: Kepa; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kirkez; Christie, prepare dinner; Semenyo, Tavernier, Outtara; evanilson
Arsenal: Arteta has even more complications to believe. Martin Odegaard is clearly recovering and will surely return before the nearest world star, but Takehiro Tomiyasu has suffered an unspecified setback which means he is closer to playing his first minutes of the season. There are several avid players who took hits about the global responsibility (Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli) or ignored it, that team along with Jurrien Wood, Kai Havertz, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey.
Saka and Wood are expected to be available, Martinelli and Havertz appear to be shadow cases where Partey may have a fit. The winger is especially mischievous with Mikel Merino in position and eager to deal with his personal shock problems. Who will accompany Declan Rice with the Liverpool team to the Emirates Stadium in just eight days?
Arsenal’s imaginable eleven: stripe; Wood, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Partey, rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard, Martinelli
Prediction
Don’t expect this to be an easy ride for Arsenal, however, they must have the property to pull off a decent win. CHOOSE: Bournemouth 1, Arsenal 2
