Arsenal will be bidding to build further on their Premier League title lead when they travel to Bournemouth today.
The Gunners brushed aside in-form rivals Aston Villa in a remarkable 4-1 home victory in midweek to extend their advantage at the top-slight summit to five points.
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Closest challengers Manchester City could not keep pace and had to settle for a four-point deficit heading into the weekend after being held to a goalless draw by Sunderland on New Year’s Day.
With City not in action again until hosting managerless Chelsea on Sunday, and with Villa welcoming Nottingham Forest in the day’s early kick-off, Arsenal will be eager to pile on more pressure as they head to the south coast.
With his proposed move to the Etihad Stadium not yet complete, star man Antoine Semenyo is expected to play for Bournemouth, who sit 15th in the table after a damaging 10-match winless league run.
The Cherries proved the final straw for Enzo Maresca and Chelsea after a battling 2-2 draw to close 2025, a huge improvement on their dire 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Brentford.
Andoni Iraola played down links with the vacant managerial position at Stamford Bridge ahead of the game and will hope to mastermind a third successive win over Arsenal, who lost 2-1 to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium back in May and also came unstuck 2-0 on their last visit to the Vitality when William Saliba was sent off.
How to watch Bournemouth vs Arsenal
TV channel: In the UK, Bournemouth vs Arsenal is being shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage begins at 4:30pm GMT ahead of a 5:30pm kick-off.
Live stream: Those with a Sky Sports subscription can also catch the game live online via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: Follow the match with Standard Sport’s live blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri at the Vitality Stadium.
