Arsenal vs Bournemouth: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on, teams, odds and where can I watch it?
A look ahead to Sunday's Premier League clash at the Emirates
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Olivier Giroud. Should he start, the Frenchman will be out to prove a point having played a secondary role in recent months. With two goals in Arsenal’s last two matches, and a total of 10 this season, it’s evident that Giroud can deliver – regardless of how he does so. It’s time to stake his claim to a spot in Arsene Wenger’s starting XI and seize the opportunity should he be presented with it on Sunday afternoon.
Remember when…
Arsenal pulled ahead to a 2-0 lead within the space of 60 seconds? A goal apiece from Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the first-half were enough to see the visitors through to a 2-0 victory last February at the Vitality Stadium.
Player to watch…
Mesut Ozil. The German has a bit of a record against Bournemouth, scoring in his side’s last two encounters against the south coast club. After his assured and influential performance against PSG on Wednesday night, which helped drag his team into back a match they had initially led, Ozil should be given a much more of a comfortable ride on Sunday afternoon. Let’s see what he can do.
Head-to-head…
AFC Bournemouth 0 Arsenal 2 (Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain), Premier League, February 2016
Arsenal 2 (Paulista, Ozil) AFC Bournemouth 0, Premier League, December 2015
Arsenal 3 (Richardson, Smith, Thomas) AFC Bournemouth 0, League Cup, October 1987
Predicted line-ups...
Arsenal 4-2-3-1: Cech; Jenkinson, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs; Xhaka, Ramsey; Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi; Sanchez.
AFC Bournemouth 4-2-3-1: Boruc; Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels; Gosling, Ake; Stanislas, Arter, King; Wilson.
Form guide…
Arsenal: DDDWW
AFC Bournemouth: WLLDW
Vital information…
Kick-off: Sunday 27 November, 14:15 GMT, Emirates Stadium.
TV: Sky Sports 1, highlights on BBC 1, MOTD2.
Follow live updates from the game in our match-day blog:
Odds…
Arsenal to win: 39/100
Draw: 17/4
Bournemouth to win: 15/2
47 MINS
Arsenal win a free kick in a dangerous position, but a teasing delivery into the box from Ozil is unable to find an Arsenal shirt. It's a good ball, but there's no final product.
48 MINS
King wins Bournemouth a corner from nothing, after bombing down the right hand side and forcing a mistake out of the Arsenal defender.
51 MINS
Giroud begins to warm up on the sideline, could Arsenal be calling for their super substitute to do it again? We'll see.
53 MINS
GOAL
ARSENAL 2 - 1 BOURNEMOUTH
It's a well worked goal by The Gunners, with the attack starting from an Ozil and Sanchez combination. The German midfielder then whips the ball into the danger zone, but Ake fails to clear the ball and Monreal sends the ball back into the box. Walcott is in the perfect position and heads it home into an open net.
That's his 8th goal in his last 11 appearances.
Arsenal have the advantage once again.
57 MINS
Bournemouth have responded well and are attacking the Arsenal goal immediately. Smith charges forward and wins his side a corner kick.
60 MINS
An Arsenal counter attack is led by Sanchez, but after pacing forward, his ball into Ozil is just not good enough and it goes out for a goal kick.
62 MINS
YELLOW CARD
Sanchez is given a warning for a lunging tackle into the back of Arter.
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