Bournemouth vs Arsenal preview: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can I watch it?
A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Dean Court
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal travel to the south coast to face Bournemouth for the second time this season, looking to jump back into third place in the Premier League.
Victory for Manchester City saw them jump ahead of Arsene Wenger’s side while United’s victory saw them close to within a point of the Gunners prior to kick off at the Vitality Stadium.
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It’s a big game for…
Alexis Sanchez: The tricky Chilean is Arsenal’s most influential player, and against an entertaining Bournemouth side, the Gunners will need him to be at his best. Since Arsenal’s 5-1 demolition of West Ham at the beginning of the month, Sanchez has only netted a solitary goal, in a 2-1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park.
Best stat…
0: Bournemouth have faced Arsenal four times in their history and have failed to pick up a win, losing all four.
Remember when…
Arsenal have already faced Bournemouth this season as the Gunners recorded a 3-1 home victory. Sanchez capitalised on a defensive mistake to put them 1-0 up before Callum Wilson netted a penalty to level the terms. Second half goals from Theo Walcott and Sanchez sealed the win for the hosts.
Player to watch…
Benik Afobe: The former Wolves striker is a live wire in the box and Arsenal’s centre-backs will have to frustrate himto keep him quiet. Afobe has bagged two goals in his last five Premier League games, one being last time out in the 3-0 win away at Swansea, and the 23-year-old will want to build on that here against Arsenal.
Past three meetings…
Arsenal 3 (Sanchez 2, Walcott) Bournemouth 1 (Wilson), Premier League, November 2016
Bournemouth 0 Arsenal 2 (Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain), Premier League, February 2016]
Arsenal 2 (Gabriel, Ozil) Bournemouth 0, Premier League, December 2015
Form guide…
BOURNEMOUTH: WLWLLW
ARSENAL: WWLLWW
Vital information…
KICK-OFF: 19:45, Tuesday 3rd January 2017
TV: Sky Sports 1
Odds…
BOURNEMOUTH TO WIN: 15/4
ARSENAL TO WIN: 5/6
DRAW: 29/10
(Odds provided by Betfair)
90 mins: A collective groan from the sold out Dean Court as six minutes of stoppage time are signalled.
90+2 mins: GOAL! BOURNEMOUTH 3 ARSENAL 3:
They've done it! Olivier Giroud has equalised in stoppage time! It's most un-Arsenal-like but the euphoric away fans don't care. The Londoners threw bodies and balls into the box as the final whistle loomed, and eventually the French striker got the most subtle of flicks to a Granit Xhaka cross. In slow motion, the ball dropped beyond Artur Boruc and nestled into the bottom left corner. It's astonishing, and there's still four minutes to play!
90+4 mins: The ten men of Bournemouth nearly win it themselves! Harry Arter's piledriver from the right was parried out by Petr Cech. It's a breathless finish. It's been a breathless night.
83 mins: GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE 1 SWANSEA 1:
On a sensational night of football, a sensational piece of football. Wilfried Zaha has just drawn Crystal Palace level with an incredible scissor-kick, reacting acrobatically to a Martin Kelly cross from the right to volley into the top corner of Lukasz Fabianski's goal.
88 mins: GOAL! CRYSTAL PALACE 1 SWANSEA 2:
Swansea are back in front at Selhurst Park via the most unlikely of sources! With the home side chasing a winner, Leroy Fer clipped a pass through for defender Angel Rangel. The Spaniard timed his run perfectly to be the offside trap, controlled and fired under Wayne Hennessey to score. It looks like being the perfect start for Paul Clement, not so Sam Allardyce.
Arsenal's late hero, Olivier Giroud, has been speaking to Sky Sports.
At the end of the game, I was sure we could score the winner, but obviously when you come back from 3-0 down to draw, you have shown strong character. It’s a shame when you concede three goals like that though. We should not be making these mistakes.
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