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
18 MINS
Bournemouth charged forward, with the attack led by King. He feeds Wilson, but the move fizzles out. Arsenal throw.
18 MINS
Xhaka fouls Smith to give away a free kick in the Arsenal half. The Cherries have filled the box with blue shirts.
20 MINS
A Bournemouth corner is headed by Ake, but it's not enough. Stanislas picks up the pieces on the edge of the box and tries to send the ball back into the box, but it's easily collected by the hands of Cech.
21 MINS
A Bournemouth corner is sent in by Stanislas, but it flies through the danger zone with no interruption. There should be a blue shirt on the end of that.
22 MINS
PENALTY KICK
Monreal knocks down Wilson in the box and the referee points to the spot.
23 MINS
GOAL
ARSENAL 1 - 1 BOURNEMOUTH
Wilson beats Cech from the penalty spot, as he sinks the ball into the left hand side of the goal.
Monreal can not believe what he is seeing.
25 MINS
Bournemouth have been injected with momentum and energy since the penalty kick. A free kick finds Ake, who knocks the ball back and Smith heads the ball just over the bar. This should be a wake up call for the home side.
27 MINS
Sanchez wins a free kick for his side at the other end of the pitch, as he beats Ake to the ball and gets knocked to the ground. Correct decision from the referee.
28 MINS
Ozil delivers the set piece into the box, but Cook deals with the danger and heads it out.
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