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Premier League · Matchweek 15

Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups

Arsenal host Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on 12 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 15 of the Premier League. They last met on 11 April 2026, when Bournemouth won 2-1.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth match facts

Kick-off
Sat 12 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 15

Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth head to head

13
Arsenal wins
3
Draws
4
Bournemouth wins

44–21 on goals in 20 meetings since 28 December 2015

Recent Arsenal vs Bournemouth results

  1. Arsenal1–2BournemouthPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium
  2. Bournemouth2–3ArsenalPremier LeagueVitality Stadium
  3. Arsenal1–2BournemouthPremier LeagueEmirates Stadium
  4. Bournemouth2–0ArsenalPremier LeagueVitality Stadium
  5. Arsenal1–1BournemouthClub friendlyDignity Health Sports Park

Arsenal vs Bournemouth history

Arsenal have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Bournemouth last won at Emirates Stadium on 11 April 2026, by 2-1. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Arsenal hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, ten meetings.

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Bournemouth have won there twice in nine visits, most recently in April 2026. Arsenal have won seven of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Bournemouth's most recent visit was on 11 April 2026, a 2-1 win.

Last meeting: Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth, April 2026

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Arsenal, 4-2-3-1
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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  3. 2William SalibaD
  4. 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
  5. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  7. 41Declan RiceM
  8. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeM
  9. 29Kai HavertzM
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliM
  11. 14Viktor GyökeresF

Bench

  1. 13KepaG
  2. 9Gabriel JesusF
  3. 5Piero HincapiéD
  4. 3Cristhian MosqueraD
  5. 56Max DowmanM
  6. 89Marli SalmonD
  7. 16Christian NørgaardM
  8. 19Leandro TrossardF
  9. 10Eberechi EzeM

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 20Álex JiménezD
  3. 23James HillD
  4. 5Marcos SenesiD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 8Alex ScottM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieM
  8. 37RayanM
  9. 22Eli KroupiM
  10. 16Marcus TavernierM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Bench

  1. 29Christos MandasG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 26Enes ÜnalF
  4. 12Tyler AdamsM
  5. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  6. 7David BrooksM
  7. 21Amine AdliF
  8. 11Ben DoakF
  9. 27Alex TóthM

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 11 April 2026 in the Premier League. Bournemouth won 2-1. Eli Kroupi, Viktor Gyökeres and Alex Scott scored. David Raya and Đorđe Petrović started in goal.

Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups — common questions

When is Arsenal vs Bournemouth?
Arsenal vs Bournemouth kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 12 December 2026 at Emirates Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 15 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 11 April 2026.
What was the score in the last Arsenal vs Bournemouth match?
In the meeting before this one, Bournemouth won 2-1 on 11 April 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Arsenal won 3-2 on 3 January 2026 in the Premier League. Arsenal have won 13 of the 20 meetings between the clubs and Bournemouth have won 4.

Bournemouth vs Arsenal at Vitality Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026