With three video games left to play Arsenal stay emphatically within the title race and will likely be hoping to determine a 4 level cushion for themselves in Saturday’s early sport. Ideally for Mikel Arteta, they’d not achieve this in fairly as dramatic a trend as final season when Reiss Nelson’s 98th minute volley broke Bournemouth hearts.

That objective meant Arsenal have a document of performed six, gained six in opposition to Bournemouth, however they’ve hardly ever confronted a model of the Cherries in fairly the shape they’ve reached over latest weeks. A 3-0 win over Brighton final day out means Andoni Iraola’s aspect have achieved their document Premier League factors tally, three extra wins won’t fairly be sufficient to succeed in the European locations, however Bournemouth will certainly give it a go. Right here is how one can watch the match and what it is advisable to know.

Viewing data

• Date: Saturday, Could 4 | Time: 7:30 a.m. ET
• Location: Emirates Stadium — London
• TV: USA | Stay stream: Fubo (Strive free of charge)
• Odds: Arsenal -550; Draw: +650; Bournemouth +1100

Storylines

Arsenal: The end line is in sight for Arteta’s aspect, who’ve responded to their setbacks in opposition to Aston Villa and Bayern Munich in complete trend, beating Wolves, Chelsea and Tottenham by an combination margin of 10-2. They survived an almighty fightback in opposition to the latter on Sunday in a fashion that recommended the nerves that hit him within the last weeks of final season have been banished 12 months on.

Equally, it helps no finish that this day out Arteta might need a completely match squad to select from. Jurrien Timber has twice featured for the Underneath-21s as he steps up his restoration from the ACL damage he suffered on the opening weekend, and has been coaching this week with a view to that includes within the squad to face Bournemouth.

Bournemouth: It’s arduous to consider that only some months in the past there was hypothesis over Andoni Iraola’s future on the Vitality Stadium following a tricky begin to the season. Since their first win of the season in opposition to Burnley on October 28, Bournemouth rank fifth within the Premier League for objective distinction and factors and, by a sizeable margin, have the fourth finest non-penalty anticipated objective distinction within the league.

After a short wobble at the beginning of the 12 months, Bournemouth have actually been rolling of late. For the reason that begin of March, 10 league video games have introduced 20 factors with solely two defeats to Luton City and Aston Villa. They may have left it too late to succeed in the European locations however this can unquestionably be seen as a 12 months of progress on the south coast, one Iraola hopes to hold into 2024-25.

“It does not matter how we end as a result of subsequent season usually is at all times harder as a result of the extent usually improves, particularly within the Premier League the place we see how the league is turning into an increasing number of highly effective,” he stated. “However I wish to end sturdy as a result of I wish to end excessive within the desk as nicely.”

Prediction

That is unlikely to be simple for Arsenal however they’ve proven over latest weeks that they’re able to rise to the event. They may simply achieve this once more. PICK: Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 1