Arsenal injury list: Players out, potential return dates, predicted lineup for next game vs. Liverpool originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Arsenal remain top of the Premier League table as they head into a potentially testing run of January fixtures.

Two second-half strikes from Declan Rice helped Arsenal clinch a crucial 3–2 victory over Bournemouth to move further clear at the Premier League’s summit.

The 20th Premier League matchweek will see Bournemouth host Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium today. Arsenal remains top of the Premier League while Bournemouth is near the bottom of the table. Bournemouth is 15th in the league table with 23 points and has a record of five wins, eight draws, and six losses.

Bournemouth put out the same XI who drew 2-2 at Chelsea. That means Antoine Semenyo, widely expected to join Manchester City, starts again. On the bench are new goalkeeper signing Fraser Forster and Lewis Cook,

Premier League leaders Arsenal hammered Aston Villa 4-1 to secure a statement win on Tuesday as they closed out 2025 in style.

Bournemouth have lost 12 of their 13 Premier League games against sides starting the day at the top of the table. The exception is a 2-1 home win over Manchester City in November 2024. Having started the campaign very well, Bournemouth dramatically lost form. They are winless in their last 10 Premier League games (5 draws, 5 losses).

Arsenal doubled down on their strengths in pressing high. It took some time to click, but it was crucial to their success against Villa

Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal team have taken the ‘next step’ after their 3-2 win against Bournemouth sent them six points clear in the Premier League