Yahoo Sports AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth 0 - 0 Arsenal FC
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:40
Calafiori rises highest to head away a threatening free-kick delivery from Cook, just as Outtara is poised to head the ball towards goal from inside Arsenal's six-yard box. It was smart defending from the Italy international, who has made quite an impression since arriving in London.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:39
Both teams have started brightly enough on England's south coast, as Arsenal chase the chance to take top spot in the Premier League - for a few hours, at least. Neither side is taking command so far.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:36
Today's game is just the fourth time Saka has missed a Premier League match for Arsenal since the start of the 2021-22 season, with the Gunners winning each of their three without him: 1-0 v Man City in October 2023, 2-0 v Luton in April and then 2-1 v Everton on the final day of last term.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:33
Arsenal kick off, and we are under way at the Vitality Stadium!
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:33
The players are out on the pitch, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:30
Arsenal are without star man Saka due to an injury sustained on international duty with England, while Brazil winger Martinelli has also joined the Gunners' long absence list. Sterling and Merino both start, with Jurrien Timber, Kieran Tierney, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu all unavailable.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:30
Bournemouth make three changes to their starting XI, as Kluivert, Smith and Christie make way for Scott, Ouattara and Araujo. USA midfielder Adams is on the bench after returning from a back injury, and Kerkez starts at left-back despite pulling out of the Hungary squad.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:25
SUBS: Tommy Setford, Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Martinelli, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jorginho, Ismeal Kabia, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:25
ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White. William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Mikel Merino; Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:20
SUBS: Mark Travers, Dean Huijsen, David Brooks, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, Adam Smith, Luis Sinisterra, Justin Kluivert, Enes Unal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:20
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arizabalaga; Julian Araujo, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Alex Scott, Lewis Cook; Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier, Dango Ouattara; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:20
Arsenal can spend Saturday night at the top of the Premier League by beating Bournemouth, as Manchester City and Liverpool are not in action until Sunday. Mikel Arteta's men would rise to the summit by claiming maximum points on England's south coast, having posted four wins on the spin before international football intervened. The Gunners most recently saw off Southampton two weeks ago, and they are yet to lose in any competition this season.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:15
Bournemouth were beaten 1-0 by a previously winless Leicester City just before the international break, leaving them occupying 13th place in the Premier League table. Anoni Iraola's side suffered their third defeat from four amid a tough run of fixtures - the other two came against Chelsea and Liverpool. The Cherries' 3-0 loss to Arsenal in May represented their fourth straight setback against the Gunners, who have scored at least three times in all of those matches.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:05
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium!
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
17:01
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal
15:30
Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
