Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth – lineup, results, analysis, prediction.

44 Replies to “Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth – lineup, results, analysis, prediction.”

1. We cannot underestimate the strength of Bournemouth. Their forwards can be excellent at times and it is only a matter of our play from the back being caught out. We have to pass out to the midfield or play long to put them on the back foot.

   It is a cold day here in London and our boys need to keep warm to prevent injury. We must not forget that the selected official is their 12th man.

2. I’m hoping he plays Holding but 3 changes from our last league game might be pushing it or you can look at one change in the back four from our last game.

   Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Luiz, Tierney, Guendouzi Xhaka, Pepe Ceballos Saka,Aubameyang

3. As always, I advice caution when we play any team in the league regardless of form or league position.

   Nowadays “other teams” no longer fear facing traditional top six teams because talent, physicality, effective tactics and other game winning attributes can be found in almost any Top Flight team, sometimes two or maybe even a single player can make the difference.

   This league is just “crazy” because even at 3-0 with 15 minutes to go you just feel it’ll only take one goal for panic and the fear of a comeback to paralyze the winning team.

   This Arsenal team has what it takes to be a high scoring-low conceding side….. so what happens when you score a goal inside the first six minutes and then labour for the next 60 minutes? An early goal settles the nerves but an early goal could be cancelled out.
   What happens if we get three first half goals? will we play with the same energy in the second half or invite the visitors to swarm us? What if we concede early or late in the game? so many what ifs…..

   Many aspects of the game need speed, skills, teamwork etc. However a game could become difficult and you might need to hold on to a one-goal lead or to score that winning goal or perhaps needing to make a comeback to be in a position to win the game – at such times something extra, something special is needed.

   Our objective today should be to succeed with skill, speed and teamwork but if the game proves difficult, I sure hope we have that “extra special thing” to put us over the top.

   P.S.

   Arsenal is the only team below 4th place that can reach 15 points and go 3rd with a win.

   So is this pressure or motivation?

4. Given the amount of money in the Premier League vis-a-vis the rest of Europe, every team has the resources to go and purchase 1 or 2 extremely talented players. Of course, they won’t have the depth of the richer clubs. but on any given Saturday, if you factor in variables such as injuries, fatigue, set-up, or just luck, a richer/better-team-on-paper team can get burned by another.

   What irks me, is the absolutely lack of respect that some Arsenal fans show for these other clubs. The players on these teams are professional athletes, coached by professionals and they are prepared to win. Add in a pinch of luck and adverse results are definitely possible. To sit and scream at our team, to rant and rave online about/at them as if they were losing against schoolboys, is puerile, disrespectful, nonsense.

5. Looks like the Standard is closest, Ceballos instead of Willock.
   If we can get past today with a win it will give KT, Hector and Holding the international snooze fest to get up to full fitness.
   They need to be in our back four every time possible.
   Fingers crossed for a good result today.

6. Sorry to go OT but I’m an old man and a bit of a technophobe and need some help.

   Why cant I access ‘Arsenal Nation’ on my lap top, but I can on my iPhone ?

   It doesn’t even come up with the log on screen

   If anyone can help I’d appreciate it.

7. Just to add, this problem suddenly appeared during the mid week game but it’s still there today.

   Never had a problem before.

8. And what is the matter with this Arsenal.com lot.

   It showing the kick-off as 4:30 and apparently some lad called ChamberTs is playing at the back. Oh, and they’ve all scooted off for a cup of tea rather than talk to us.

   On a broader point, for such a big Club our own web site, information and match coverage leaves a lot to be desired.

9. Our starters for Bournemouth today are:
   Leno;
   Chambers Sokratis Luiz Kolasinac;
   Guandouzi Xhaka;
   Pepe Ceballos Saka;
   Aubameyang.

   But had Torreria starting instead of Guandouzi. And Ozil starting instead of Ceballos. But all for well. Arsenal will win the match.

   On the bench for today are:
   Martinez Holding AMN Tierney Torreria Willock Martinelli.

10. Well, well. There’s an early goal to calm the nerves. How to go Luiz! Assist to Pepe on a corner?

    COYG!

11. LiveScore asleep at the wheel on commentary. At 15m in, the only comments were that the game had started, and that Luiz had scored. No fouls, no corners, nothing.

    COYG!

12. VAR turns down a penalty call of foul on Pepe at 23m.

    COYG!

13. 2m time added on.

    COYG!

14. Oh, I guess at 42m VAR examined Pepe falling down again. Still no penalty.

    HT. Supposedly we have only had 1 shot on target, and 2 off target. Possession is 58:42. We’ve had 8 corner to their 1. We’ve committed 6 fouls for no cards, wheeas they have committed 2 fouls for 2 cards.

    COYG!

15. The only team fouling in the second half is Arsenal?

    Come on Gunners, let’s get some shots and shots on target.

16. Luiz down because Kolasinac fell into his ankle? Kolasinac didn’t have any help falling into Luiz?

    Have you got another couple of goals in you Martinelli?

    COYG!

17. Real drop off in the 2nd half. Don’t understand it or is Bournemouth a top 4 side? Just hope they hold on for the 3 points and a clean sheet.

18. Second half extended by 5 minutes.

    COYG!

19. Man City 0-0 wolves @ 74 minutes.
    Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth.
    It’s dicey and frenzy for the top 2 & 3 spots if the score-line stays this way. But I wouldn’t mind if it stays on this way.

20. It’s even surprisingly Man City 0-2 Wolves @FT. What a pleasant surprise!

21. Arsenal 1 – 0 Bournemouth

    Man City 0 – 2 Wolves

    Southampton 1- 4 Chelsea

    Chelsea winning 4 – 1. Poor 2nd half or not. We are sitting 3rd 1 point behind Man City.

    COYG

22. Last week it took an own goal for Liverpool to win.

    This week it took a phantom penalty for Liverpool to win.

    They get hailed as ‘never say die’ ‘gritty’ etc. etc. so lets not get too hung up on the 2nd half, I mean the media will do that for us.

    We won, we’re 2nd.

    Honestly who wouldn’t of took this, and some, before the season started?

    Well done lads.

    COYG

23. Sorry 3rd of course.

    Freudian slip maybe? Lets hope so.

24. @Nitram, hopefully second after our next game. Only 1 behind City. Spurs 9th and United in 12th. Expect some adjustment by the PGMO in the coming games

25. Five straight yellow cards to Man$ity, Wolves score, then 2 yellows to wolves, and the wolves score again and no more cards. The fouls are 10:15. Man$ity with slightly more shots and a lot more possession. Corners were 9:1. It would appear that nothing worked for Man$ity today. Wolves needed a treatment at 10m, Pawson sees nothing. That same Wolves player is down 2 minutes later, and is subbed. Pawson still sees nothing. That’s the end of treatments. All the cards and goals in the second half.

26. Come on Newcastle!

27. Well done Gunners, a bad second half or not. Let the ‘nattering nabobs of negativism’ keep looking for what went wrong instead of savouring a most welcome triumph over a decent Bournemouth side. COYG.

28. WOO HOO, HOO ! Three points and a clean sheet for Leno. Chambers was awesome tonight.
    Second half was nervy , but the boys held on .
    Am hoping the the Magpies get a point or three.
    Have a Geordie friend here , who would be really thrilled if it were to happen !
    Up the Gunners !

29. Andrew,
    It’s so predictable and yet sad. As football fans and AFC supporters we know this to be true, and yet bias (corruption) continues. As Gord pointed out, look at the Wolves match. Pawson was harder them than City, lol. Ah, another day in the EPL.

30. In the medja, very little commenting on the two VAR incidents. The only type of websites to notice, were Arsenal related.

31. So we got the early goal and held on for the win. Pepe with the assist. A tough second half but we-got-the-win. Once again…. underestimate no team and you shall prosper.

    What going on at Man$ity?

    Now over to BeeTea Sports Studio with Robin, Michael and O.H.

    Discussing the VAR No Penalty Decision
    ——————————-

    Host: Michael, Arsenal Penalty?

    Micheal: Nooo I don’t think so

    Robin: You never think so!

    Did Robin forget his line? What do you think?

32. Well done Newcastle ! A good weekend overall. Well as far as Arsenal are concerned .
    Hopefully none of our players be involved in the pointless international games . Or those who are , come back safely.

33. Ah, there we go. Newcastle had 2 shots on net, and scored on half of them. 0-1 to ManU; couldn’t happen to a nicer team.

34. Got home from the match, glad that we won without Xhaka getting booked. The weather turned out to be chilly wind but warm in the sun. The VAR is obviously a Riley brain in disguise. The officiating was as expected poor and biased. He was so quick to crad Martinelli but didn’t even consider a card for the nasty Bournemouth tackles. Penalties? well Mane doesn’t play for Arsenal does he? Our boy Pepe was allowed to get sliced down and not seen by the blind mice whose willies Rileys wife threatens to cut off. I think thats how the rhyme goes 😉 .

    I’m not aware how City lost but ManU got a fair result despite having a 12th man in Dean.

    There’s something in the air that seems to be getting a level of justice across to the EPL.

    I’m just so happy that we maintained the clean sheet and the 3 points.

35. What’s the point of VAR? Two penalty reviews for Pepe, no call. Certainly the first was a penalty but not in Atkinson/Riley land.

36. 3 points, but not the full story.

    We’re now heading into a run like last season where the table tells lies.

    Same problems. Shaky in defence, midfield and attack disconnected, manager brought on a DM to defend a lead against an abysmal side that we allowed back into the game.

37. Wonder if Pepe would have got that pen had he been a Liverpool player

38. @Mandy Dodd – Pepe would have both the penalties if he were a Liverpool player. The reality is that the foul in the box was there for everyone to see apart from the selective visioned PGMOL cheats that also man the VAR screens.

    The player obstructing the goal keeper is a foul yet it is never called when it is an Arsenal goalkeeper being obstructed.

39. Am I the only one to be thankful that it is the international break , and that all the top clubs/managers are inadvertently being given a break from their own rabid and disgruntled fans ?

    The’top’ teams , other than Arsenal and Liverpool , I meant.

    And probably Man City , as their manageer has won the EPL before – and as recently as last season ! So their fans will forgive the manager and players for their recent blips and slip ups.

    As for the Spuds , no matter what happens to their manager(who,by the way and FYI ,has never won anything in his time in England.) , they still remain an immense source of joy and merriment for me . Their shooting themselves in the foot is the second most thing that I love in the EPL .

    The first is of course , is WOO HOO , HOOing every Arsenal victory !

    And we now come to ManUre . Yes that is what they are at present ! I was constantly checking the internet as I am writting this , fearing that good old Ole or Pooch may have already been sacked.

    My true fear is that their bosses will do the ‘noble’ thing and fall on their swords , and appoint Arsene Wenger as manager ! And for once I’d be speechless, and will know what to think, feel, or say something about it.

    This international break , I dread the news to come …. Or maybe the writting will in the wall , or in the sky when the EPL recommences .

    Should I worry ?

40. If Wenger went to United or God forbid Spurs I would never forgive him.

    Alas I believe he will end up at United 😖

41. Wenger will never manage in England again. I suspect in a couple of years he will be invited back, perhaps if only to visit or to be honoured somehow. I suspect it’ll bring down the house.

42. FAKE NEWS –
    Man. Utd fans to wear black shirts in protest during the next home game against Champions apparent Liverpool.
    That the United team may also be playing in black is just an added bonus.🤪
    Look up also to the skies to see planes flying protest banners.
    If Liverpool win , they will have at 27, 3 times the points of Utd (9).Utd in the meanwhile would have earned a point for each game played !

43. In Spurs news , will they have the cajones to beat Warford ? Read all about it when Deaney reviews this game .
    Pooch may be sacked as early as 28/10/ if Liverpool beat them at Anfield .
    Will the new stadium jinx strike them down ?

44. A different context –

    In the middle of an international gynaecology conference, an English and a French gynaecologists are discussing various cases they’ve recently treated.

    French gynaecologist : “Only last week, zer was a woman ooh came to see me, and ‘er cleetoris – eet was like a meelon.”

    English gynaecologist : “Don’t be absurd, it couldn’t have been that big, my good man, she couldn’t have been able to walk, if it was.”

    French gynaecologist : “Aaah, you eenglis, zare you go again, always talkeeng about ze size.., I was talkeeng about ze flavour..!!!”