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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 17
Bournemouth wins: 2
Draws: 2
Arsenal wins: 13
Not until a 1987-88 EFL Cup showdown - which Arsenal won 3-0 before being beaten by Luton Town in the final - did the Gunners lock horns with Bournemouth, and the pair had to wait until 2015 for their maiden battle in the top flight after the Cherries' historic promotion.
As a result, the head-to-head history between the two teams is relatively modest - they have only crossed paths 17 times in competitive matches down the years, and Arsenal have come up trumps in 13 of them.
In contrast, Bournemouth only have two successes to their name against the three-time Premier League winners, although one of those did come in the most recent showdown, a 2-0 success in October 2024 thanks to William Saliba's early red card.
Prior to that shocking loss, the Gunners had conquered Bournemouth five times on the spin across all competitions, easing to a pair of triumphs over the Cherries in the 2023-24 Premier League season by an aggregate scoreline of 7-0.
A 4-0 Vitality Stadium slaughter preceded a 3-0 Emirates victory for Arteta's side in May 2024, although that was nothing in comparison to their battle in North London on March 4, 2023, where Philip Billing scored the second-quickest goal in Premier League history.
A Marcos Senesi header made Arsenal's uphill climb even steeper, but Thomas Partey and Ben White got the Gunners back on terms before Reiss Nelson's heroic 97th-minute winner, which triggered Emirates celebrations like none other.
That 3-2 spectacular was the second of four straight games in which Arsenal have scored at least three times against Bournemouth, who had also never kept a clean sheet in a competitive game against the North London giants before the 2024-25 season.
Last 17 meetings
Oct 19, 2024: Bournemouth 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 04, 2024: Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Sep 30, 2023: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 04, 2023: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 20, 2022: Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jan 27, 2020: Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Dec 26, 2019: Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 06, 2019: Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 27, 2019: Arsenal 5-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Nov 25, 2018: Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jan 14, 2018: Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 09, 2017: Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Jan 03, 2017: Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Nov 27, 2016: Arsenal 3-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 07, 2016: Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 28, 2015: Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Oct 27, 1987: Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth (EFL Cup Third Round)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Oct 19, 2024: Bournemouth 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
May 04, 2024: Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Sep 30, 2023: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal (Premier League)
Mar 04, 2023: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 20, 2022: Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2019: Bournemouth 1-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 06, 2019: Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 27, 2019: Arsenal 5-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Nov 25, 2018: Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jan 14, 2018: Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Ben Knapton
