AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Premier League

Bournemouth

5-8-7

2-3

Final

Arsenal

15-3-2

Vitality Stadium

TV: Fubo

Match pulse

BOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTARS

43%Possession57%

15Shots12

3On target5

7Corners5

2Saves1

13Fouls8

26'Antoine SemenyoBOU70'Martín ZubimendiARS80'Junior KroupiBOU90'+1'Amine AdliBOU

Team	1H	2H	T
BOU	1	1	2
ARS	1	2	3

Who won: Arsenal 3-2

Arsenal beat AFC Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Vitality Stadium. Goals for Bournemouth: Evanilson (10') and Junior Kroupi (76'). Goals for Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhães (16') and Declan Rice (54', 71').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BOUARS

13Fouls8

3Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

7Corner Kicks5

2Saves1

43Possession57

15SHOTS12

3ON GOAL5

0.2On Target %0.4

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

259Accurate Passes368

339Passes462

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

4Accurate Crosses3

22Crosses20

0.2Cross %0.2

57Long Balls51

22Accurate Long Balls18

0.4Long Balls %0.4

5Blocked Shots4

12Effective Tackles11

16Tackles25

0.8Tackle %0.4

4Interceptions7

37Effective Clearances30

37Clearances30

Player of the game

Declan Rice

ARS · 2 G

8.2

Deserved to win

12%

BOU · 0.14 xG

80%

Draw

ARS · 0.11 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Arsenal 3.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Arsenal 3.
90'+6'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
90'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
90'+2'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
G. Jesus
90'+1'
Yellow card
Amine Adli (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Adli
90'+1'
Free kick won
Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Foul
Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
90'
Free kick won
Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
B. Saka
88'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
M. Merino
87'ARS
Corner awarded
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Álex Jiménez.
87'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
L. Trossard
86'
Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
85'
Handball
Handball by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
85'
Free kick won
Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
84'
Foul
Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
84'
Free kick won
Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Ødegaard
Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
M. Merino
80'
Yellow card
Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Kroupi
80'
Free kick won
Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.