Bournemouth vs Arsenal

Bournemouth

2 - 3

Arsenal

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vitality Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Bournemouth 6 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

29 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.90
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	21%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-12).
Arsenal controlled possession (57%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bournemouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-2

Goals For / Against

29 / 20

Avg: 1.53 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63

PPG

2.00

1.53

1.58

1.05

0.84

47%

O2.5

47%

63%

BTTS

53%

37%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Bournemouth rank6th

Arsenal rank1st

Bournemouth points57

Arsenal points85

Bournemouth: #6 · 57 pts · GD +4

21 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bournemouth last 5 home

D W D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals8-5

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bournemouth trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 5%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Bournemouth score at home79%

Bournemouth clean sheet at home32%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Bournemouth score first37%

Bournemouth win after scoring first57%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bournemouth 86% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Bournemouth 22.3' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Bournemouth score at home1.53 vs 1.53

Bournemouth concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Bournemouth score level with league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Bournemouth are 14% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Bournemouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

339

462

Passes Accurate

259

368

Passes %

76%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Evanilson

Normal Goal

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Gabriel Magalhães

Normal Goal

26'

26' A. Semenyo

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Rice

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ødegaard

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ V. Gyökeres

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Jesus

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Brooks

1st substitution · For: A. Adli

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Madueke

2nd substitution · For: B. Saka

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

3rd substitution · For: L. Trossard

70'

70' Martín Zubimendi

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

D. Rice

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Saka

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Kluivert

2nd substitution · For: L. Cook

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Scott

3rd substitution · For: E. Kroupi

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Evanilson

4th substitution · For: E. Ünal

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

E. Kroupi

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Cook

80'

80' E. Kroupi

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Ødegaard

4th substitution · For: Mikel Merino

90+1'

90+1' A. Adli

Bournemouth vs Arsenal 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Vitality Stadium.

First half: Bournemouth took an early lead at 10' when Evanilson scored, making the score 1-0. Arsenal leveled the score at 16' when Gabriel Magalhães scored, making the score 1-1. A. Semenyo received a yellow card for Bournemouth at 26'.

Second half: Arsenal took the lead at 54' when D. Rice scored, with the assist credited to M. Ødegaard, making the score 1-2. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 66', with V. Gyökeres replacing Gabriel Jesus. Bournemouth made their 1st substitution at 67', with D. Brooks replacing A. Adli. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 67', with N. Madueke replacing B. Saka. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing L. Trossard. Martín Zubimendi received a yellow card for Arsenal at 70'. Arsenal extended the lead at 71' when D. Rice scored, with the assist credited to B. Saka, making the score 1-3. Bournemouth made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Kluivert replacing L. Cook. Bournemouth made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Scott replacing E. Kroupi. Bournemouth made their 4th substitution at 74', with Evanilson replacing E. Ünal. Bournemouth reduced the deficit at 76' when E. Kroupi scored, with the assist credited to L. Cook, making the score 2-3. E. Kroupi received a yellow card for Bournemouth at 80'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Ødegaard replacing Mikel Merino. A. Adli received a yellow card for Bournemouth at 90+1'.

Bournemouth used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Bournemouth got 3 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.