Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Ben Pearson, Marcos Senesi, Jaidon Anthony and Kieffer Moore warm up before kick-off. Photo: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images Updated at 17.17 BST These squads: Working on the premise that if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, Mikel Arteta names an unchanged squad for the third successive game. Summer signing Fabio Vieira is on the bench but Nicolas Pepe is a conspicuous absentee from the matchday squad. Arsenal’s record signing is believed to be at Nice. Bournemouth boss Scott Parker makes three changes from the side that were ousted by Manchester City. Marcos Senesi makes his full debut, while Jordan Zemura and Philip Billing are recalled. Jack Stacey, Lewis Cook and Ryan Christie drop to the bench. Bournemouth fans head to the Vitality Stadium. Photo: James Marsh/REX/Shutterstock
Bournemouth – Arsenal line-ups
Bournemouth: Travers, Mepham, Senesi, Kelly, Smith, Lerma, Billings, Zemura, Tavernier, Pearson, Moore. Subs: Cook, Christie, Marcondes, Neto, Stacey, Lowe, Dembele, Hill, Anthony. Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus. Subs: Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketia, Holding, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Sabi Lokonga, Elneny, Turner. Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Referees of today’s match
Craig Pawson will spend time with his hand pressed to his ear at Bournemouth tonight. Photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images
First team news
Dominic Solanke missed Bournemouth’s defeat by Manchester City with a foot injury but could return to action today after a late assessment. Midfielder Joe Rothwell and right-back Ryan Fredericks will both miss out. After a 10-minute Premier League baptism of fire from the bench against Manchester City, Argentine centre-back Marcos Senesi could make his full Bournemouth debut today. Arsenal are without winger Rhys Nelson, while Fabio Vieira is also a doubt, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Mikel Arteta pick the same starting line-up that faced Leicester last weekend. Marcos Senesi wet his whistle during Bournemouth training. Photo: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images,
Premier League: Bournemouth – Arsenal
Having put behind them a nightmare start to last season with three consecutive defeats to open the current campaign with wins over Crystal Palace and Leicester, Arsenal will be hoping to make it three wins when they travel to the Vitality Stadium to face newly promoted Bournemouth. Uncharacteristically content and optimistic, Arsenal fans will be hoping their side win this game with the minimum of fuss, knowing full well that it’s exactly the kind of game they could trip over. Kick-off on the south coast is at 5.30pm. (GMT), but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and the build-up.
