Arsenal will look to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they travel to the Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.
Arsenal are yet to lose any of their 10 games in all competitions so far this term, winning seven of those. It’s the Gunners’ longest unbeaten run to kick off a season since the 2007-08 campaign, when they went 21 games in all competitions before tasting defeat.
That strong start left them heading into the international break third in the Premier League, just a point off leaders Liverpool.
Their hopes of victory on Saturday will not be brightened when looking at Arsenal’s formidable form on the road, with Arteta’s side unbeaten away from home in the Premier League in 2024.
Arsenal have won 10 of their 12 Premier League away games this calendar year, with the only two occasions they’ve failed to win coming away at Manchester City in March and then September.
Arsenal also boast serious firepower in attack, with Kai Havertz having been involved in 20 goals in his last 21 Premier League appearances (13 goals, seven assists). His first goal for Arsenal came in this exact fixture last season, netting a penalty in a 4-0 victory.
But Havertz is one of a few injury doubts for Arsenal ahead of this fixture. They remain without key man Martin Ødegaard, while Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Thomas Partey are all doubts. Ben White could feature after missing the last four games though, and Bukayo Saka is touch and go after limping off for England.
Saka has scored 49 Premier League goals for Arsenal. Aged 23 years and 44 days on the day of Saturday’s game, a goal against Bournemouth would make him the youngest to net 50 for the club in the competition (and the 11th player overall to reach that landmark for Arsenal
Since Bournemouth returned to the Premier League in 2022, Arsenal have won all four of their games against them by an aggregate score of 13-2, netting three or more goals each time.
The last clash between the two sides was back in May, with goals from Saka, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice helping Arsenal to a comfortable 3-0 home victory.
The Opta supercomputer is strongly backing Arsenal to make it five straight victories in all competitions, winning 53.5% of pre-match simulations.
Bournemouth are given a 22.9% chance of taking the three points themselves, while a draw that would see Arsenal drop points on the road in the Premier League for just the third time in 2024 occurs 23.6% of the time.
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