Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups, starting 11, team news: Arteta likely to be unchanged for Premier League clash

Brad Cox

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Arsenal welcome Bournemouth to the Emirates Stadium aiming to keep the heat on Manchester City as the current frontrunners in a thrilling Premier League title battle which looks set to go all the way.

Mikel Arteta's side are currently one point ahead of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, however, the reigning champions have a game in hand.

City don't play until after the Gunners face Bournemouth, which could see Arteta's men open up a four-point gap, having played two further games.

The Sporting News takes a look at the confirmed starting lineups for Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

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Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups, team news

Arteta has been fortunate with injuries in recent weeks with Dutch star Jurrien Timber the only long-term absentee from his squad. He named an unchanged starting XI for the third game in a row.

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu— Odegaard, Partey, Rice — Saka, Havertz, Trossard.

Arsenal subs (9): Ramsdale (GK), Jesus, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieria, Zinchenko.

Bournemouth have already clinched Premier League safety with games to spare but Iraola's team are not in the battle for European qualification. Ryan Christie returns in midfield while Mark Travers is retained in goal.

Bournemouth (4-4-2 right to left): Travers (GK) — Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Ouattara — Scott, Cook, Christie, Kluivert — Semenyo, Solanke.

Bournemouth subs (9): Neto (GK), McKenna, Faivre, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Kinsey, Sadi.

What time does Arsenal vs Bournemouth kick off?

This Premier League clash takes place at the Emirates Stadium in London, U.K. and kicks off on Saturday, May 4 at 12:30 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:

 DateKickoff time
USASat, May 47:30 a.m. ET
CanadaSat, May 47:30 a.m. ET
UKSat, May 412:30 p.m. BST
AustraliaSat, May 49:30 p.m. AEST
IndiaSat, May 45:00 p.m. IST

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Arsenal vs Bournemouth live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

RegionTVStreaming
USANBC USA Network, UniversoFubo, NBC Sports app/website, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada

Fubo Canada

UKTNT Sports 1discovery+
AustraliaOptus Sport
IndiaJioTV, Hotstar

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Brad is a social content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka, The Athletic and SPORTbible. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris