Arsenal vs Bournemouth: Preview, Prediction, Lineup & How to watch on TV

Arsenal kick off their pre-season tour of the United States this week, with a match scheduled to face Premier League counterparts Bournemouth. This provides a perfect opportunity for Mikel Arteta to gage his side's match fitness, as well as implement any new tactics he plans to build on for the upcoming season.

Arsenal fans may have been invested in different international tournaments this summer and depending on which countries they rooted for, may or may not be glad that those competitions are over with. However, a unanimous feeling among Arsenal fans is the sense of excitement that Arsenal are back in action.

So, here is our Arsenal vs Bournemouth preview, featuring the score prediction, team news, predicted lineups and how to watch Arsenal vs Bournemouth on TV...

Arsenal vs Bournemouth: Preview, Prediction, Lineup & How to watch on TV

What Time does Arsenal vs Bournemouth Kick-Off?

Since this match kicks off in the USA, both local Arsenal and Bournemouth fans will be forced to stay up should they wish to watch this match from the UK.

• When is kick off? Thursday 25 July, 2024
• What time is kick off? 03:30 (BST)
• Where is it played? Dignity Heath Sports Park, California

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Head to Head Record

Bournemouth have developed themselves into Premier League mainstays, so Arsenal have become used to facing them. Here is a run-down of their last five meetings:

Is Arsenal vs Bournemouth on TV?

Here is all the required information about how to watch Arsenal vs Bournemouth on TV...

• United Kingdom - AFCBTV, Arsenal.com
• United States of America - ESPN+

Arsenal Team News

There are two significant injuries to report on. Both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are missing from the Arsenal squad. Takehiro Tomiyasu has a knee injury, whereas Kieran Tierney has a hamstring injury, so neither defender has travelled for Arsenal.

There are also some significant absentees, due to resting from the international tournaments this summer. Bukayo Saka, David Raya, Declan Rice, Aaron Ramsdale, William Saliba, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Magalhaes and Kai Havertz will all be missing from this match against Bournemouth.

Other than this, Arsenal have a pretty healthy squad. Key players such as Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Ben White did not partake in international duty, so they could feature. Also, new signing Tommy Setford is already in the squad for pre-season.

Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Bournemouth: Hein; White, Timber, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Partey, Smith Rowe; Nelson, Nketiah, Jesus

Bournemouth Team News

For the Cherries, Luis Sinisterra and Alex Paulsen will be missing as they are still recovering from international duty. Also, there are three injuries for Iraola to contend with - Tyler Adams is a long-term injury after undergoing surgery, while Owen Bevan is nursing an injury he already picked up in pre-season and Enes Unal is also ruled out.

Predicted Bournemouth lineup vs Arsenal: Travers; Smith, Mepham, Hill, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Semenyo, Billing, Tavernier; Solanke

Arsenal vs Bournemouth Score Prediction

Arsenal will be eager to kick off pre-season the right way but they face a strong Bournemouth side with key players rested in pre-season. Arsenal do have a good record against Bournemouth, though and I think this will continue. I will go with Arsenal 3-1 Bournemouth.

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