Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal — Premier League, 3 Jan 2026
Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 in the Premier League on 3 January 2026 at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Evanilson, Gabriel, Declan Rice, Eli Kroupi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bournemouth have won 2 and Arsenal 3.
· kickoff·Vitality Stadium · Bournemouth·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-010'
- 1-116'
- 26'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 1-254'assist: Martin Ødegaard
- 66'
- 67'
- 67'
- 67'
- 70'Time wasting
- 1-371'assist: Bukayo Saka
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'out: Eli Kroupi
- 2-376'assist: L. Cook
- 80'Foul
- 80'
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Bournemouth
- 7.7Eli KroupiF
- 7.2EvanilsonF
- 7.0James HillD
- 7.0Lewis CookM
- 6.9Marcos SenesiD
- 6.9Alex ScottM
- 6.6Justin KluivertM
- 6.3Enes ÜnalF
- 6.3Marcus TavernierM
- 6.3David BrooksM
- 6.3Amine AdliF
- 6.3Álex JiménezD
- 6.2Đorđe PetrovićG
- 6.2Antoine SemenyoM
- 5.9Adrien TruffertD
Arsenal
- 9.3Declan RiceM
- 8.7Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7.2Bukayo SakaF
- 7.2Martín ZubimendiM
- 6.9Martin ØdegaardM
- 6.9Mikel MerinoM
- 6.9Gabriel MartinelliF
- 6.9Noni MaduekeF
- 6.7William SalibaD
- 6.7Jurriën TimberD
- 6.7Piero HincapiéD
- 6.5Leandro TrossardF
- 6.2Viktor GyökeresF
- 6.2Gabriel JesusF
- 5.9David RayaG
Line-ups
Arsenal4-3-3
Bournemouth4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BournemouthAndoni Iraola
Substitutes
- 15Adam SmithD
- 4L. Cook74'M7.0
- 17F. ForsterG
- 18B. DiakiteD
- 26Enes Ünal74'F6.3
- 21Amine Adli90+1'67'F6.3
- 6Julio SolerD
- 22Eli Kroupi76'80'74'F7.7
- 50R. Rees-DottinF
ArsenalMikel Arteta
Substitutes
- 9Gabriel Jesus66'F6.2
- 7Bukayo Saka67'F7.2
- 19Leandro Trossard67'F6.5
- 13K. ArrizabalagaG
- 10Eberechi EzeM
- 4Benjamin WhiteD
- 16Christian NørgaardM
- 23M. Merino80'M6.9
- 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.13
15Total shots12
3Shots on target5
7Shots off target3
5Blocked shots4
7Corners5
1Offsides1
13Fouls8
3Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves1
-0.90Goals prevented-0.90
339Total passes462
259Accurate passes368
76%Pass accuracy80%
Bournemouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Kroupi | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Evanilson | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| James Hill | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Lewis Cook | 16 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Marcos Senesi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Scott | 74 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Justin Kluivert | 74 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Enes Ünal | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| David Brooks | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Amine Adli | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Álex Jiménez | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Đorđe Petrović | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Adrien Truffert | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 5.9 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Rice | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 9.3 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8.7 |
| Bukayo Saka | 23 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Martín Zubimendi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Martin Ødegaard | 80 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mikel Merino | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Noni Madueke | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| William Saliba | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Jurriën Timber | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Piero Hincapié | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Leandro Trossard | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| David Raya | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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