Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal (Jan 3, 2026)

BOU

ARS

10'

Evanilson

16'

Gabriel Magalhães

26'

Antoine Semenyo

HT 1-1

54'

Declan Rice

Assist: Martin Ødegaard

66'

Gabriel Jesus

Viktor Gyökeres

67'

Leandro Trossard

Gabriel Martinelli

67'

Bukayo Saka

Noni Madueke

67'

Amine Adli

David Brooks

70'

Martín Zubimendi

71'

Declan Rice

Assist: Bukayo Saka

74'

Eli Junior Kroupi

Alex Scott

74'

Enes Ünal

Evanilson

74'

Lewis Cook

Justin Kluivert

76'

Eli Junior Kroupi

Assist: Lewis Cook

80'

Eli Junior Kroupi

80'

Mikel Merino

Martin Ødegaard

90'

+1

Amine Adli

FT 2-3

BOU

Team Stats

ARS

Possession

43%

57%

1.34

xG

1.19

15 (3)

Shots (On Target)

12 (5)

15

Touches in Opp Box

27

7

Corners

5

Top Performers

Rating

9.3

Junior Kroupi

BOU

xG

0.76

Evanilson

BOU

Chances Created

3

Saka

ARS

Take-ons

2

Madueke

ARS

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	21	15	4	2	26	49
2	Man City	21	13	4	4	26	43
3	Aston Villa	21	13	4	4	9	43
4	Liverpool	21	10	5	6	4	35
5	Brentford	21	10	3	8	7	33
6	Newcastle	21	9	5	7	5	32
7	Man United	21	8	8	5	4	32
8	Chelsea	21	8	7	6	10	31
9	Fulham	21	9	4	8	0	31
10	Sunderland	21	7	9	5	-1	30
11	Brighton	21	7	8	6	3	29
12	Everton	21	8	5	8	-2	29
13	Crystal Palace	21	7	7	7	-1	28
14	Tottenham	21	7	6	8	3	27
15	Bournemouth	21	6	8	7	-6	26
16	Leeds	21	5	7	9	-8	22
17	Nottm Forest	21	6	3	12	-13	21
18	West Ham	21	3	5	13	-21	14
19	Burnley	21	3	4	14	-19	13
20	Wolves	21	1	4	16	-26	7

Game Summary

AFC Bournemouth fell to Arsenal, 3 to 2, in the Premier League on Saturday.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 20

January 3, 2026

Vitality Stadium

Bournemouth, England

0° C

5 km/h NW

Referee Chris Kavanagh

Assistant Ref Dan Cook

Assistant Ref Ian Hussin

Fourth Official Lewis Smith

Video Referee Paul Tierney

BOU

4-2-3-1

1

5.3

Petrović

3

6.7

Truffert

5

5.9

Senesi

23

7.0

Hill

20

6.3

Jiménez

6.5

Tavernier

8

74'

6.7

Scott

7

67'

5.6

Brooks

74'

6.6

Kluivert

5.8

Semenyo

74'

8.4

Evanilson

5.4

Raya

6.8

Hincapié

6.2

Magalhães

6.8

Saliba

7.2

Timber

9.2

Rice

7.6

Zubimendi

80'

7.2

Ødegaard

67'

6.5

Martinelli

66'

6.2

Gyökeres

67'

5.5

Madueke

ARS

4-3-3

BOU

Managers

ARS

Iraola

Arteta

BOU

Substitutes

ARS

6.4

21

Adli

67'

6.6

9

Jesus

66'

6.9

4

Cook

74'

7.0

7

Saka

67'

9.3

22

Junior Kroupi

74'

6.9

19

Trossard

67'

6.6

26

Ünal

74'

7.2

23

Merino

80'

17

Forster

13

Arrizabalaga

6

Soler

4

White

15

Smith

49

Lewis-Skelly

18

Diakité

10

Eze

50

Rees-Dottin

16

Nørgaard

1'

J. Kluivert takes a corner.

3'

J. Kluivert takes a corner.

6'

M. Ødegaard misses the shot.

8'

N. Madueke misses the shot.

10'

A. Semenyo commits a foul.

10'

Evanilson scores a goal.

13'

G. Magalhães commits a foul.

13'

J. Kluivert misses the shot.

14'

M. Senesi commits a foul.

15'

A. Jiménez commits a foul.

16'

G. Martinelli made a shot on target.

16'

G. Magalhães scores a goal.

18'

V. Gyökeres made a shot on target.

19'

D. Rice takes a corner.

20'

V. Gyökeres commits a foul.

21'

D. Brooks is caught offside.

23'

M. Tavernier misses the shot.

24'

G. Magalhães commits a foul.

25'

J. Kluivert misses the shot.

26'

A. Semenyo commits a foul.

26'

A. Semenyo receives a yellow card.

30'

Evanilson made a shot on target.

31'

M. Tavernier misses the shot.

32'

D. Rice commits a foul.

34'

J. Kluivert takes a corner.

34'

D. Brooks takes a corner.

35'

M. Tavernier made a shot on target.

38'

A. Jiménez commits a foul.

41'

A. Semenyo misses the shot.

42'

M. Ødegaard is caught offside.

48'

A. Scott commits a foul.

53'

W. Saliba commits a foul.

53'

D. Brooks misses the shot.

54'

D. Rice scores a goal. M. Ødegaard assists on the shot.

56'

J. Kluivert takes a corner.

58'

D. Brooks made a shot on target.

58'

J. Kluivert takes a corner.

58'

A. Jiménez misses the shot.

59'

M. Tavernier made a shot on target.

59'

Evanilson commits a foul.

61'

N. Madueke takes a corner.

62'

N. Madueke takes a corner.

66'

G. Jesus enters the game. V. Gyökeres leaves the game.

67'

L. Trossard enters the game. G. Martinelli leaves the game.

67'

B. Saka enters the game. N. Madueke leaves the game.

67'

A. Adli enters the game. D. Brooks leaves the game.

70'

M. Zubimendi receives a yellow card.

71'

A. Adli commits a foul.

71'

D. Rice scores a goal. B. Saka assists on the shot.

74'

E. Junior Kroupi enters the game. A. Scott leaves the game.

74'

E. Ünal enters the game. Evanilson leaves the game.

74'

L. Cook enters the game. J. Kluivert leaves the game.

75'

J. Timber commits a foul.

76'

E. Junior Kroupi scores a goal. L. Cook assists on the shot.

78'

A. Semenyo made a shot on target.

78'

L. Cook takes a corner.

80'

E. Junior Kroupi commits a foul.

80'

E. Junior Kroupi receives a yellow card.

80'

M. Merino enters the game. M. Ødegaard leaves the game.

84'

J. Timber commits a foul.

85'

A. Jiménez commits a foul.

85'

A. Adli commits a foul.

86'

M. Merino made a shot on target.

87'

L. Trossard made a shot on target.

88'

B. Saka takes a corner.

88'

M. Merino made a shot on target.

88'

B. Saka misses the shot.

90'

G. Magalhães commits a foul.

90'

A. Adli commits a foul.

90'

A. Adli receives a yellow card.

90'

G. Jesus made a shot on target.

90'

B. Saka takes a corner.

90'

A. Adli commits a foul.

90'

A. Adli made a shot on target.

All

1st

2nd

BOU

Attacking Stats

ARS

Possession

43%

57%

1.34

xG | Expand

1.19

15

Shots

12

3

Shots on Target

5

12

Shots off Target

7

5

Shots Blocked

4

0

Hit Woodwork

0

Big Chances Missed

0

533

Touches

643

15

Touches in Opp Box

27

9/20 (45%)

Take-ons

6/16 (38%)

7

Corners

5

BOU

Passing Stats

ARS

0.46

xA | Expand

0.59

0

Big Chances Created

1

9

Chances Created

10

264/339 (78%)

Passes

372/465 (80%)

8

Key Passes

8

57

Long Ball Passes

51

105

Final Third Passes

136

4/22 (18%)

Crosses

3/20 (15%)

0/1 (0%)

Through Balls

0/0 (0%)

1

Offsides

1

BOU

Defending Stats

ARS

16

Tackles

22

12

Tackles Won

10

2

Last Man Tackles

0

4

Interceptions

6

36

Clearances

30

47

Recoveries

52

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

1

0

Penalties Conceded

0

2

Goalkeeper Saves

1

BOU

Other Stats

ARS

3

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

13

Fouls

8

48

Duels Won

60

16

Aerials Won

20

7

Corners Won

5

132

Possessions Lost

138

11

Times Dispossessed

6

BOU

ARS

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Eli Junior Kroupi E. Junior Kroupi #22	9.3	17	1	0	1	0.02
Evanilson Evanilson #9	8.4	73	1	0	1	0.76
James Hill J. Hill #23	7.0	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lewis Cook L. Cook #4	6.9	17	0	1	0	0.00
Adrien Truffert A. Truffert #3	6.7	90	0	0	0	0.00
Alex Scott A. Scott #8	6.7	73	0	0	0	0.00
Justin Kluivert J. Kluivert #19	6.6	73	0	0	0	0.06
Enes Ünal E. Ünal #26	6.6	17	0	0	0	0.00
Marcus Tavernier M. Tavernier #16	6.5	90	0	0	1	0.30
Amine Adli A. Adli #21	6.4	24	0	0	0	0.01
Alejandro Jiménez A. Jiménez #20	6.3	90	0	0	0	0.03
Marcos Senesi M. Senesi #5	5.9	90	0	0	0	0.00
Antoine Semenyo A. Semenyo #24	5.8	90	0	0	0	0.06
David Brooks D. Brooks #7	5.6	66	0	0	0	0.10