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

2024-05-04
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<p>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.</p>

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

<p>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.</p>

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

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<h2><strong>Arsenal vs Bournemouth&nbsp;</strong>lineups, team news</h2>

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

<p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left):</strong>&nbsp;Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu— Odegaard, Partey, Rice —&nbsp;Saka, Havertz, Trossard.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>Arsenal subs (9):</strong> Ramsdale (GK), Jesus, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Nketiah, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieria, Zinchenko.</p>

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

<p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>Bournemouth (4-4-2 right to left): </strong>Travers (GK) — Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Ouattara — Scott, Cook, Christie, Kluivert — Semenyo, Solanke.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px;"><strong>Bournemouth subs (9):</strong>&nbsp;Neto (GK), McKenna, Faivre, Hill, Unal, Billing, Aarons, Kinsey, Sadi.</p>

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<h2><strong>What time does Arsenal vs Bournemouth</strong>&nbsp;<strong>kick off?</strong></h2>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:</p>

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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><strong>Date</strong></td>
<td><strong>Kickoff time</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>USA</strong></td>
<td>Sat, May&nbsp;4</td>
<td>7:30 a.m. ET</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Canada</strong></td>
<td>Sat, May&nbsp;4</td>
<td>7:30 a.m. ET</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>UK</strong></td>
<td>Sat, May&nbsp;4</td>
<td>12:30 p.m. BST</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Australia</strong></td>
<td>Sat, May&nbsp;4</td>
<td>9:30 p.m. AEST</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>India</strong></td>
<td>Sat, May&nbsp;4</td>
<td>5:00 p.m. IST</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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<h2><strong>Arsenal vs Bournemouth&nbsp;live stream, TV channel</strong></h2>

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

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<td><strong>Region</strong></td>
<td><strong>TV</strong></td>
<td><strong>Streaming</strong></td>
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<td><strong>USA</strong></td>
<td>NBC USA Network, Universo</td>
<td><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/welcome/leagues/3605402?irad=356365&amp;irmp=113177…; target="_blank">Fubo</a>, NBC&nbsp;Sports app/website, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo</td>
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<td><strong>Canada</strong></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>
<p><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/ca/epl/?irad=1372819&amp;irmp=1131770&amp;sh…; target="_blank">Fubo Canada</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>UK</strong></td>
<td><a href="https://discovery.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l3Hswx/pubref:editorial&quot; target="_blank">TNT Sports 1</a></td>
<td><a href="https://discovery.prf.hn/click/camref:1100l3Hswx/pubref:editorial&quot; target="_blank">discovery+</a></td>
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<td><strong>Australia</strong></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>Optus Sport</td>
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<td><strong>India</strong></td>
<td>—</td>
<td>JioTV, Hotstar</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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