Bournemouth vs Arsenal: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

Ahead of the Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Bournemouth's home clash with Arsenal.

 

Bournemouth vs Arsenal (Vitality Stadium)


Team news

BOURNEMOUTH   

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe will make a late call on Junior Stanislas' availability for Sunday's Barclays Premier League game against Arsenal after the winger suffered a knee injury two weeks ago.

Bournemouth forward Junior Stansilas could feature against Arsenal after suffering a knee injury

Bournemouth forward Junior Stansilas could feature against Arsenal after suffering a knee injury

Fellow forward Josh King came off the bench in the 2-1 midweek win at Crystal Palace and could be in line to start against the Gunners as he continues his return to full fitness following a hamstring problem.

Max Gradel and Callum Wilson remain on the long-term absentee list but Howe says their comebacks are on schedule, meaning Gradel could be back in March and Wilson available for April.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Smith, Daniels, Pugh, Gosling, Surman, Arter, Afobe, Federici, O'Kane, Distin, Iturbe, Ritchie, Murray, Grabban, King, Elphick.

ARSENAL 

Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their Barclays Premier League trip to Bournemouth on Sunday.

Tomas Rosicky (thigh) could be out for up to three months while Per Mertesacker will be hopeful of a recall having been on the bench for Tuesday's goalless draw with Southampton.

Manager Arsene Wenger believes Danny Welbeck could be back in three weeks after returning to training following a knee injury, while Santi Cazorla (knee) and Jack Wilshere (leg) are also missing.

Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Monreal, Gibbs, Koscielny, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Bellerin, Debuchy, Chambers, Ramsey, Elneny, Coquelin, Flamini, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Iwobi, Sanchez, Campbell, Walcott, Giroud.

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could earn a recall after being on the bench for the draw with Southampton

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker could earn a recall after being on the bench for the draw with Southampton

 

Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Bournemouth have only played Arsenal twice before losing both games and failing to score in either (conceding five).

Arsenal have won just one of their last six Barclays Premier League away games (W1 D3 L2).

The Gunners haven’t gone five Premier League games without a win since August 2011.

If Arsenal fail to score, it will be four Premier League matches without a goal for the first time since February 2009 and equal their longest run without a goal in the competition.

Arsenal have dropped seven points from winning positions away from home, more than any other team on the road.

Bournemouth have dropped more points from winning positions than any other team in the top flight (14).

Eddie Howe’s side have scored a league-high tally (8) and proportion (28 per cent) of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.

Former Arsenal striker Benik Afobe has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances for Bournemouth.

Former Arsenal forward Benik Afobe has scored in his last three Premier League games for Bournemouth

Former Arsenal forward Benik Afobe has scored in his last three Premier League games for Bournemouth

Callum Wilson is still Bournemouth’s top scorer in the Premier League this season (5), yet hasn’t played since the end of September.

Mesut Ozil is awaiting his first Premier League assist of 2016 despite creating 18 chances for his teammates. Only Spurs’ Christian Eriksen has created more in 2016 than the German (22).

Bournemouth vs Arsenal 

Kick-off: 13:30pm

Odds (subject to change):

Bournemouth: 3/1

Draw: 23/9

Arsenal: 11/10

Referee: 

Kevin Friend 

Managers:

Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)

Arsene Wenger (Arsenal) 

Head-to-head league record:

Bournemouth wins 0

Draws 0

Arsenal wins 1

Recent league form (latest result first):

Bournemouth: WDWLD

Arsenal: DLDDW