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Arsenal vs Bournemouth preview: Gunners aim to return to winning ways

  /  Jasonmats

Arsenal will be looking to return to winning ways when they face Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.

Unai Emery's men snatched a draw against Manchester United earlier in the week meaning they've now won just one of their last five league outings.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, couldn't make it three wins on the bounce as they were held to a 2-2 draw by West Ham. Eddie Howe's team haven't been the greatest of travellers of late having failed to win in three of their last five Premier League matches.

Ones to watch

Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Who else but the man of the moment. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has taken to life in north London like a duck to water. 

Across his opening 56 league outings for the Gunners he's claimed 39 goals, matching or breaking records along the way. Having scored in each of Arsenal's last four Premier League games expect him to continue that streak this weekend.

Key stat: Aubameyang is the second Arsenal player to score at least seven goals in the first seven matches of a Premier League season after Dennis Bergkamp (1997/98).

Bournemouth: Callum Wilson

Bourenmouth have their own supreme marksman in Callum Wilson even if he's not at the world-class level Aubameyang nominally operates in. That being said, the thrice-capped England international is a proven striker in the Premier League having bagged five goals across seven matches to date this season. 

Given how Arsenal's likely central defensive pairing have struggled this season he could be in for some joy.

Key stat: Wilson has scored in each of his last four Premier League appearances for Bournemouth.

Team news

Arsenal

Alexandre Lacazette is the only player in Unai Emery's first-team squad to be missing through injury. Mesut Ozil, who missed out in the 1-1 draw at Manchester United, is expected to out from the start once again. 

Kieran Tierney will be hoping to make his Premier League debut at left-back, but Sunday may be too soon.

Bournemouth

No fewer than five Bournemouth players are ruled out through injury; among them are Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels, both with knee injuries. 

Ryan Fraser, meanwhile, is a doubt with the Scottish winger suffering with illness.

Probable Lineups

prediction: Arsenal 4-1 Bournemouth