Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 as D. Rice scores twice

Match report

Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 in Premier League matchday 20 on Saturday, 3 January 2026 at Vitality Stadium. Evanilson (10') and E. J. Kroupi (76') scored for Bournemouth, while Gabriel (16') and D. Rice (54', 71') found the net for Arsenal. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Bournemouth had 43% of the ball and 15 shots (3 on target) against Arsenal’s 12 (5 on target). Declan Rice (Arsenal) was the top-rated player with 9.3. The result leaves Bournemouth 17th in the Premier League table on 3 points and Arsenal 2nd on 12.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Bournemouth

17th · 3 points · P 5 W 0 D 3 L 2

Form

Arsenal

2nd · 12 points · P 5 W 4 D 0 L 1

Form

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	+11	10
16	Aston Villa	5	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	-9	3

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 11 Apr 2026, Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth

Full Bournemouth vs Arsenal head-to-head

Match events

10'goalEvanilsonNormal Goal
16'goalGabrielNormal Goal
26'yellow cardAntoine SemenyoYellow Card
54'goalD. RiceAssist: M. Odegaard
66'substitutionV. GyökeresOff: Gabriel Jesus
67'substitutionD. BrooksOff: A. Adli
67'substitutionN. MaduekeOff: B. Saka
67'substitutionG. MartinelliOff: L. Trossard
70'yellow cardMartín ZubimendiYellow Card
71'goalD. RiceAssist: B. Saka
74'substitutionEvanilsonOff: E. Unal
74'substitutionJ. KluivertOff: L. Cook
74'substitutionA. ScottOff: E. J. Kroupi
76'goalE. J. KroupiAssist: L. Cook
80'yellow cardEli Junior KroupiYellow Card
80'substitutionM. OdegaardOff: M. Merino
90+1'yellow cardAmine AdliYellow Card

Lineups

Bournemouth

Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Andoni Iraola

Starting XI

Substitutes

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mikel Arteta

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

43%Possession57%
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.13
15Total shots12
3Shots on target5
7Shots off target3
5Blocked shots4
5Shots inside the box7
10Shots outside the box5
7Corners5
1Offsides1
13Fouls8
3Yellow cards1
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves1
339Passes462
259Accurate passes368
76%Pass accuracy80%
-0.90Goals prevented-0.90

Player statistics

Bournemouth

Bournemouth player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Đorđe PetrovićG	90	6.2				21 · 67%
3Adrien TruffertD	90	5.9				27 · 74%		3	6/13
5Marcos SenesiD	90	6.9				67 · 67%		2	3/8
20Álex JiménezD	90	6.3			1 (0)	22 · 77%		4	6/12
23James HillD	90	7.0				28 · 89%	1	2	8/10
7David BrooksM	67	6.3			1 (0)	16 · 62%			1/3
8Alex ScottM	74	6.9				30 · 83%		2	7/11
16Marcus TavernierM	90	6.3			3 (1)	48 · 83%	1		1/3
19Justin KluivertM	74	6.6			2 (0)	24 · 92%	3		1/4
24Antoine SemenyoM	90	6.2			1 (0)	23 · 70%	1	2	5/14
9EvanilsonF	74	7.2	1		1 (1)	6 · 50%	1		5/20
17Fraser ForsterG	–	–
6Julio SolerD	–	–
15Adam SmithD	–	–
18Bafodé DiakitéD	–	–
4Lewis CookM	16	7.0		1		8 · 100%	2	1	1/2
21Amine AdliF	23	6.3				10 · 60%			2/7
22Eli Junior KroupiF	16	7.7	1		1 (1)	7 · 86%			0/1
26Enes ÜnalF	16	6.3				2 · 100%			2/5
50Remy Rees-DottinF	–	–

Arsenal

Arsenal player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1David RayaG	90	5.9				33 · 52%			1/1
2William SalibaD	90	6.7				53 · 91%		4	7/9
5Piero HincapiéD	90	6.7				27 · 70%	1	2	8/9
6Gabriel MagalhãesD	90	8.7	1		1 (1)	57 · 84%		2	6/11
12Jurriën TimberD	90	6.7				33 · 73%	2	2	7/11
8Martin ØdegaardM	80	6.9		1	1 (0)	43 · 86%	2	3	4/8
36Martín ZubimendiM	90	7.2				80 · 90%	1	4	7/10
41Declan RiceMTop rated	90	9.3	2		2 (2)	58 · 84%	1	3	4/8
11Gabriel MartinelliF	67	6.9				18 · 72%		1	4/5
14Viktor GyökeresF	66	6.2				9 · 56%			2/8
20Noni MaduekeF	67	6.9			1 (0)	20 · 70%	1	1	4/9
13Kepa ArrizabalagaG	–	–
4Ben WhiteD	–	–
49Myles Lewis-SkellyD	–	–
10Eberechi EzeM	–	–
16Christian NørgaardM	–	–
23Mikel MerinoM	10	6.9			1 (1)	6 · 100%			2/2
7Bukayo SakaF	23	7.2		1	1 (0)	13 · 69%	3	1	3/3
9Gabriel JesusF	24	6.2			1 (1)	4 · 50%		1	3/10
19Leandro TrossardF	23	6.5				8 · 62%		1	3/9