Arsenal travel to Bournemouth looking for that rarest of things this season, an away win.
Arsene Wenger knows his team need the three points today, but the task is made more difficult as Mesut Ozil remains sidelined with a knee injury, and Alexis Sanchez is not in the squad as he’s on the verge of leaving the club.
Here are today’s official line-ups.
Bournemouth: Begovic, Cook, Ake, Francis, Smith, Gosling, Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Fraser, Wilson
Subs: Boruc, Simpson, Surman, Arter, Pugh, Mousset, Afobe
Arsenal: Cech, Chambers, Mustafi, Holding, Bellerin, Xhaka, Wilshere, Maitland-Niles, Welbeck, Iwobi, Lacazette
Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Elneny, Ramsey, Kolasinac, Walcott, Nketiah
Should be enough to beat Bournemouth IF we’re up for it. But this eleven is kind of average
Yeah pretty thin isn’t it. Top four just looks really unlikely with that lineup.
Do you really think so? What makes you think we can win today?
Lacazette I guess
Yeah he has been really good of late….
That’s a mid table team
Should be good enough to see off Bournemouth, depends what effort is on display, the Forest effort or the chavski.
Welbz and iwobi need to up their game big time
Good to see Ntekiah on the bench
I am not. It means he will play every weekend and he just aint there yet, and maybe never.
Anybody has thoughts why Sead doesnt play?
Coming back from Injury. Maybe don’t want to risk him if he is still not 100%.
Oh arsenal we love you❤❤❤
We do, but it is hard these days.
Shit
So..that must be the end for Alexis I see..
For today..let us pick up those three points. COYG.
How uninspiring a squad is that, future looks bleak.
Signed
Eternal optimist.
Both be utd players by wednsday. We are now officially a small club. Many people at arsenal must die. I shouldnt say stuff like this. But for fuck sake. They fuck us up, take our money and laugh at us. This is just madness and no one cares. Utvid out of control.
Take advice from your name.
True. I am just so pissed noe. I am sorry. But things need to change. Take a look at Sunderland. We are not there yet, but it is not impossible..
Have you ever considered another hobby?
I have. But i have done this since 1987. Many times i wish i didnt love arsenal. I cant help it. But i am just so angry. I now miss David hillier, Kevin Campbell, George Graham and a 0-0 draw at Sheffield United. You know things are bad when you miss those days.
Whats the point anymore !!! Its hopeless
we look very light without creatively ozil. i am over sanchez. the situation has to have been a priblem within the group. looking forwatd to playing against him. some serious investment required but for now 3 points is vital.
Imo Wenger’s best work since 2004 was getting us into the CL with some questionable players (looking at you Denilson) playing great football, and I’m excited for it to happen again. COYG!!!
@Easy Tiger … This is called optimism. It helps you to stay sane even in the bleakest of situations.
Agreed. And it is important. But it can also be naivity. We should be careful which it is.
Squad is looking seriously stretched! Hope this lot can click today, COYG ??
I see us grinding out a very boring 1 nil win with a pragmatic performance. Expect Elneny to come in and seal off the match with his trademark energy and sideways passing once we get a lead.
If we sell to United just for a few more million.
I think it shows we have given up as a club.
The club, owner and manager should be ashamed.
They dont care. They make profitt out of stupid fans as myself.
Ridiculous to sell to Utd and Mourinho, City are out of our league and will be for the next 2-3 years probably but Utd are piss poor and we should be all over them, not giving them a helping hand. Plus, Mourinho. Let that sink in.
Thankfully someone else see the madness…
Team like that we’re sure to boss mid table
Here’s to sixth place champions.
The future look so bright ? what a team Wenger has essembled. I thought it was great to keep both Ozil and Sanchez at start of season. Then again I’m only (mostly) in hindsight. Our manager is paid 8 million a year to make these decisions
Fear not, Jack is going to have a stormer and drag us to glorious victory. You heard it here first.
How’d that work out..?
1. Seo is in the squad – very good he has recovered
2. Theo is in as wee – means he is not THAT close to leaving as Alexis
3. Eddie is on the bench as well – either we are limited on attacking options or he has continued his progress in training. Hopefully both.
4. Hopefully us.
Good lineup and We have Wilshere gunners?
Main problem with this team right now is the lack of form, all the ingredients are there I think. Welbeck Iwobi Lacazette all need to find some, and at least one of them this game if we are to win..
Iwobi should go out on loan. Sorry to Iwobi fans but he is getting useless on the pitch.
jesus welbeck is piss poor
Arsene wenger and stan kroenke get out of our club
BOTH gone. But don’t worry we have Danny Welbeck, Walcott, Elneny. The future is bright for Arsenal FC We sell Alexis to City (most likely) or United. We replace with an unproven and young (again) Malcolm for 40m (close to same price as Ozil) instead of asimilar priced and PL blooded Mahrez. Forget Draxler bc we clearly have a creative genius in Welbeck on the left. Lacazette is world class. Sell Giroud, never mind he scores more per minutes played….apparently Lacazette doesn’t get the right service. If we say the same for TGSTEL or Gervinho or Chamakh… We are defensively… Read more »
The lack of offensive performance was telling. This is what we are with no offense. A team that ships 2 goals and scores 1… All after taking the lead.