ARSENAL are facing Bournemouth in a big Premier League clash RIGHT NOW!
The Gunners may have a Champions League semi-final second-leg tie against PSG coming up on Wednesday, but Mikel Arteta has named a strong team including the return of Thomas Partey.
Partey missed the first leg defeat by PSG with a suspension, but is back in the starting line up while Mikel Merino drops to the bench.
Kick off time: 5.30pm BST
TV channel/ live stream: Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League
Arsenal starting line-up: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Martinelli, Trossard
Bournemouth starting line-up: Arrizabalaga; Araujo, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Cook, Adams, Kluivert; Tavernier, Ouattara. Evanilson
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Arsenal 0-0 Bournemouth
6. It's good to see Ben White in action in the absence of Jurrien Timber.
A decent performance or two, and the question will start being asked again as to whether he can work his way back into the England squad - if he wants to.
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Arsenal 0-0 Bournemouth
4. Neither side have come racing out of the blocks, truth to be told.
In fact, we're still awaiting the first touch of the football in either penalty area.
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Kick-off - Arsenal v Bournemouth
1. Here we go! Arsenal still need points to be certain of a Champions League spot, let alone second place, but you get the impression everyone of a home persuasion here is more concerned with PSG than Bournemouth.
They'll want to head to France with some momentum though, and this will be a key 90 minutes for them for all sorts of reasons.
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From Jordan Davies at the Emirates
Mikel Arteta is a brave man picking most of his strongest side for this one ahead of their season-defining trip to Paris next week.
Jurrien Timber misses out due to a knock picked up in that 1-0 semi-final first leg defeat at home to PSG a few days ago, while Mikel Merino is rested with the Parc des Princes in mind.
There is some slight jeopardy with the teams below them - the Gunners will be keen not to end the campaign by falling out of second spot, a place they have made their own in the past three years.
But more than anything, it is about keeping their stars fit and healthy.
Money should be put on a draw here. Arsenal have drawn three of their last four while Bournemouth have drawn FIVE games in London already this term.
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The teams are out at the Emirates
And it's all set for an entertaining evening in the capital.
Arsenal like a teatime kick-off too.
The Gunners have lost just one of their seven Premier League games kicking off at 17:30 on a Saturday this season (W3 D3).
However, that loss did come against Bournemouth in the reverse fixture, a 2-0 defeat summed up by William Saliba's red card.
Which way will this one go? It's time to find out.
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Cherries looking for final push
Few would have thought at the start of the season that this fixture would mean more to the visitors than Arsenal.
But that's the situation as Bournemouth prepare to take on the Gunners at the Emirates.
With the league title won, Arsenal are only concerned with their Champions League semi-final, second leg in Paris on Wednesday.
The Cherries are interested in Europe too - they're challenging for the Conference League, and are locked in a battle with Fulham, Brighton and Brentford for eighth spot.
After the Cottagers were beaten at Villa Park this lunchtime, a positive result for Andoni Iraola's side tonight will put them in a great position.
The only problem? Arsenal have won all eight of their home games against Bournemouth in all competitions, scoring 23 goals in the process and conceding just four.
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Team news from the Emirates
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Cook, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Ouattara; Evanilson
Credit: @Arsenal on X
Credit: @afcbournemouth on X
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From Graham Hill at the King Power
Leicester's two first half goals proved enough to beat also-relegated Southampton, and send their fans home happy for once.
They were the first Premier League goals seen at home since December - a run of nine games.
Southampton showed why they are going down, with a lacklustre display against a side they might have expected to beat.
That 12-point milestone still seems a long way off.
Jamie Vardy inched closer to 200 Leicester goals - he is now only one away - and managed to raise a laugh by nicking ref David Webb's whistle to blow for a halt in the proceedings after the match official had to come off after a collision with Jordan Ayew.
It was Ayew who made it two - after a 12-minute delay while a new fourth official was found - he scored from the rebound after his free-kick hit the wall.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Ryan Manning, Cameron Archer, Tyler Dibling and Jay Robinson of Southampton look dejected after the team's 2-0 defeat following the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Southampton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 03, 2025 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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From Phil Thomas at Goodison
A day of nostalgia and tradition in the penultimate game at Goodison…
...so how fitting that Everton are maintaining their time-served custom of being consistently inconsistent to the end.
Two up and cruising against a relegated side which looked ready to crumble, only to blow it and having to settle for a point.
Well I did say if a fourth goal was coming, Ipswich were favourites to get it…
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 03: An aerial view of the stadium during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Ipswich Town FC at Goodison Park on May 03, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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From Dan King at the Emirates Stadium
When it comes to injuries, you can have sympathy with Arsenal.
This time they leave full back Jurrien Timber out as a precaution and in comes Ben White for only his third start since November.
But in terms of the alleged refereeing plot against the Gunners, ask Bournemouth how they feel.
They were set fair for a win over Manchester United that would have kept them right in the hunt for European football until Evanilson was sent off, a decision that was overturned on appeal
Could it be that there was a cock-up instead of a conspiracy and that incompetence is dealt out at random?
Mikel Arteta's side were not quite on it when they drew with Brentford in between their quarter final clashes with Real Madrid.
After Liverpool sealed the title, this is another test of Arsenal's will not to come third in a two-horse race.
Ahead of the Champions League semi final second leg on Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain made 10 changes for the Ligue 1 game at Strasbourg that they are losing 2-0 at half time.
Arteta has made just two changes from the 1-0 defeat by PSG - Thomas Partey back in for Mikel Merino and White for Timber, who has picked up a knock.
Trying to build momentum or flirting with disaster? We shall see.
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Full time - Leicester 2-0 Southampton
The Foxes come out on top in the battle of the bottom two and record a rare win.
Southampton still have work to do to not be remembered as the joint-worst Premier League team of all time.
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Full time - Everton 2-2 Ipswich
An entertaining game comes to an end at Goodison.
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Everton 2-2 Ipswich
90. Six minutes of stoppage time has just been signalled at Goodison...
...and that has lifted Ipswich.
Kieran McKenna's relegated outfit believe they can win this!
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From Graham Hill at the King Power
Things have calmed down after an incident-packed first half.
If anything, Southampton have looked the most likely to score.
They had a goal disallowed after 55 minutes when Matty Fernandes put the ball in the net, after sub Paul Onuachu's header was saved superbly by Jacob Stolarczyk. But it was ruled out for offside.
The travelling Saints fans let interim boss Simon Rusk know what they thought of his decision to sub Fernandes moments later.
They sang 'You don't know what you're doing' and followed it up with a lengthy rendition of 'Matty, Matty Fernandes'.
Leicester have brought on 15-year-old Jeremy Monga - but can Vardy score again for his 200th Leicester goal?
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Mateus Fernandes of Southampton during the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Southampton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 03, 2025 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Matt Watson/Southampton FC via Getty Images)
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Everton 2-2 Ipswich
79. From 2-0 down, Ipswich have clawed their way level.
It's substitute George Hirst who has bagged the equaliser, following in his father's footsteps with an instinctive header at the far post.
The striker took advantage of some good fortune when a cross from the left looped up off Idrissa Gueye, but he was alert and showed bravery to dart in and head down past Jordan Pickford.
They may be heading back to the Championship, but Ipswich have something to celebrate here.
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Equaliser!
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Leicester 2-0 Southampton
71. And yet somehow this game makes the game at Goodison Park look action-packed.
There's just been one shot on target in the second half at the King Power, and I can't even remember who had it.
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Everton 2-1 Ipswich
68. It has been 30 minutes since Everton last attempted a shot in this game.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is back on the bench today. Maybe it's up to him to put that right.
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From Phil Thomas at Goodison Park
On easy street with half-time in sight… now scrapping like street fighters to keep their noses in front.
At least Everton are consistent to the end – they’ve always been in a league of their own when it comes to making things hard for themselves.
If there’s a fourth goal in this, you sense Ipswich will be the ones who score it.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 03: Carlos Alcaraz of Everton clashes with Conor Chaplin of Ipswich Town during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Ipswich Town FC at Goodison Park on May 03, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
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Everton 2-1 Ipswich
56. Ipswich scorer Julio Enciso picked up a knock at the start of the second period but he appears to have shaken it off.
And now he's eyeing up Jordan Pickford goal again with another long range effort, but this time the Everton keeper comes out on top to comfortably save.
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Back on it for the second half
We are underway again at Goodison and the King Power, although the latter is a little behind following that first half stoppage.
Can Southampton find a way back in? Will Everton start their farewells to Goodison in style? It's time to find out.
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From Graham Hill at the King Power
After 12 minutes of stoppage time here - and an eventful first half - Leicester are in uncharted territory as far as 2025 goes.
Ruud van Nistelrooy called on his relegated team to play with freedom - and they have. The Foxes are 2-0 up at half time with goals from skipper Jamie Vardy and a 43rd minute strike from Jordan Ayew who saw his free-kick hit the Saints wall before scoring from the rebound.
But ref David Webb went down injured midway through the half and had to come off. There was a delay of almost 12 minutes before play could resume - with fourth official Sam Barrott stepping up to take the whistle, and a referees’ coach Phil Sharp, taking over on the touchline.
As if that wasn’t enough, a fans’ protest banner aimed at the owner, Top Srivaddhanaprabha and director of football Jon Rudkin, was mistakenly shown on the stadium’s big screen. Leicester use the broadcast feed for match action and swiftly took down the banner shot.
But Southampton still look a long way from that magic 12 point mark.
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Half-time – Leicester 2-0 Southampton
The Foxes lead the battle of the bottom two at the King Power.
Jamie Vardy and Jordan Ayew helped themselves to a couple of smart finishes but the first half was marred by a scare for referee David Webb.
The official collided with Ayew, and was eventually replaced with a suspected concussion, leading to lengthy stoppage time.
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From Phil Thomas at Goodison Park
Where did that come from? Nearly half an hour of pretty much nothing, then 20 minutes of blood and thunder…and a couple of worldies.
Beto’s headed opener, Liam Delap’s come-and-have-a-go to anyone in sight – and then two rub-your-eyes, Roberto Carlos-style swerving strikes from Dwight McNeil and Julio Enciso.
Bring on the second half!
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Half-time - Everton 2-1 Ipswich
The Toffees lead at the break, but not as convincingly as they would have liked.
Goals from Beto and McNeil had them in total charge, but a stunner from Julio Enciso means this one has all to play for.
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