Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups ahead of the Arsenal vs Bournemouth Premier League fixture at the Emirates. The home team have suffered disappointment in recent weeks, losing to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final and losing to Southampton in the FA Cup. They still have the opportunity to complete a historic double, winning the Premier League and the Champions League. Bournemouth are the draw specialists in the Premier League this season, drawing an astonishing 15 games.
Premier League: Team News and Predicted Lineups for Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Kick-off: 12:30 GMT
Last meeting: Bournemouth 2-3 Arsenal (January 3, 2026).
Referee: Michael Oliver
Current odds: Arsenal 2/5, Bournemouth 6/1, Draw 15/4.
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Arsenal Team News
In the pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta was asked about the availability of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, and Riccardo Calafiori, and said:
“Yes, there have been changes since yesterday.”
“I don’t know, some of them,” added Arteta when asked if the changes referred to all four of the players.
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When asked about the boost of having Eberechi Eze back, Arteta said:
“He is available. He has [been ahead of schedule], my first conversation with him after he felt a niggle, he wanted to be available the next week, we knew that was impossible. But the recovery, the will that he’s shown from day one to get back as quickly as possible, how he’s pushed the medical staff and himself to be there tomorrow, it’s just great to watch.”
Arteta was also asked if Piero Hincapie was still missing, and the Gunners boss said: “There will be changes tomorrow.”
Bournemouth Team News
During his press conference before the Arsenal game, Andoni Iraola revealed Junior Kroupi and Alex Jimenez returned from the international break with niggles, but both are “fully recovered and ready to go”.
He also confirmed that the return of Lewis Cook is “taking more time than expected.” It is also expected that Justin Kluivert will be back before the World Cup.
Iraola also confirmed the squad is “in a good place” going into the final few games of the season. It was also confirmed that Julio Soler is in first-team training, but he isn’t ready “to play a lot of minutes.” Tyler Adams and Ben Gannon-Doak are also nearing a return.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup
Raya
Mosquera
Saliba
Gabriel
Calafiori
Zubimendi
Rice
Madueke
Odegaard
Eze
Gyokeres
Bournemouth Predicted Lineup
Petrovic
Truffert
Senesi
Hill
Jiménez
Christie
Scott
Rayan
Kroupi
Tavernier
Evanilson
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