Arsenal v Bournemouth: Pick of the stats

Here are the key facts and figures before Saturday's game between Arsenal and Bournemouth in the Premier League.

  • Arsenal have won all six of their home Premier League matches against Bournemouth. The Gunners have only played more home games against Stoke while maintaining a 100% record (10/10).

  • Bournemouth have only picked up five points in 13 Premier League matches against Arsenal and have never kept a clean sheet against the Gunners. The Cherries have only played more games against Manchester City (14) without recording a shutout.

  • Arsenal have scored a league-high 85 goals in their 35 Premier League games this season - with their average of 2.4 goals-per-game their highest across a single campaign since 1934-35, when they scored 115 goals in 42 matches (2.7 per game).

  • Since Bournemouth picked up their first Premier League win of the season at the end of October (v Burnley), they have picked up 45 points in 26 matches (W13 D6 L7); only the current top four sides have more in this time. They have never won more matches in a top-flight campaign than their 13 in 2023-24 (also 13 in 2018-19).

  • Bournemouth's Justin Kluivert has registered as many goal involvements in his past six Premier League games (four - three goals, one assist) as he had in his first 23 in the competition (four goals).

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