Arsenal v Bournemouth LIVE commentary: Kick-off time, team news and head-to-head record

Arsenal will look to tighten their grip on the title as they return to Premier League action against Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium, live on talkSPORT.

Last season saw the Gunners suffer defeat to the Cherries as the visitors came from behind to win at Arsenal for the first time.

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The victory also meant Bournemouth did the league double over Arsenal for the first time ever.

However, this season there is no margin for error for Mikel Arteta‘s team, as they set their sights on winning the league.

They head into matchweek 32 in pole position, nine points ahead of Manchester City.

The north London club will want to ensure they are closer to winning the honour after a two decade wait.

However, they may still be recovering from the wounds inflicted when Andoni Iraola‘s men stunned them at the Emirates in the last edition.

Bournemouth are having a strong 2026 run and have only lost once this calendar year.

However, the Premier League leaders will be hoping of a repeat of January’s 3-2 victory at the Vitality Stadium, which should inspire them to increase their momentum at the business end of the season.

Arsenal v Bournemouth: Date and how to follow

The Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, April 11 and kick-off at the Emirates is set for 12:30pm.

talkSPORT will have live commentary of the match as part of a packed Saturday schedule.

Coverage will start at 11am on GameDay Exclusive, presented by Reshmin Chowdhury, with commentary from Sam Matterface and Stuart Pearce.

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The match will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 7pm.

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Arsenal v Bournemouth: Team news

Arsenal are hoping to see Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber back for their clash at home on Saturday.

Saka has been out since the Carabao Cup final, while Timber has been struggling with a groin injury for a month.

But after their win in the Champions League against Sporting Lisbon, Arteta suggested the pair could return as early as the weekend.

Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli impressed in Europe midweek after both came off the bench and combined to score the winner.

Throughout the season, Arsenal have maintained a largely healthy squad and importantly Eberechi Eze has been confirmed as available for the clash.

In Arteta’s press conference, he said: “He is available. My first conversation with him after he felt the niggle, he wanted to be available the next week but that wasn’t possible.

“The will that he has shown since day one to get back as quick as possible, the way that he has pushed to be there tomorrow is great to watch.”

Iraola will hope to see Eli Junior Kroupi back for the trip to the Emirates, , with Lewis Cook and Tyler Adams also fighting to be back in contention.

However, Justin Kluivert and Julio Soler are not expected back until May.

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Arsenal v Bournemouth: What has been said?

Arteta clearly understands how important the weekend could be to go 12 points clear of Man City at the top of the Premier League.

He said: “The closer we get, the relevance and importance of the match increases. 

“Tomorrow is a big day for us, the players know it, the supporters know it. 

“It is a 12:30 kick-off, an early kick-off, so get up early, have an early breakfast, bring your lunch and let’s go altogether for it because it has to be a big day.”

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Iraola has spoke on how his squad has rejuvenated through the break while Arsenal have had more players out on international duty, played an FA Cup quarter-final and had a midweek fixture in the Champions League.

He said: “It has been strange, it’s the first time I think during the season that we’ve had three weeks without a game.

“It’s given us the chance to work with some of the players as half were with national teams.

“It has been especially good for some players – like Soler, Adams, Doak – who have finished this period with the team, in a good place, to be available again.

“For some of them, they’ve had some days off. It’s always risky. We did an in-house friendly, because you don’t want a lot of time between games. We tried to simulate a game, we’ll see if we are ready. 

“We should be fresh, we should definitely be motivated because we are facing Arsenal away in a big game.”