Mikel Arteta gets to hold the reigns at Arsenal and he'll be looking to make a fast start. We could see Arsenal transformed in terms of their starting eleven and Arteta might put his arm around a few of his old pals to try and get more out of them. The stumbling performances of Tottenham and Man Utd has also given Arsenal a lifeline to get back among those teams still fighting to get in the top six.
Arteta has been calling for a change in energy levels. It is perhaps something that Bournemouth use more than most Premier League teams, but with the amount of injuries they have, the energy levels are a little depleted. Bournemouth have to be aware of Arsenal's bounce from their new manager and see if they can get them repeating the mistakes of the past. Then they have to capitalise on those errors.
What is noticeable is that Arsenal haven't had many clean sheets of late. In fact playing Bournemouth at their ground was one of the few times it happened. Bournemouth didn't really attack in that game in the fast half last time they played Arsenal, and they'll need to be more attack-minded for this one.
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Arsenal have not been suffering as much as many pundits would have you believe. They didn't lose to Everton and a 3-0 defeat to Man city is not a disgrace. They have picked up wins on the road at Everton and West Ham in the last few weeks. Aubameyang has 11 goals and is equal second behind Jamie Vardy on 11 goals for the season. We'll see if Arteta brings Mezut Ozil back into the fold. He is just the player who can hurt Bournemouth and it could be bad timing for the Cherries to see a revived Ozil looking to impress his new manager.
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