Team news
Thomas Partey comes back into contention for Arsenal after being suspended for Tuesday's defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.
Back-up goalkeeper Neto is ineligible against his parent club, while Jorginho, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kai Havertz and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain sidelined.
Bournemouth's record signing Evanilson is available after his red card against Manchester United was rescinded.
Ryan Christie, Luis Sinisterra and Enes Unal are all injured.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Bournemouth kept their first clean sheet against Arsenal in October's 2-0 win and are vying to record their first league double against the Londoners.
Arsenal have won all eight of their home matches against the Cherries in league and cup, scoring 23 goals and conceding four.
Arsenal
Tuesday's defeat by Paris Saint-Germain was their first loss in 13 games (W6, D6).
Arsenal are at risk of losing back-to-back home fixtures in all competitions for the first time in 16 months.
The Gunners have lost just one of their previous 35 Premier League matches immediately following a midweek European game (W24, D10).
They have failed to win nine top-flight games in which they have led this season (drawing all nine) – more than in their previous two seasons combined.
Mikel Arteta has won 167 of his 285 matches as Arsenal boss, the first of which was a 1-0 victory against Bournemouth in December 2019.
Declan Rice is one short of 100 appearances for the Gunners in all competitions.
Bournemouth
The Cherries could draw three consecutive top-flight matches for the first time in their history.
Bournemouth have won only one of their previous nine league fixtures (D4, L4), dropping from fifth to 10th in the table.
They are winless in their last 11 Premier League games in London (D6, L5), with each of their previous five ending in draws.
Justin Kluivert has been directly involved in 13 goals in his last 10 away league appearances, scoring 10 and assisting three.
Evanilson has been directly involved in six goals in his past nine Premier League starts, scoring five goals and assisting one.
