Arsenal vs. Bournemouth lineups, expected starting 11, confirmed team news, injuries: Arteta raises heads with strong XI

With the chance to mathematically secure UEFA Champions League football next season, Arsenal host Bournemouth in Premier League action on Saturday with just four matches remaining in the domestic campaign.

The Gunners were expected to have their full attention on Wednesday's second leg of their Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain, which will be on the road in the French capital, but Mikel Arteta has gone full send today with a very strong starting lineup.

The likes of Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli looked to be dragging from a long season in the 1-0 first-leg defeat to PSG on Tuesday and were thought to be primed for a rest, but Arteta's options off the bench are severely limited by injuries, so those individuals are all included.

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Arsenal can secure a Champions League place for next season with a win against Bournemouth plus a Chelsea defeat to Liverpool the following day.

The Cherries, meanwhile, are at this point likely out of the European chase, as they sit 10th in the table staring at a seven-point deficit to seventh-placed Aston Villa. They have not lost any of their last four league games, but three draws in that spell have left significant points on the table.

Arsenal vs. Bournemouth lineups, predicted starting 11, team news

Arsenal trio Riccardo Calafiori, Jorginho, and Kai Havertz are all training individually, meaning they are eyeing a return soon but are not yet be ready to join the squad. Calafiori seems the closest, but none of the three make the squad today.

Backup goalkeeper Neto, who is on loan at Arsenal from Bournemouth, will be obligated to sit out against his parent club.

Thomas Partey returns to the Arsenal midfield after being suspended for the first leg of their Champions League semifinal midweek, while Gabriel, Gabriel Jesus, and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all out for the season.

Ethan Nwaneri, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney, Raheem Sterling, and Tommy Setford are all on the bench despite being available to give the regular starters a rest. Ben White comes into the side at right-back in his first start for a while.

Arsenal starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly — Rice, Partey, Odegaard — Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Injured: Gabriel (hamstring), Jesus (knee), Tomiyasu (knee), Havertz (thigh, doubt), Jorginho (chest, doubt)
Suspended: None
Ineligible: Neto (loan stipulation)

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After being sent off with 20 minutes to go against Manchester United, Bournemouth striker Evanilson will NOT be suspended for this game, as his dismissal was overturned on appeal. That's good news for Bournemouth, as Enes Unal is out for the season with a torn ACL so Evanilson's potential suspension presented an isue.

Andoni Iraola will hope that Luis Sinisterra can prove fit for this weekend, although he would need to be eased back carefully as he's missed most of the season with a hamstring injury and already suffered a setback in his earlier return back in mid-February.

Lewis Cook returned from injury last weekend off the bench against Man United and could be in line for a start if he's ready to go.

Bournemouth starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Kepa (GK) — Araujo, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez — Cook, Adams — Tavernier, Kluivert, Ouattara — Evanilson.

Injured: Sinisterra (hamstring), Unal (ACL), Christie (groin).
Suspended: None.

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