FA CUP MONDAY: We preview Monday’s FA Cup game between BOURNEMOUTH v ARSENAL with a recommended BETDAQ bet and extended match stats.
BOURNEMOUTH V ARSENAL
8pm We have an all Premier League clash to enjoy on Monday night in the FA Cup as Bournemouth host Arsenal. It’s fair to say that both sides are having a bad season by their own standards and perhaps a Cup run will be a welcome break from the stress of the Premier League. Bournemouth did manage to pick up a massive win last week at home to Brighton, while Arsenal somehow got a draw with Chelsea after going a man down. This should be a good game.
The match odds at the time of writing currently trade; Bournemouth 4.5, Arsenal 1.92 and the draw is 3.85. There are reasons to be against both sides here. Bournemouth have been in horrible form in the Premier League and sit in the bottom three. They moved up to 18th after winning but they still have a lot of work to do to stay up. While with Arsenal the same question never goes away, can you trust them away from home when the going gets tough?
Arsenal have definitely improved under Arteta. You can see that they have more spirit and perhaps a little more fight in them. Only time will tell if that’s to be a long-term change though. For tonight, they should be able to outclass this Bournemouth side who have consistently come up short this season. Arsenal have a good record against Bournemouth and they can continue that tonight. Obviously Arsenal away always come with a wealth warning, however at odds of 1.92 they are worth backing to beat a side in the bottom three in the Premier League table.
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Arsenal to beat Bournemouth at 1.92.
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MATCH STATS
- This will be the first ever FA Cup meeting between Bournemouth and Arsenal, and only the 12th meeting overall between the sides.
- Arsenal have won eight of their previous 11 matches against Bournemouth in all competitions (W8 D2 L1), sharing a 1-1 draw in the most recent meeting in the Premier League during December.
- Bournemouth have only reached the FA Cup fifth round on four previous occasions, most recently during the 2015-16 campaign (also 1928-29, 1956-57 and 1988-89).
- Arsenal have progressed from seven of their last eight FA Cup fourth round ties, with their only failure in that run coming last season, losing 3-1 at home to Manchester United.
- Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored in three of his previous four appearances against Bournemouth – all in the Premier League – including netting in both games at the Vitality Stadium.
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