Arsenal take on Bournemouth this Sunday in the Premier League.
So here are 11 match facts and stats (supplied by OPTA) you should know about both sides:
1. Arsenal have won all three of their previous meetings with Bournemouth in all competitions, scoring seven and conceding none.
2. Mesut Ozil has had a hand in three of Arsenal’s four Premier League goals against the Cherries, scoring two and assisting one.
3. Of current Premier League managers, Arsene Wenger (20 years, 58 days) and Eddie Howe (four years, 47 days) are the two longest serving managers at their respective clubs (on the day of the game).
4. When Wenger took charge of Arsenal on October 1st 1996, Eddie Howe was only 19-years-old and had made just five league appearances as a player (all for Bournemouth).
5. Arsenal have conceded twice as many Premier League goals at home this season (8) as they have away from home (4).
6. In his last eight Premier League appearances, Olivier Giroud has attempted eight shots on target and scored with seven of these.
7. Giroud has scored against 20 of the 25 different teams that he’s played against in the Premier League, but Bournemouth are one of the sides that he’s yet to score against in the competition (0 goals, two apps).
8. Bournemouth have hit the woodwork 13 times in the Premier League this season; six more times than any other team.
9. Arsenal have averaged 163 successful passes in the final third of the pitch per game this season; more than any other side.
10. The Gunners have seen their substitutes provide five goals and five assists in the Premier League this season; more than any other team.
11. Arsenal are the only side in the Premier League yet to be losing at half-time in a match this season (winning six, drawing six). In fact, they haven’t been behind in a Premier League game at half-time since February 28th 2016.
