The 20th Premier League matchweek will see Bournemouth host Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium today. Arsenal remains top of the Premier League while Bournemouth is near the bottom of the table. Bournemouth is 15th in the league table with 23 points and has a record of five wins, eight draws, and six losses.

Arsenal come into this game on the back of a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw them retain their two-point lead over City at the top of the table. Villa, meanwhile, needed a brace from substitute Ollie Watkins, to notch up a comeback 2-1 win away to Chelsea, thus extending their winning run to 11 games.

Arsenal will be seeking revenge midweek and are enjoying a three-match Premier League winning streak themselves after narrow victories over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton and most recently Brighton & Hove Albion. They have won eight of their nine matches on home turf in the league, only dropping points to Manchester City.

Premier League leaders Arsenal host Brighton on Saturday, Dec. 27. Get live stream info, injuries, and predicted lineups for the MD18 clash at Emirates Stadium.

One of those games was the controversial fixture which saw Declan Rice sent off but across both games, Brighton generated more xG overall (3.28) than Arsenal did (3.02). With quite a few of his squad returning from injury, coupled with a full week's worth of rest in a busy December, Brighton ought to be the fresher side.

Leeds United are at Elland Road for the first time in 2026 this lunchtime, taking on Manchester United in the Premier League.Daniel Farke has made two changes to the side that won a deserved point