§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 20

AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal

  • Evanilson 10'
  • Kroupi 76'
  • Magalhães 16'
  • Rice 54'
  • Rice 71'

3 January 2026

The match in data

A 3–2 win for Arsenal against AFC Bournemouth on 3 January 2026, on matchday 20 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Arsenal came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 10'.

Player of the match: Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal), rated 61, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 12 recoveries. Zubimendi produced 1.1 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For AFC Bournemouth, the highest-rated player was Justin Kluivert, with 55.

Declan Rice scored twice.

61
Player of the match

Martín Zubimendi

Arsenal · 90'

Produced 1.12× and cost 0.55× their position's average

Added
  • 8 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 12 recoveries 2.6×
  • 80 passes 1.8×
Took away
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.2×
  • 1 time dribbled past 1.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

AFC Bournemouth
PlayerPositionMinRating
Justin Kluivert Midfielder 74 55
James Hill Defender 90 53
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder 90 51
David Brooks Forward 67 47
Marcos Senesi Defender 90 44
Antoine Semenyo Forward 90 42
Álex Jiménez Defender 90 41
Evanilson Forward 74 40
Amine Adli Forward 23 35
Alex Scott Midfielder 74 33
Adrien Truffert Defender 90 32
Djordje Petrovic Goalkeeper 90 31
Eli Kroupi Forward 16 no rating
Enes Ünal Forward 16 no rating
Lewis Cook Midfielder 16 no rating
Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Bukayo Saka Forward 23 68
Martín Zubimendi ★ Midfielder 90 61
William Saliba Defender 90 56
Declan Rice Midfielder 90 55
Gabriel Magalhães Defender 90 55
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 80 52
Jurriën Timber Defender 90 50
Piero Hincapié Defender 90 46
Gabriel Jesus Forward 24 45
Noni Madueke Forward 67 44
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 67 42
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 66 30
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 27
Leandro Trossard Forward 23 24
Mikel Merino Midfielder 10 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arsenal player completed the most dribbles?

Noni Madueke, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Martin Ødegaard 1, Gabriel Martinelli 1.

In Arsenal's 3–2 win over AFC Bournemouth, Madueke provided individual breakthrough with 3 successful dribbles. Ødegaard and Martinelli completed 1 each.

Which AFC Bournemouth player played the most passes into the final third?

Marcos Senesi, with 25 final-third passes. Next: Marcus Tavernier 9, Álex Jiménez 6.

Senesi drove AFC Bournemouth forward with 25 passes into the final third in the 3–2 defeat to Arsenal. Tavernier followed with 9, while Jiménez recorded 6.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Martín Zubimendi, 61
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.