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  "path": "/2026/04/11/arsenal-vs-bournemouth-predicted-lineup-today-confirmed-team-news-27924957/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T05:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://metro.co.uk",
  "tags": [
    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "AFC Bournemouth",
    "Arsenal",
    "Bukayo Saka",
    "Eberechi Eze",
    "Jurrien Timber",
    "Martin Odegaard",
    "Premier League",
    "Riccardo Calafiori",
    "Bournemouth",
    "FA Cup",
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    "Mikel Arteta",
    "Arteta suggested some of those players had stepped up their returns",
    "who claimed the Norway has suffered an injury setback.",
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  "textContent": "Saka among Arsenal’s injury doubts again (Picture: Getty)\n\nArsenal have a handful of injury doubts heading into this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth.\n\nAfter a spate of withdrawals during the international break, the vast majority of those players returned to action either in last weekend’s FA Cup defeat to Southampton or the midweek Champions League victory over Sporting CP.\n\nAn open training session on Thursday provided more clues into the state of Mikel Arteta’s squad with Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie not joining their teammates on the grass.\n\nSpeaking to the press on Friday, Arteta suggested some of those players had stepped up their returns with today’s game in mind – but declined to name those in the frame.\n\nSaka has not played since the Carabao Cup final, also sitting out of England’s international friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. Timber meanwhile missed that defeat at Wembley.\n\nOdegaard’s situation has been made a little more complicated after comments from his international manager Stale Solbakken, who claimed the Norway has suffered an injury setback.\n\nThe Arsenal captain has missed 11 games this year but started against Southampton and Sporting before being replaced with 20 minutes left in Lisbon.\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\nThere has been a bit more clarity on Eberechi Eze. Despite fears he could miss up to six weeks of action, the former Crystal Palace star is available this weekend.\n\n## Arsenal XI to face Bournemouth – Metro prediction\n\nArteta may have some big decisions to make in attack with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli both impressing off the bench against Sporting.\n\nGiven how little Arteta was giving away on the status of Saka and Timber, there is the possibility they might not be risked.\n\n## Arsenal vs Bournemouth TV channel, live stream and kick-off time\n\nArsenal vs Bournemouth kicks off today (Saturday 11 April) at 12:30pm.\n\nYou can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming also available through the HBO Max app.\n\nYou can also follow all the action with **Metro’s** LIVE blog.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Arsenal vs Bournemouth: Predicted lineup today and confirmed team news"
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