Is Bournemouth v Arsenal on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Premier League fixture

Premier League leaders Arsenal travel to the south coast for their first game of 2026 to take on Bournemouth on Saturday night.

Mikel Arteta’s side have a four-point lead at the halfway stage of the season after an impressive victory at home to Aston Villa on Tuesday, with Manchester City dropping points at Sunderland on Thursday night.

The Cherries, meanwhile, earned an impressive point at Chelsea on Tuesday and despite speculation linking him with a move to City, star forward Antoine Semenyo is set to face the Gunners on Saturday.

This is their first meeting of the season, but Bournemouth did do the double over Arsenal last season, winning 2-1 at the Emirates back in May and 2-0 at home in October 2024.

Here’s everything you need to know:

The Premier League meeting between Bournemouth and Arsenal kicks off at 5:30pm GMT on Saturday, 3 January at the Vitality Stadium.

Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 4:30pm. It will also be available to stream on Sky Go.

If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Semenyo is set to start with Andoni Iraola confirming his involvement, but Ben Gannon-Goak, Tyler Adams and Veljko Milosavljevic are all out. Lewis Cook and Ryan Christie are both 50/50 to feature.

As for Arsenal, there is still a big question mark over Declan Rice’s involvement. The midfielder missed the win against Villa due to knee swelling and he remains a doubt for Saturday’s game. Christhian Mosquera and Riccardo Calafiori are still absent, but Gabriel and Jurrien Timber are set to start once again.

Bournemouth: Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Scott, Tavernier; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres