If Arsenal passes the Bournemouth test on Saturday evening at the Vitality Stadium in the 5.30 p.m. kickoff, they will end the evening atop the Premier League standings.
With their strong play this season, Arsenal is presently sitting in third position in the Premier League rankings. In their last match, the Gunners easily defeated Southampton 3-1, and they'll aim for a repeat performance this weekend.
Conversely, Bournemouth has not been at their best this season and currently sit in 13th place in the league rankings. The Cherries will need to win this game after suffering an unexpected 1-0 loss to Leicester City the previous week.
The Gooners' sad memories of watching their team's Premier League title charge crash and burn in a thrilling 3-3 draw with the Saints in 2022–2023 were brought back by their first-leg loss to Southampton a fortnight ago. However, Mikel Arteta's more experienced and wiser team managed to escape that six-goal fate this time around.
Bukayo Saka, of all people, led the championship-chasing Gunners to a stunning comeback after Cameron Archer drove the away end into a brief state of excitement. He first set up Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli's attempts before adding the icing late in the game.
With Manchester City and Liverpool off the field until Sunday, Arteta's crop has improved significantly since their legendary comebacks of 2022–2023—the most memorable of which, undoubtedly, came against this weekend's opponents. With all three points, the third-place hosts will take the lead at the Vitality.
Even though it's still much too early to talk about an Invincibles comeback, Arsenal has won 16 straight events without losing; their last loss came against Bayern Munich in April. The team hasn't lost in any competition this season.
If Arsenal wins on Saturday, they will not only take the top spot in the standings for a few hours but also accomplish a major milestone. They now have 1,999 wins in the English Premier League and might become only the second team in the division, after Liverpool, to reach 2,000 emerges victorious.