Former Arsenal star Paul Merson believes that the Gunners will fail to impress against Bournemouth, and will drop even more points.
Arsenal have not won in the Premier League since the start of January, when they beat strugglers Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium.
With Benik Afobe impressing for the Cherries since signing for them in a whopping £10m January deal, the ex-Gunner is one for the likes of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker to be wary of.
The pundit believes, as reported by Sky Sports in his weekly prediction column, that the former Arsenal man will have a point to prove at the Vitality Stadium and could come back to haunt them, with Bournemouth earning a 2-2 to draw that will therefore, hinder the Gunners’ chances of Premier League title triumph.
It’s a must, must, must, must, must-win game for Arsenal. They were Premier League favourites and now, all of a sudden, they’re looking over their shoulder. This is a good game for Arsenal as they’re not going to get kicked off the pitch by Bournemouth, but the Cherries have come into form of late.
Benik Afobe will be a handful and he’ll be keen to impress against his former club. Because of that I fancy Bournemouth to get a point. Arsenal haven’t won in the league for a month, their confidence is shot at the moment and, to make things worse, Tottenham are above them!
If Arsenal do drop even more points at the Vitality Stadium, they could fall further behind Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Leicester City, who all lead England’s top division.
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