Arsenal vs Bournemouth, Saturday 12.30 pm
Gary Neville thinks Arsenal will remain perfect across their last three games.
He said on the Gary Neville Podcast after watching Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-2: “I think they will achieve a 100 per cent record. The one doubt is the Old Trafford game.”
I couldn’t disagree more. If there is an Arsenal wobble coming, it’s more likely to come here than against Manchester United. To put it simply, Bournemouth are a better side than United.
I’ve spent most of the season watching the Cherries let me down when playing a top-five side. In nine fixtures, they have taken just one point, losing eight games to an aggregate score of 28-6. Ouch.
But I still believe this style of football under Andoni Iraola can beat the big boys. And I simply must back them here at a gigantic price. They are 12/1 with Sky Bet for the away win which is ludicrous for a team that have taken 42 points from their last 25 games. It’s the fifth-best return of any Premier League side.
Granted, my timeline is going to be full of after-timing Arsenal fans taking huge pleasure in proving me wrong when their side win 5-0, but I can’t let Bournemouth go unbacked at those odds.
