They were up against Premier
League side Bournemouth in the third round and beat the Cherries 3 - 0 back at the DW Stadium after almost winning on the south coast.
League One leaders Wigan caused another FA Cup upset as the 2013 winners beat Premier
League side Bournemouth 3 - 0 in their third - round replay.
The Hornets finished runners - up to fellow Premier
League side Bournemouth that season and went on to secure 12th and 17th place finishes in the following two seasons.
Wilshere, who spent last season on loan at fellow Premier
League side Bournemouth, return to training this week following the leg fracture he suffered whilst on loan at the Cherries as reported the Telegraph, with the England international still believing that he as a future at the club beyond next summer, which is when his current Gunners deal expires.
In a move that shocked many on the final day of the summer transfer window, Jack Wilshere left his boyhood Arsenal to join fellow Premier
League side Bournemouth on loan for the 2016/17 season.
Not exact matches
The Citizens were unable to take any points from their trip to
league leaders Chelsea, while the Reds failed to beat a resolute
Bournemouth side at Anfield.
Newly - promoted
Bournemouth are on home soil later today as they entertain Charlton, who were one of the most inconsistent
sides in the
league last year.
Spurs, who beat
Bournemouth 5 - 1 and 3 - 0 last term, are the only
side yet to lose in this season's Prem, although they start the weekend behind Manchester City and Arsenal in the
league table on account of winning fewer matches.
They note that Villa are not alone in the race to sign Johnstone, with Premier
League sides Everton,
Bournemouth and Sunderland all keen to secure his services in the upcoming transfer window.
Arsenal have lost their last two away
league games, and they were games they'd be expected to win against two
sides (
Bournemouth and Swansea) involved in the tight battle to avoid the drop this season.
But while the core of that promoted
side will likely make up most of the Premier
League team,
Bournemouth have reinforced in a few key positions, and in the process have added two things that are generally assumed to be vital in the Premier
League: experience and pace.
The fact that the on loan Arsenal midfield star Jack Wilshere was widely regarded as the Man of the Match when our opponents for tonight AFC
Bournemouth won their last Premier
League match at Swansea does give the Gunners some hope that our own absentees will be somewhat offset by the home
side's.
Forgot the quality
sides, even weak opposition near the bottom of
league like
Bournemouth, and Swansea, are brushing us aside with consummate ease.
The visitors have also made some changes but nothing like the wholesale rotation we see from Arsene Wenger, with the Sainys
side including Forster in goal, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Long, Clasi and Yoshida, while the only Gunner to keep his place from the Premier
League win against
Bournemouth is Mohamed Elneny.
The Northern Irishman was speaking before his
side face
Bournemouth in the
League Cup on Wednesday night.
That was more like it from Arsenal, as we got back to Premier
League action in style with a 3 - 0 win over Eddie Howe's
Bournemouth side.
One player who has so far refused to talk about his intentions for next season is Jack Wilshere, who is currently enjoying a spell on loan with fellow Premier
League side AFC
Bournemouth.
The Gunners climbed up to second in the
league table this weekend thanks to the help of Jack Wilshere's on loan
side Bournemouth, who earned a hard - fought win over Liverpool on Sunday.
But
Bournemouth, as mentioned above, are a different proposition to most defensive
sides in the
league, who opt against moving up the field progressively and numerically, and who try not to get drawn out, when Liverpool recycle the ball along their defensive line.
Despite the game sandwiched between our tame defeat at Chelsea and the opening home fixture with
Bournemouth it is expected that the Hammers will field a strong
side in order to secure Europa
League group stage qualification.
However, with United now just a point behind City in fourth, and their rivals up against Arsenal in their next Premier
League match — a draw would put both
sides, or a loss for the blues, would put them at risk of being overtaken by Van Gaal's squad if they can win against West Ham and
Bournemouth in their last two games of the campaign.
Eddie Howe's
Bournemouth have picked up 17 points from losing positions - more than any other Premier
League side
English Championship
side Bournemouth moved to snapped up the striker and he has since helped the team to the Premier
League with 20 league
League with 20
league league goals.
The
Bournemouth winger has made his way through the
leagues with the Dorset
side after he signed from Hereford on a free transfer in 2010.
Whilst Wilshere's never been a goalscorer (0 goals in 27 Premier
League appearances last term) and only registered two assists, his link up play with the defence and attack is important in a
side like
Bournemouth who like to retain a lot of possession and don't have the best of defences.
After Saturday's 4 - 0 demolition of
Bournemouth initially moved Manchester City a staggering 14 points clear at the top of the Premier
League, manager Pep Guardiola was asked if there were any possible ways in which his
side could improve on what appeared to be footballing perfection.
Bournemouth are on a long winless eight match run during which time they have conceded 21 goals, they are without a
league victory in 2017 (since Nathan Ake was recalled by Chelsea) and have never beaten a London side in the Premier League on home
league victory in 2017 (since Nathan Ake was recalled by Chelsea) and have never beaten a London
side in the Premier
League on home
League on home turf.
Antonio Conte will be looking for his Chelsea
side to perform well against a
Bournemouth side that sits 19th in the Premier
League table.
But Moyes, speaking ahead of his
side's Premier
League clash against
Bournemouth on Saturday, conceded that he could now be ruled out for months.
United trail rivals Manchester City by just two points at the top of the Premier
League table, but with Raheem Sterling's hat - trick helping Manuel Pellegrini's
side to a 4 - 1 lead over
Bournemouth at half time, it is likely that that two - point gap will still be in tact come the full - time whistle at the Etihad.
And with
Bournemouth losing just one of their last nine in the
league at Dean Court, the home
side will be confident of a point or three.
Iturbe played the 2015/16 season in the Premier
League for
Bournemouth after both
sides agreed to a loan deal.
The
Bournemouth loanee has not done himself any favours endearing himself to his parent club after he backed Antonio Conte's
side to claim the Premier
League crown
Kane limped off with his
side trailing 1 - 0 at
Bournemouth on Sunday, before Pochettino's men bounced back to win 4 - 1 and move up to third in the Premier
League.
Leicester are one of three Premier
League sides that
Bournemouth have faced without losing - they've also never lost to Brighton (P1 W1 D0 L0) and Swansea (P4 W3 D1 L0).