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Sutton's predictions v boxing promoter & Arsenal fan Frank Warren

BBC Sport

Yes, they were well beaten by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, but City are a good side and they can do that to teams. Then it was Arsenal 's reserves who lost to Southampton in the FA Cup. We saw a reaction from Mikel Arteta's side with their win over Sporting on Tuesday.

It was a big goal from Kai Havertz to give them an advantage to take into next week's second leg, and I think we will see a similar performance here. Bournemouth will give them a good game and they are in decent form too - they are on a run of five draws but they have not lost in 11 league matches since Arsenal beat them 3-2 on the south coast at the start of January. Everyone is trying to put the pressure on Arsenal but I've looked at the games they have got left, including this one, and their record against all seven opponents earlier this season is strong - the only team they have to play who they haven't beaten already is City.

Frank's prediction: The players have to do what they did against Sporting, which is grit their teeth and show what they are all about. We have to approach this game with a winners' mentality too, and go out and make a statement. The title is there to be won but every game has to be do or die now - that's the only way to get over the line.

3-1 Frank on which is best - Highbury or the Emirates? I prefer the old stadium all day long. You were on top of the action and the atmosphere was brilliant.

The atmosphere at the Emirates has been better in the last few years, they have worked on that, but I've always loved Highbury since I went there as a boy. It was always a very classy stadium, with the tradition of the old marble halls from Herbert Chapman's era, and the art deco stands. When I started going to games with my mates as I got a bit older, it used to be one and thruppence to get in but we were all skinny enough to squeeze in through the railings and get in for nothing.