Bournemouth host AC Milan in Matchday 3 of the Europa League league phase

Bournemouth will host Italian side AC Milan on 22 October 2026 at 22:00 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, in Matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League, with the match broadcast on beIN SPORTS.

Bournemouth go into the match after two wins and a defeat in their last three games, having beaten Sunderland 2-0 and Sturm Graz 3-0, before losing 1-5 away to Chelsea. Before that, they lost 0-1 to Liverpool and beat Real Sociedad 2-1.

AC Milan, meanwhile, arrive after two wins and a draw in their last three matches, having beaten Atalanta 3-2 and Red Bull Salzburg 4-0, before drawing 1-1 with Sassuolo. They had previously beaten Lecce 3-0 and lost 0-2 to Benfica.

Bournemouth will be without M. Arnos, F. Forster, Daniel Jebbison and Juanlu Sanchez, in addition to injured players J. Araujo, Kluivert and Alex Scott.

On AC Milan's side, injured players Alexis Jesse Saelemaekers and Mattia Gabbia are absent, along with suspended player Filippo Terracciano.

In the competition standings, Bournemouth sit fifth with 6 points from two matches, having won twice, scored 5 goals and conceded one. AC Milan are sixteenth with 3 points from two matches, with a win and a defeat, having scored 4 goals and conceded two.