Arsenal in danger of suffering new Premier League low... defeat by Bournemouth would signal their worst start to a season for 35 years!

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Consecutive Premier League defeats, a manager under pressure, star players looking for a way out and a frustrated as well as divided fan base. It's hard to see how it can get worse for Arsenal.

The Gunners head into their fourth top flight match of the season at home against Bournemouth while running the risk of recording their worst opening to a top flight season in 35 years.

Despite opening up the Premier League campaign with a win over Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium, Arsene Wenger's men have since fallen to a narrow loss at Stoke City and a 4-0 hammering at Liverpool.

Mesut Ozil (left), Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny (right) react during a 4-0 loss at Liverpool

Arsene Wenger (centre) looks on during the Anfield defeat - his side take on Bournemouth aiming to avoid their worst start to a season after four games for 35 years

The Gunners' worst Premier League start came in 2011 and included the infamous 8-2 humiliation by Manchester United which left them with just four points from as many games.

Another defeat at home by the Cherries would leave Wenger's team with a Premier League record low of just three points from four matches.

But the north London side do have omens on their side. In the five meetings against Eddie Howe's outfit Arsenal have never lost and won four of the encounters.

The Gunners have also lost at Stoke City this term thanks to this Jese Rodriguez strike

Theo Walcott heads home in a 3-1 victory against Bournemouth last November

Bournemouth are also in choppy waters, having lost all three of their Premier League games this term scoring just one goal - although the south coast side's previous match saw them go close to snatching a point from Manchester City before falling to a stoppage time defeat.

Should Bournemouth grab a shock victory at the Emirates it would be Arsenal's worst start since 1982 when they took just one point from their first four matches.

Ian Wright tries to battle his way through the Crystal Palace defence during Arsenal's worst Premier League campaign in 1994-95, where they took four points from their first four matches

Arsenal's current worst start after four matches was in 2011 when an 8-2 loss at Manchester United was key to leaving the Gunners with four points and a minus seven goal difference

Arsenal endured another slow start in 2006, taking five points from four games - here Joey Barton scores for Manchester City in a 1-0 defeat for Wenger's side during that run

That run also included defeats by Stoke and Liverpool, with another south coast side in Brighton also triumphing and the draw coming against Norwich City at Highbury.

The Gunners went on to finish 10th and have endured mixed fortunes in their worst Premier League starts.

After taking four points from four games, Arsenal went on to recover and finish third in 2012, but following a similar poor opening to the 1994-95 campaign ended up limping home to their worst ever Premier League finish in 12th during a 42-game season.

Arsenal went on to finish 10th in the 1982-83 season after taking one point from their first four games. Here Alan Sunderland battles with Tottenham's Graham Roberts during the campaign