Bournemouth v Man City LIVE: Score and updates from key clash in Premier League title race
Pep Guardiola’s side can move within a point of leaders Liverpool with victory over the Cherries
Manchester City will look to keep pace in the Premier League title race as they travel to face Bournemouth this evening.
Pep Guardiola’s men battled to a 1-0 win over Brentford in midweek but after Liverpool downed Luton with a second-half comeback the following day, City trail the leaders by four points.
This is a game in hand for the Manchester side, with Jurgen Klopp’s Reds not in league action this weekend due to the Carabao Cup final, and victory would see them move just a point behind their title rivals.
Bournemouth were flying earlier this season but are without a league win in six games and beating a City side who are just starting to warm up for the business end of the campaign is a big ask.
Follow the action from the Premier League clash below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
City's final roll of the dice sees De Bruyne brought on in place of Kovacic.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
City's counter count continues to go up, but Alvarez, like Foden, is struggling to do something with them. The Argentinian's cross is curled too close to Neto, who punches it away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Bournemouth's third change sees Senesi taken off and replaced by Faivre.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Scott is closing in on Ake, but the defender does well to hold him off long enough to clear his lines. Smith intercepts it, but luckily for City, his touch loops straight out of play.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Groans ring around the Vitality as Cook tries to thread it in behind City once more, but his team-mates are static. None of them move to try and reach it, and Stones easily cuts it out.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
That chance was Haaland's last involvement in the game as he's taken off and replaced by Alvarez.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
GREAT SAVE! Kerkez is sliding in to stop it from reaching Haaland, but he inadvertently helps it onto his toe. The angle is against him on the left of the box, and Neto rushes out, making himself big to smother it.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
There's a nervy moment at the back for Ederson as he's quickly chased down by Solanke. The forward almost stretches out a leg to nick it off him, but the goalkeeper checks back just in time to avoid him.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
SAVE! Foden swings another deep corner into the box, and this time, Ake rises high to meet it at the far post. He nods it down towards goal, but Neto holds onto it.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Senesi makes no attempt to play the ball as he grabs Haaland around the middle and drags him back. He can have no complaints about that booking.
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