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
MANCHESTER CITY STARTING XI (3-2-4-1): Ederson; John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake; Rodrigo, Manuel Akanji; Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic, Phil Foden; Erling Haaland.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Romain Faivre, Luis Sinisterra, Alex Scott, Max Kinsey-Wellings, Dango Ouattara, Mark Travers, Chris Mepham, Ionut Radu, Enes Unal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
BOURNEMOUTH STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Neto; Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier; Dominic Solanke.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
City, on the other hand, are looking to close the gap to Liverpool at the top of the table back to one point with another win here. The Citizens are currently on a 16-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W14 D2), extending that run with a 1-0 victory at home against Brentford on Tuesday. They have history on their side in this fixture as well, having won all 13 of the previous Premier League games against Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
The reverse fixture saw Bournemouth thrashed 6-1 by City, but that result was soon put behind them as they went on a seven-game unbeaten run afterwards. However, that purple patch has faded since the new year, with the Cherries having failed to win any of their last six outings in the Premier League (D3 L3). In all competitions though, they have only lost one of their last five matches (W1 D3), losing 3- away to Fulham.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
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AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
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