Manchester City will host 2nd place Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium later today for their game 10 of this season’s Premier League campaign. The hosts who were forced to succumb to a 1-0 defeat at Villa Park last weekend for the first time since 2013/14 campaign will be looking to bounce back against a side that has enjoyed a superb start this season.
Match News and Current Form
Pep Guardiola’s men are currently trailing league leaders by six-points and will hope to bridge that gap today. They currently have a great record at the Etihad as they have won 8, lost 1 and drawn only 1, a feat that will hopefully inspire confidence in today’s outing.
Conversely, the visitors beam with much ecstasy from their stunning start to this campaign with just four points separating them from league leaders, Arsenal. Last weekend’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest extended their unbeaten league run to eight games – 5 wins and 3 draws, making them the current English top-flight side with the longest unbeaten run. However, the Cherries are marred by a tendency of leaking goals to on away games this season with Andoni Iraola’s side conceding 9 times on the road in the league so far.
H2H, Stats and Possible Lineups
H2H: The visitors have lost an overall 15 of 16 Premier League clashes against City in the past. They have also conceded 2+ goals in all 12 away meetings between the two sides and have lost 11 with only 1 ending in a tie.
Stats: Six of City’s last eight league wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet, and they have drawn only two of their previous 20 top flight games with the rest ending being 14 wins and 4 losses.
Meanwhile, the Cherries have the most Premier League goals scored from outside the box this season, and 9 of their last 11 away games in the league had goals from both sides.
Possible Lineups:
City: Donnarumma G. (G), Cherki R., Dias R., Doku J., Foden P., Gvardiol J., Haaland E., Nico, Nunes M., O’Reilly N., and Silva B.
Bournemouth: Petrovic D. (G), Jimenez A., Diakite B., Senesi M., Truffeet A., Scott A., Adams T., Tavernier M., Brooks D. (C), Semenyo A., and Kroupi E. J.
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