Man City v Bournemouth

A crucial game in the battle for Champions League football sees Manchester City host Bournemouth. City will still be reeling from their FA Cup final defeat against Crystal Palace last time out, but will have to refocus quickly with the weekend's action seeing Aston Villa, Chelsea and Newcastle move a point above them in the race for a Champions League spot with Nottingham Forest also level on points with Pep Guardiola’s side. 

Bournemouth have dropped out of the top half following the weekend's results but a win could take them as high as 8th here which still could offer European football, so there is plenty for the Cherries to fight for. Bournemouth ran out 2-1 winners in the initial league meeting between the sides while Manchester City won by the exact same scoreline in the recent FA Cup clash between the sides.

⭐ Man City v Bournemouth Best Bet

Evanilson has led the line superbly for Bournemouth this season, scoring 10 goals in the Premier League in his first season in the English top-flight after joining from Porto in the summer to replace the departing Dominic Solanke. The most impressive part of Evanilson’s record in front of goal this season is that none of his goals have come from the penalty spot. 

Evanilson has scored against Manchester City in both of their meetings this season. He’s had three shots on target across those fixtures which suggests that the Brazilian striker will get opportunities against Manchester City here. 

Bournemouth have posted solid attacking numbers all season, their success comes from an intense press which is followed by trying to get a shot away as quickly as possible if they win the ball back in close proximity to the opposition’s goal. The Cherries are averaging 5.4 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season, only Liverpool (6.2), Manchester City (5.8) and Chelsea (5.8) are finding the target more frequently in the Premier League than Andoni Iraola’s side this season. 

👕 Man City v Bournemouth Predicted XI

🔍 Man City v Bournemouth Players to Watch

🔵 Josko Gvardiol

Gvardiol has been hauled down in each of the two previous meetings this term. He’s won 24 fouls across his 35 Premier League appearances this season (0.70 per 90) but this average should be set to increase here against a side that commit plenty of fouls. No side is committing more fouls per game this season than Bournemouth (13.7).

⚫ Dean Huijsen

Huijsen will be joining Real Madrid at the end of the season after a spectacular campaign for Bournemouth which has seen the centre back offer plenty of threat in the opposition’s box. Huijsen has had 18 shots across his 25 starts in the Premier League this season (0.70 per 90) with this record returning three goals for the 20-year-old centre back. He showed his attacking ability recently against Arsenal, scoring the equaliser at the Emirates. Bournemouth tend to have quite a few opportunities in games to send their centre backs up the pitch, they’re averaging 6.00 corners per game across their 18 away games in the Premier League this season - Huijsen also isn’t afraid to take aim from distance with five of his attempts coming from outside the box.

📂 Bournemouth v Man City Cheat Sheet

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💻 Man City v Bournemouth Form and Tactics

Manchester City face the prospect of failing to qualify for the Champions League next season. Their defeat in the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace last time out won’t help things, especially seeing as Manchester City have now failed to score in back-to-back having drawn a blank against Southampton in their most recent Premier League outing. 

Those dropped points against the Saints could come back to haunt Pep Guardiola’s side. There is only one point separating 3rd and 7th in the Premier League so any slip-up here could prove fatal. Manchester City have beaten Bournemouth this season in the FA Cup but lost the initial league meeting at the Vitality Stadium - the good news for City is that Bournemouth have lost each of their last eight games against Manchester City at the Etihad and haven’t so much as claimed a draw when travelling to face the Cityzens. 

Bournemouth will still believe that they can qualify for European football next season, even if their involvement is reliant on Chelsea not finishing in a Champions League spot and winning the Conference League. The Cherries have lost just one of their last six games in the Premier League and have recovered from a chaotic period of the season where they lost pace with the other Champions League-chasing sides..

🏁 Man City v Bournemouth Ref Watch

• Referee: Stuart Attwell

• Stats are on a per 90 basis and are taken from 2024/25 Premier League games (25 total).
  

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