Bournemouth vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Sreya

Bournemouth vs Manchester City – Manchester City travel to Dean Court on 26th August, Saturday to face AFC Bournemouth in an English Premier League fixture.

Manchester City are the favorites for the Premier League title and began their campaign with a win but were held to a draw by Everton – a late goal from Raheem Sterling helped Pep Guardiola’s side rescue a point but chinks were present in the City armour.

Bournemouth, on the other hand, begam their domestic season with two consecutive losses to West Bromwich Albion and Watford – although it is still early in the season, the Cherries are expected to face an uphill task of survival from relegation.

Team News

Callum Wilson and Junior Stanislas are sidelined through injuries for the home side.

Kyle Walker is suspended for the visitors while Ilkay Gundogan, Benjamin Mendy and Fabian Delph also miss out due to lack of match fitness.

Thoughts From Both Camps

“We respect Manchester City as we’ve had some tough battles and we’ll need to be at our very best to get a result on Saturday.”

 – Eddie Howe, Bournemouth.

“We dropped two points [against Everton], but in general we made good things. I am happy with the performances so far this season.

Bournemouth are a team who want to play. The manager is so good in those terms. They start with two defeats, but sometimes that can happen.”

– Pep Guardiola, Manchester City.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Bournemouth vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won four and lost only one of their previous five matches against Bournemouth.

Manchester City are undefeated in their last ten Premier League games, dating back to last season and have scored at least twice in their previous four matches against Bournemouth.

Pep Guardiola’s side are the favorites today and likely to win easily, with a 3-0 win being the most probably outcome.