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Man City vs Bournemouth preview, team news, prediction, kick-off, channel
Watch Man City vs Bournemouth live on Sky Sports Premier League from 5.30pm; Kick-off 6pm
Wednesday 15 July 2020 08:34, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Man City vs Bournemouth in the Premier League on Wednesday (kick-off 6pm).
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Team news
Manchester City's only confirmed absentee for the visit of Bournemouth will see Sergio Aguero miss out after undergoing surgery last month.
Bournemouth have defensive injury problems ahead of Wednesday's match.
Key centre-back Nathan Ake suffered a groin problem against Leicester, while Adam Smith, Simon Francis and Chris Mepham are also out.
Howe says there is an outside chance Netherlands international Ake could feature again this season, while brushing off talk the 25-year-old may have played his final game for the club amid repeated transfer speculation.
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Man City vs Bournemouth is live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event from 5.30pm; Kick-off 6pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
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Charlie's prediction
What a wonderful result that was for Bournemouth against Leicester. It gives them one last go at it, but what is Eddie Howe going to do here? Sitting in against Manchester City is an option, but then again Bournemouth are not great at doing that.
A bit like the weekend before with Danny Welbeck, there was a lot of joy for Dominic Solanke. They were raving about him at one stage, but he didn't make the grade at Liverpool. It was the time to prove at Bournemouth that he was he player they were suggesting.
How do the Cherries compete with how Manchester City are playing at the moment? Phil Foden could start and maybe he will leave Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling out to keep them primed for the weekend.
City are playing exhibition football at the minute. They move it quicker than any other team, and that adds up to goals and chances. I do not see that being any different. It is not about goal difference for Bournemouth, it is about points, and I see no points for them here.
CHARLIE PREDICTS: 3-0 (13/2 with Sky Bet)
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Opta stats
- Man City have won all nine of their Premier League games against Bournemouth by an aggregate score of 28-4. It's the best 100 per cent record one opponent has against another in English top-flight history.
- Bournemouth have lost all nine of their Premier League meetings with Man City - in English top-flight history, only one side has lost each of their first 10 games against an opponent (Wigan against Manchester United).
- Bournemouth have conceded 28 goals against Manchester City in their nine Premier League meetings - only Nottingham Forest versus Blackburn (29 conceded) have shipped more in their first nine Premier League games against a specific opponent.
- Manchester City have won their previous two Premier League matches by a 5-0 scoreline - on only three occasions in English top-flight history has a side won three consecutive games by a 5+ goal margin, most recently the Citizens back in September 2017 (also Chelsea in August 2010 and Aston Villa in April 1899).
- Manchester City have won their last five home Premier League games without conceding a goal - they last won six such home matches in a row in the top-flight in March 1902.
- Bournemouth have won just one of their last 14 away Premier League games (D1 L12), losing the last eight in a row. The Cherries haven't lost nine in a row on the road in the Premier League since February 2019.