EPL ~ Bournemouth vs Man City | Match info, preview & Lineup
| Bournemouth vs Man City | |
| Match Info | |
| Date | 20 May 2026 |
Time |
12:00 AM IST 🇮🇳 10:30 PM 🇦🇪 09:30 PM 🇸🇦 |
| Stadium | Vitality Stadium |
| League | Premier League |
| Round | 37 |
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Bournemouth will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Premier League success against Fulham.
In that match, Bournemouth had 40% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Bournemouth was Rayan (53'). At the other end, Fulham had 14 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
Three or more goals per game were recorded in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Bournemouth have been involved. Opposition teams scored 6 of them in these games whereas Bournemouth managed a tally of 12.
Looking at their past form shows that Bournemouth:
haven't won against Manchester City in their last 2 league matches.
haven't been defeated in their previous 8 home league matches. Visiting teams have certainly not had an easy time of it here.
Manchester City | WWDWWW 📈
Manchester City head into the clash after a 0-1 FA Cup win to beat Chelsea in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Manchester City managed 56% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Manchester City was Antoine Semenyo (72'). At the other end, Chelsea got 7 shots on goal with 1 on target.
A series of dependable performances from the Manchester City defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their previous 6 fixtures overall. In that time, their own attack force has managed to score 12. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward here, of course.
Coming into this fixture, Manchester City are unbeaten in their previous 7 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
An examination of their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 04/11/2023 shows us that Bournemouth have won 1 of them & Manchester City 5, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The last league match featuring these sides was Premier League match day 10 on 02/11/2025 when it finished Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth.
In that match, Manchester City had 49% possession and 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The goals were scored by Erling Haaland (17', 33') and Nico O'Reilly (60').
Bournemouth got 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Tyler Adams (25') scored.
The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor.
📋 Team News: Bournemouth
It’s our opinion that The Cherries will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and select Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, James Hill, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert, Alex Scott, Tyler Adams, Rayan, Eli Junior Kroupi, Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson.
📋 Team News: Manchester City
It’s our belief that The Citizens seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup, starting Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly, Bernardo Silva, Nico Gonzalez, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland.
⚡ Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Bournemouth have enough to put one past this Manchester City lineup, but a single goal may not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’ve gone for a close game with a 1-2 winning margin for Manchester City at the end of this one. It really should be an interesting one.
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