Manchester City will sit above Liverpool in the EPL table for at least 24 hours if they win at Bournemouth on Saturday.
The Cherries are on a very poor run of form, having lost three of their last four games, the last of which came in a 5-1 thrashing at the Emirates on Wednesday.
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Including the penalty-shoot-out win against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday, the Citizens have won their last seven matches and came through against West Ham in midweek courtesy of a Sergio Aguero penalty.
Bournemouth vs Man City kicks off at 3:00pm (GMT) on Saturday 2 March.
Bournemouth Lineup (4-2-3-1):
- Boruc
- Ake
- Daniels
- Clyne
- Mepham
- Gosling
- Surman
- King
- Brooks
- Fraser
- Mousset
Manchester City Lineup (4-3-3):
- Moraes
- Walker
- Danilo
- Kompany
- Otamendi
- Guendogan
- B. Silva
- D. Silva
- Sterling
- Sane
- Jesus
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Bournemouth Vs Man City Pre Match INSIGHTS
- Bournemouth have never beaten Manchester City in 13 previous league meetings (W0 D2 L11).
- Manchester City have won all seven Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, scoring 24 goals and conceding just three.
- Manchester City’s 100%-win record in seven games against Bournemouth is the best in Premier League history and joint-best in top-flight history, along with Brighton & Hove Albion against Wolves (also seven wins out of seven).
- Bournemouth have lost 10 of their last 12 home Premier League games against ‘big six’ opponents, beating Arsenal in January 2018 (2-1) and Chelsea in their last such game (4-0).
- Man City have lost three of their last six Premier League away games (W3), more than they had in their previous 34 on the road (W26 D6 L2).
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