Confirmed Line-Ups: Bournemouth vs Manchester City (Premier League)

Manchester City travel to Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon as they look to immediately return to winning ways following their Carabao Cup exit.

First-half goals from Timo Werner and Pape Sarr were responded to by Matheus Nunes as Manchester City fell to defeat by a one-goal margin in the fourth round of the League Cup, experiencing their first defeat of the campaign across all competitions.

The visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium make up the first of four consecutive away matches for Pep Guardiola and his players, as they take on Sporting CP in the Champion League and Brighton & Hove Albion in the top-flight next week.

Manchester City’s opponents Bournemouth have recorded some impressive performances so far this season under Andoni Iraola, including a 2-0 home win over a 10-man Arsenal side, with three wins, three draws, and three defeats in the opening nine outings.

They face Pep Guardiola’s squad who are going through an injury crisis at present with Oscar Bobb and Rodri maintaining their status as longer-term absentees and are joined by a significant cohort of first-team stars lacking in match fitness.

Ahead of kick-off at the Vitality Stadium, here is how both Andoni Iraola and Pep Guardiola have lined up their respective Bournemouth and Manchester City sides in Premier League action!

Bournemouth

Starting XI: Travers; Smith (C), Senesi, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson.

Substitutes: Dennis, Huijsen, Brooks, Adams, J. Araujo, Hill, Ünal, Philip, Aarons.

Manchester City

Starting XI: Ederson; Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Kovacic, Gundogan, Foden; Bernardo, Haaland, Nunes.

Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Lewis, Simpson-Pusey, Wright, O’Reilly, De Bruyne, McAtee, Savinho, Doku.