Man City vs Bournemouth - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups and prediction

Manchester City will be aiming to build on an impressive display against Manchester United last weekend when they welcome Bournemouth to the Etihad this Saturday in the Premier League.

Having been knocked out of the Carabao Cup already, Pep Guardiola's side got a rare and well-earned rest midweek - ominous news for Bournemouth. The Premier League champions know they could be top of the table come Monday evening with difficult fixtures for Arsenal and Tottenham up against Newcastle United and Chelsea respectively this gameweek.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth were in action this Wednesday, losing 2-1 at home to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup. The Cherries, fresh from their first league win of the season against Burnley last weekend, will be hoping for a miracle when they travel to Manchester this Saturday.

Here is all you need to know ahead of Man City vs Bournemouth this weekend.

What time does Man City vs Bournemouth kick-off?

  • Location: Manchester, England
  • Stadium: Etihad Stadium
  • Date: Saturday 4 November
  • Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
  • Referee: Craig Pawson
  • VAR: Simon Hooper

Man City vs Bournemouth H2H record (last five games)

  • Man City: 5 wins
  • Bournemouth: 0 wins
  • Draws: 0
  • Last game: Bournemouth 1-4 Man City (Premier League) - 25/02/23

Current form (all competitions)

  • Man City: WWWLW
  • Bournemouth: LWLLL

How to watch Man City vs Bournemouth on TV and live stream

Country

TV channel / live stream

United Kingdom

Talksport 2 Radio

United States

NBC Sports App, nbcSports.com, USA Network, UNIVERSO, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo

Canada

fuboTV Canada

Man City team news

Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne is still missing for Man City / James Gill - Danehouse/GettyImages

The bad news for Bournemouth is that Man City have only one absentee for this weekend's clash. That's Kevin De Bruyne, who Guardiola has managed to live without since his injury on the opening day of the season against Burnley.

Centre-back Manuel Akanji will return for the visit of Bournemouth after he served his one-Game suspension following a red card against Brighton, giving Guardiola some food for thought across his backline.

With a midweek clash against Young Boys in the Champions League before a trip to Chelsea, Guardiola is likely to rotate his side in the coming week.

Man City predicted lineup vs Bournemouth

Man City predicted lineup vs Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, Alvarez, Doku; Haaland.

Bournemouth team news

Lewis Cook
Lewis Cook will be suspended for the Cherries / Steve Bardens/GettyImages

Man City may boast a clean bill of health for Saturday's match, but Bournemouth certainly don't. The Cherries will be without long-term absentees Tyler Adams, who is yet to feature for the club, Ryan Fredericks and Emiliano Marcondes,

Lewis Cook remains out with Man City serving as the final game of his three-match suspension following a red card against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Bournemouth have a few goalkeeping problems, the biggest of which being club captain Neto. The Brazilian will be out until at least after the November international break, while Darren Randolph is ill. As a result, Andrei Radu will retain his place in the starting lineup and will likely be a busy man on Saturday.

Centre-back Marcos Senesi returned to the bench against Liverpool midweek and could be in line to start.

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Man City

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Man City (4-2-3-1): Radu; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Scott, Billing; Tavernier, Christie, Kluivert; Solanke.

Man City vs Bournemouth score prediction

Regardless of Bournemouth picking up their first win of the season last Saturday and putting in a spirited display against Liverpool midweek, they will be lucky to avoid a tonking when travelling to the Etihad.

Guardiola's men are in devastating form once again following the return of Rodri to midfield and should have no issues dismantling a Bournemouth side that have kept just one clean sheet in ten Premier League games.

Even if the Cherries put in a good display, they could easily be on the end of a hammering on Saturday afternoon.

Prediction: Man City 5-0 Bournemouth

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