Bournemouth vs Man City LIVE: Score and updates from Premier League as City run riot
Pep Guardiola’s Man City team look to respond to Arsenal’s win earlier on Saturday
Follow live coverage as Bournemouth face Manchester City in the Premier League today.
Pep Guardiola rotated his side after the 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig in the Champions League, with Rico Lewis, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez all coming in in place of Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez as City looked to cut the gap on leaders Arsenal.
Kevin De Bruyne, who missed the Leipzig game through illness, was fit enough only for the substitutes bench.
Bournemouth were without the injured Marcus Tavernier for the visit of City, so Gary O’Neil brought Chris Mepham into the team in what was the only change from the Cherries’ win against Wolves last time out.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Having slipped past Stephens on the left side of the area, Haaland drives a low shot against the defender's outstretched boot from a tight angle is rewarded with a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Bournemouth have now shipped a league-high 25 goals in the first half of Premier League games this season, and they have a record of W2, D0, L11 when conceding the opening goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Lewis has taken up a more central position, as is common for Manchester City's 'right-back', but despite aiding his team's dominance of possession, the away side are unable to provide any penetration as yet.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Two attempts by Foden are blocked by a sea of shins in front of him inside the Bournemouth area, before the hosts attempt to strike on the counter attack - their move soon breaks down, though.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
With their opponents sitting deep, City are probing patiently just outside Bournemouth's defensive third. They've little space to work with at the moment, and this pattern is likely to be repeated throughout the game.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
An ambitious attempt from around 25 yards out by Rodri sweeps over the crossbar, with Neto watching the ball fly over his head. It was certainly well struck, but lacked a little accuracy.
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