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
Mahrez steps up to the free-kick he earned himself, but lashes it over the corner of post and bar from the right side of Bournemouth's box.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
In the second of three stoppage-time minutes indicated, Mahrez slips between two defenders before Zemura brings his run to a sharp halt with a challenge on the edge of the box. That's a free-kick for Manchester City, from the right side of the area.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Gomez decides against laying the ball off to Foden, who is surely better placed to strike, and then plants his shot well over the crossbar.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Jinking in from the left, Anthony steps past two slack challenges and scuds a low shot wide of the right-hand post, as Bournemouth press on for a second goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Another Fredericks raid down the right sees the substitute reach the byline, and his dangerous low cutback has to be grabbed by an alert Ederson inside the six-yard box.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Bournemouth are now playing with renewed vigour, as if sensing their chance to reduce the deficit still further. City are on the back foot for the first time since the interval.
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