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
SAVE! After Foden runs free down the right flank, he stands up a cross for Alvarez at the back post, but the striker's close-range header is then sent straight at Neto! the goalkeeper completes a routine save, but that was a great chance for City to score their third!
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Very quickly, the VAR decides that no handball offence was committed by a City player, and Bournemouth's hopes of a penalty are extinguished.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
PENALTY? Outtara's corner causes havoc in the six-yard box, and though Manchester City manage to clear their lines, the VAR is going to investigate a possible handball!
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Akanji intervenes near the corner flag to stop Solanke's progress towards the left byline, and Bournemouth have a corner. The hosts are improving now - already, they've nothing left to lose.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Haaland's 27 Premier League goals this season represent six more than Bournemouth have managed in total, and it's also the most by any Manchester City player in the competition's history, overtaking Sergio Aguero's 2014-2015 tally of 26.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
As the home side attempt to get themselves back into the game, Lerma is off balance when taking a shot from outside the box: it sails high and wide to the right of Ederson's goal.
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