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
Bournemouth build down the left again, but when Traore tries to sling over a cross from near the byline, Dias does well to make a timely block.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Solanke fails to control the ball inside the City area, then tumbles to the turf in hope of a generous penalty award. The referee or VAR are not interested, so despite the home fans' howls, the game goes on.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
A rather dramatic fall ensues when Outtara is bumped from behind by Dias in midfield, and Bournemouth have a free-kick which will release a little pressure.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Demonstrating their dominance so far, Manchester City have had 74 per cent of the possession to this point.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
After sprinting into space to pick up a return pass from Traore down the left, Anthony can only drift an aimless cross towards the six-yard box, and Ederson simply plucks it out of the evening air.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Bundling aside his marker, Dias dives into a header following Foden's corner from the left, but his effort zips a yard wide of the right-hand post.
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