*** City vs Bournemouth official match thread***

A little lite reading before KO, courtesy of the beeb,......
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Manchester City have won all nine of their Premier League games against Bournemouth by an aggregate score of 28-4. It's the best 100% record one opponent has against another in English top-flight history.
Bournemouth have never beaten City in any division (D2, L13).
City have scored 16 goals and conceded just two in the last four meetings between the sides at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City
Manchester City have earned successive 5-0 victories. They last scored five or more goals in three consecutive matches in September 2017.
City have won their past five home league games, scoring 19 goals without conceding. They haven't won six in a row at home in the top flight without letting in a goal since March 1902.
Raheem Sterling has scored in all but one of his eight Premier League appearances against Bournemouth - his total of nine league goals against the Cherries is more than he has managed against any other side.
Sterling has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, more than any other Premier League player.
Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in an unrivalled 29 Premier League goals this season, with 11 goals and 18 assists.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth have lost eight away league games in a row, and have won just one of the past 14 (D1, L12).
They have gone two games unbeaten in the league. If they avoid defeat against Manchester City, it would equal their best spell of the season.
Going into this round of fixtures, Bournemouth had scored 18 goals from set-pieces in this season's Premier League - second only to Manchester City.
The Cherries have lost their last two league games played on a Wednesday.
Callum Wilson is Bournemouth's leading Premier League scorer this season with eight goals, but five of those came before the end of September.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Manchester City have won all nine of their Premier League games against Bournemouth by an aggregate score of 28-4. It's the best 100% record one opponent has against another in English top-flight history.
Bournemouth have never beaten City in any division (D2, L13).
City have scored 16 goals and conceded just two in the last four meetings between the sides at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City
Manchester City have earned successive 5-0 victories. They last scored five or more goals in three consecutive matches in September 2017.
City have won their past five home league games, scoring 19 goals without conceding. They haven't won six in a row at home in the top flight without letting in a goal since March 1902.
Raheem Sterling has scored in all but one of his eight Premier League appearances against Bournemouth - his total of nine league goals against the Cherries is more than he has managed against any other side.
Sterling has scored 27 goals in all competitions this season, more than any other Premier League player.
Kevin De Bruyne has been directly involved in an unrivalled 29 Premier League goals this season, with 11 goals and 18 assists.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth have lost eight away league games in a row, and have won just one of the past 14 (D1, L12).
They have gone two games unbeaten in the league. If they avoid defeat against Manchester City, it would equal their best spell of the season.
Going into this round of fixtures, Bournemouth had scored 18 goals from set-pieces in this season's Premier League - second only to Manchester City.
The Cherries have lost their last two league games played on a Wednesday.
Callum Wilson is Bournemouth's leading Premier League scorer this season with eight goals, but five of those came before the end of September.