Manchester City v Bournemouth predictions: Citizens can ease to Etihad success

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Manchester City v Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

When to bet

3pm Saturday

Best bet

Manchester City to win 4-0
1pt 13-2 bet365

Team news

Manchester City
Centre-back Aymeric Laporte is the champions' only injury absentee and they could start with the same 11 who beat West Ham last weekend.

Bournemouth
Ryan Fredericks (calf) is a doubt and fellow summer signing Joe Rothwell remains sidelined and David Brooks is still working his way back to full fitness.

Match preview

Only Crystal Palace and Tottenham (twice) beat Manchester City in the Premier League last season and Bournemouth, ante-post favourites for relegation this term, are as big as 40-1 to achieve the feat at the Etihad Stadium.

The clubs are level in the standings after the first round of fixtures as Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 2-0 on the south coast and City won by the same scoreline at West Ham thanks to Erling Haaland's brace on his league debut.

Even before the arrival of Haaland, the Citizens had a ruthless record against the weaker teams in the division, winning all ten of their games against last term's bottom five.

That included home victories by 3-0, 7-0, 2-0, 5-1 and 5-0 margins – as well as 4-0 away wins at Leeds and Norwich – and, while Bournemouth's win over Villa gave them the perfect start on their return to the top flight, they are likely to be swept aside by the champions.

Key stat

Manchester City won to nil in 12 of their 20 games against bottom-half teams last season.

Inside info

Manchester City

Penalty taker Erling Haaland
Assist ace Kevin De Bruyne
Set-piece aerial threat Ruben Dias
Card magnet Joao Cancelo

Bournemouth

Penalty taker Dominic Solanke
Assist ace Philip Billing
Set-piece aerial threat Philip Billing
Card magnet Philip Billing

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