Kevin De Bruyne is the only absentee for visit of Cherries
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 3.00pm, Saturday 3rd November 2023
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson Assistants: M Perry, S Meredith Fourth Official: A Backhouse VAR: S Hooper
Odds: City 1/11, Draw 10/1, Bournemouth 25/1
Tickets: Available via tickets.mancity.com
TV: Match of the Day
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Ake, Gvardiol, Akanji, Lewis, Phillips, Kovacic, Grealish, Rordi, Silva, Gomez, Nunes, Foden, Bobb, Haaland, Doku, Alvarez
Injured: De Bruyne
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWLW
Bournemouth
Manager: Andoni Iraola
Squad (from): Radu, Travers, Kerkez, Kelly, Mepham, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Aarons, Brooks, Rothwell, Christie, Scott, Tavernier, Traore, Kilkenny, Billing, Solanke, Ouattara, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Moore, Semenyo
Injured: Adams, Fredericks, Emiliano, Neto, Randolph
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Cook
Form guide: LWLLL
City have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Bournemouth on Saturday. Kevin De Bruyne is the only absentee as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury.
The visitors won their first game of the season against Burnley last weekend, and Pep Guardiola expects a difficult game againt Andoni Iraola's team.
"After the first win they are confident. They competed well against Liverpool," he said at Friday's press conference.
"Andoni is incredibly well respected in Spain and did a great job at Rayo Vallecano.
"They have good spirit and they do not sit back. Result gives confidence."
City won their last home game against Bournemouth, with goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and an own goal. Overall City have won 17 of the 19 games played against the Cherries, with 2 draws and no defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol, Rodri, Bernardo, Grealish, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland
Score prediction: City 4 Bournemouth 0