Manchester City will look to bounce back from their first defeat in any competition this season and get back to winning ways in the Premier League when they head to the south coast to face Bournemouth on Saturday (11 a.m. ET).

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Pep Guardiola’s side lost to Tottenham in the last 16 of the League Cup on Wednesday, ending their five-game winning streak and 13-game unbeaten run for the 2024-25 season. Unfortunately, the four-time PL champions are back on top after 2nd and 3rd placed Liverpool and Arsenal drew last weekend. That’s not to say it was a flawless and dominant start; While Rodri will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, Kevin De Bruyne is out once again and has achieved better results than ever. City are unbeaten in their last six PL matches with a score of 4W-2D-0L, but each win has come by a single goal, with their last multi-goal win coming on 31 August.

Bournemouth have been going through an incredibly tough run of fixtures of late but Andoni Iraola will be delighted to have picked up four points from back-to-back games against Arsenal and Aston Villa. At this point, a result against Manchester City would mean Cherry’s place at the top. Following the departure of Dominic Solanke in the summer, Bournemouth have had to tighten things up defensively to produce some formidable results, especially with Evanilson (2 goals in 8 PL games) finding his way into the club record at the start of the season. They have done just that for nine matches and have only conceded more than one goal in a match twice so far.

How to watch Bournemouth vs Manchester City live broadcast, broadcast link and start time

start time: Saturday, November 2, 11:00 ET
space: Vitality Stadium – Bournemouth
TV Channel: peacock
Flow: Watch live peacock

Bournemouth team news, focus

OUT: Alex Scott (knee) | SUSPECT: Luis Sinisterra (other), Philip Billing (illness), Kepa Arrizabalaga (adductor)

Manchester City team news, focus

OUTSIDE: Rodri (knee missing throughout the season)Kevin De Bruyne (groin), Jack Grealish (undisclosed), Savinho (leg), Kyle Walker (other), Jeremy Doku (undisclosed), Oscar Bobb (lower leg) | PROBLEM: Manuel Akanji (groin), Josko Gvardiol (undisclosed)

Bournemouth vs Manchester City guess

As injuries (and fixtures) pile up, each match becomes more difficult and the demand greater. Few teams in the PL will work and scrap you like Bournemouth and sideline the champions… but they can’t quite get past that. Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City.