Manchester City takes the long journey to the south coast on Sunday afternoon, where you compete against Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
The Cityzens are desperate after redemption in the FA Cup this season after being unloaded from the Carabao Cup and the Champions League, while their title defense of the Premier League was catastrophic because they stand before a fight for the top four. The oldest cup competition in the world would guarantee a silver strip at the end of a turbulent campaign.
Pep Guardiola’s team are the obvious favorites to win the crown this year, and the rest of the traditional winners of the traditional Six and Carabao Cup, Newcastle United. However, the inconsistencies of the city mean that they are far from having a guaranteed Wembley -Ruhm.
Bournemouth has never won a large trophy and will be one of the neutral. The cherries appear in disappointing form on Sunday, even though it had an impressive campaign overall, but the international break offered Andoni Iraola’s men the chance to reset.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the last eight duel.
Bournemouth against Man City H2H Record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Bournemouth | Mannstadt |
|---|---|
Bournemouth 1-2 Brentford – 15/03/25 | Man City 2-2 Brighton – 15/03/25 |
Tottenham 2-2 Bournemouth – 09/03/25 | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City – 08/03/25 |
Bournemouth 1-1 (5-4p) Wolves 01.03.25 | Man City 3-1 Plymouth – 01/03/25 |
Brighton 2-1 Bournemouth – 25/02/25 | Tottenham 0-1 Man City – 26/02/25 |
Bournemouth 0-1 Wolves – 22/02/25 | Man City 0-2 Liverpool – 23/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | ITV 1, ITVX, STV, STV player, UTV |
United States | ESPN+, ESPN app |
Canada | Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Now Plus, Sportsnet 360 |
Long -term absences Marcos Senesi and Julian Araujo have been close to making their comeback since November. However, the defensive duo is not rushed back to the fold in view of the length of its injuries.
Enes Unal will not return after an ACL tear before the start of the next season, and Luis Sinisterra is in the treatment room after suffering a thigh injury to Brentford before the international period.
Adam Smith remains a doubt, and Orthodox midfielder Lewis Cook may start again in the right -back.
Bournemouth predicted the line-up against Man City (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson.
The goalkeeper of the First Choice goalkeeper, Ederson, remains a doubt that City has last time the international break and the collision with Brighton & Hove Albion due to abdominal pain. He should return in the near future, but Stefan Ortega can get another start at the vitality stage.
Rodri’s absence is still felt by the Cityzens, who are even without an important defensive trio Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake and John Stones.
Oscar Bobb has been approaching his first minutes since the Community Shield, but the young person is reinstalled into the procedure.
Man City predicted the line-up against Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Savinho, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland.
After Bournemouth hit City for the first time at the beginning of this season, he fears a visit to the reigning Premier League master. The victory of the cherries in November emphasized the glaring defense weaknesses that Guardiola’s team has to struggle with the entire season, and Iraola’s relentless forward line will strive to take advantage of these problems on Sunday.
However, the city is still available a number of superstars. Even in their troubled moments in this semester, they regularly found their backs of the network, and Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush in a particularly encouraging form.
This encounter is decided by fine margins, but the experience of the city and the individual genius can be seen over the line … only.