Cherries seeking further success against Man City
Bournemouth had failed to register a single victory in any of their previous 21 matches against Manchester City before recording a famous 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium last December.
Now sitting in the lofty heights of second, and on an eight-game unbeaten run that dates back to the opening weekend of the season, Andoni Iraola’s side have arguably their best-ever chance of picking-up a maiden victory away at City.
In top-flight history, only Manchester United (16 wins from 16 versus Luton) and City themselves (nine from nine against Swansea) have a better 100% home win rate against an opponent than the eight wins from eight City have enjoyed against Bournemouth.
The Cherries’ superb start to the season of 18 points from nine games is their best-ever in the top flight, surpassing the 17 they won under Eddie Howe in 2018-19.
It is remarkable to think that Iraola failed to win any of his first nine league games in charge of Bournemouth and his job was called into question. He has since led the club to record points tallies in both his seasons in charge and is firmly on course to do the same again, with a first-ever European qualification a tantalising prospect.
Much has rightly been made of their incredible recruitment team and it looks like they have struck gold again with Eli Junior Kroupi. The 19 year-old Frenchman is aiming to become only the fourth teenager to score in four or more consecutive Premier League games after Robbie Fowler, Nicolas Anelka and Francis Jeffers.
