Manchester City have won all eight of their home Premier League games against Bournemouth since 2015, scoring 31 goals and conceding five, but I still don’t think anyone will be overly confident they will beat the Cherries this time.
City have been so reliant on their big number nine and their big goalkeeper this season, and that has to change. They need other players to step up.
It also feels like Pep Guardiola is making a mistake in choosing to ignore the rise in the importance of set-pieces and City are the only Premier League team to not score from one this season.
He says he wants to focus on creating more chances in open play, but it is proven that corners and throw-ins work so my advice to Guardiola is that it might be time for him to get some big players in and launch it!
I’m tempted to go for Bournemouth to get at least a draw here, because they will cut through City and get some chances, but instead I’m going to be brave and back Erling Haaland and City – mainly because they are at home but also because they have Gianluigi Donnarumma in goal.
Bournemouth will score, but City will win. I’ve got Cherries keeper Djordje Petrovic in my Fantasy team at the moment, so I need to move him out.
Sutton’s prediction: 3-1
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