Manchester City - AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: both yet to start
Manchester City host AFC Bournemouth at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon with both clubs yet to begin their Premier League season. Six teams have already taken three points from their opening fixture; City and Bournemouth sit level on zero from zero played.
Recent form suggests caution
City's last five matches brought one win, two draws and two defeats, a run that included a 3–0 reverse. Bournemouth have drawn three of their last five and lost one, with a solitary victory in that stretch. The sides met in May and drew 1–1, one of three encounters in the last two years that have finished level. The five head-to-head meetings above contain sixteen goals in total, and City won three of them.
Points on offer
A win here would give either side three points from one game. A draw would leave both on one point, a defeat on zero. Arsenal, Brentford, Everton, Hull City, Ipswich Town and Leeds United have already claimed maximum returns from their opening fixtures and sit at the top of the table on goal difference.
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