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Latest Bournemouth vs Man City squad information

Man City return from the international break with a largely unchanged squad. Rodri (cruciate ligament rupture), John Stones (thigh), Nathan Ake (foot) and Manuel Akanji (groin) are all still out. Oscar Bobb, meanwhile, has made his youth team return but is unlikely to be risked for the first team.

However, coach Pep Guardiola also brought good news in the press conference before the match, when number one goalkeeper Ederson was ready to play after an abdominal injury. In addition, the injury that Josko Gvardiol suffered when returning to serve the Croatian national team was not as serious as feared.

Nico O'Reilly is likely to be rewarded with a starting place at left-back after his impressive display against Plymouth. Up front, Erling Haaland remains the main striker, having just set a new record of 100 Premier League goal involvements in just 94 games.

On the other side of the front line, Bournemouth coach Andoni Iraola is having a headache with the absence of two defensive pillars: Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen - both are suspended due to receiving two yellow cards in the FA Cup this season.

Julio Soler will be Kerkez's direct replacement on the left flank. Meanwhile, Marcos Senesi has returned from injury and will be in the squad, but coach Iraola confirmed the centre-back will not play the full 90 minutes.

Therefore, the starting central defender duo will likely be James Hill and Ilya Zabarnyi. In addition, Bournemouth still cannot welcome the return of a series of long-term injured players including Adam Smith (calf), Julian Araujo (thigh), Luis Sinisterra (hamstring) and Enes Unal (knee).

Latest predicted lineup for Bournemouth vs Man City

Bournemouth:
Kepa; Cook, Hill, Zabarnyi, Soler; Christie, Adams; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Manchester City:
Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Gundogan; Savinho, Marmoush, Doku; Haaland

Latest football commentary on Bournemouth vs Man City

It’s not unusual for a tall, blond player to open the scoring at the Etihad Stadium, but this time it wasn’t Erling Haaland who broke the deadlock for Man City in the FA Cup tie with Plymouth Argyle, but rather towering centre-back Maksym Taloverov – who put the home side in danger of being beaten by the “giant” with his first-half header.

However, Nico O'Reilly stepped up to save City's day, with the makeshift left-back not only equalising just before half-time, but also completing his double with another late header, before Kevin De Bruyne ended any hopes of a 90th-minute winner.

The comeback win over the lower leagues was mission accomplished for Man City – who, despite their recent form, remain the most feared side left in the FA Cup. Their record in the quarter-finals speaks for itself.

Pep Guardiola's team have won all seven of their last FA Cup quarter-finals, and have reached the semi-finals for six consecutive seasons – something no other team in England has ever done.

The win over Plymouth was also Man City's last win in all competitions, as they then returned to inconsistent form when they lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest and drew 2-2 with Brighton in the Premier League. However, the current 5th position is still enough to help them qualify for next season's Champions League thanks to the superior UEFA coefficient of English football.

Meanwhile, Bournemouth were dreaming of Champions League football during their heyday, but that dream has all but vanished after they lost form before the international break.

From November 30 to January 25, coach Andoni Iraola and his team were unbeaten in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions. However, in the last 8 matches, they lost 4 times - including a 1-2 defeat at home to "away specialist" Brentford in the most recent round.

However, with the current 10th position, Bournemouth is not completely out of the top 7 race, and the dream of Europa League is still there if they can write a fairy tale story in the FA Cup - where they are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the first time in history.

Previously, Bournemouth had twice appeared in the FA Cup quarter-finals and had to stop: losing 1-2 to Manchester United in 1957 and losing 0-3 to Southampton in the 2020-21 season.

However, the journey to this round was completely worth it. They successively crushed West Brom 5-1, defeated Everton 2-0 and defeated Wolves in a dramatic penalty shootout - a match in which the opponent was affected in no small part by the "crisis" named Matheus Cunha.

Bournemouth have never met Man City in the FA Cup, but in terms of “firsts”, it was their 2-1 Premier League win in November that was the first time in their history they beat Guardiola’s side. And with Man City’s current inconsistent form, this season’s familiar trip to Wembley is still very much a risk.

Latest Bournemouth vs Man City score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bournemouth vs Man Cityas follows:

• Sportsmole:Bournemouth 1-2 Man City

• WhoScore:Bournemouth 0-2 Man City
• Our newspaper predicts:Bournemouth 2-3 Man City

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