Bournemouth host Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday evening in a fixture carrying huge significance for both clubs. Andoni Iraola’s side know victory could secure the highest league finish in the club’s history and potentially bring European football to the Vitality next season.
Manchester City arrive under pressure of their own, knowing anything other than three points would hand the title to Arsenal. Neither side benefits from playing cautiously here. Both need to win and that context shapes the entire game.
Iraola’s side have produced some of the strongest underlying home numbers in the division during the second half of the season. Their home xPTS of 7.59 across the last four home games reflects a side consistently delivering results at the Vitality while their home both teams to score rate of 75% across that period highlights how regularly goals arrive at both ends.
Predicted lineups
Bournemouth 4-2-3-1: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Toth, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier, Evanilson.
Manchester City 4-1-3-2: Donnarumma, Gvardiol, Guehi, Khusanov, Ait Nouri, Nunes, Foden, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Marmoush, Semenyo.
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