Manchester City entertain high-flying Bournemouth in the Premier League today.

Along with promoted Sunderland, the Cherries are the surprise early story in the top-flight this season, sitting second in the table after losing only one of their first nine games.

They are now six points off league leaders Arsenal, who won 2-0 at Burnley on Saturday, with Andoni Iraola’s side unbeaten since their dramatic opening day defeat by Liverpool.

They are coming off the back of a 2-0 home win over struggling Nottingham Forest last weekend, where Marcus Tavernier and Eli Kroupi were both on target.

As for City, who have dropped to eighth and nine points off the title pace, they fell to a surprise 1-0 loss at Aston Villa last time out, with Matty Cash striking the winner as Pep Guardiola’s sid

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