An in-depth have a look at the Bournemouth staff we’ll host on the Etihad this Sunday.
An in-depth have a look at the Bournemouth staff we’ll host on the Etihad this Sunday.
The Cherries come to east Manchester for a 16:30 (UK) kick-off for what’s positive to be an entertaining encounter between two of the Premier League’s high scoring sides.
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Final week’s defeat to Aston Villa ended our nine-match unbeaten run and means we’re fifth within the top-flight.
Can we get again on observe within the Premier League?
With the assistance of Opta information, we analyse the staff that we’ll be dealing with…
Latest type
The Cherries have gone unbeaten within the Premier League since their slender opening weekend defeat to defending champions Liverpool.
They’ve gained 5 and drawn three since then, scoring 14 targets and conceding simply seven within the eight unbeaten video games.
That’s left them second within the division with 18 factors from 9 matches, 4 factors again from leaders Arsenal.
Their present tally is one of the best they’ve ever achieved after 9 matches and that early type can have given them ambitions of putting above their best-ever end of ninth within the 2016/17 and 2024/25 seasons.
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Most popular formation
Our guests have favoured a reasonably settled 4-2-3-1 formation this season, with the emphasis on urgent excessive up the pitch.
Deeper midfielders Alex Scott and Tyler Adams cowl a number of floor within the centre of the park, that means the likes of Antoine Semenyo, Marcus Tavernier and Justin Kluivert forward of them can concentrate on creativity.
The formation additionally permits full-backs Adrien Truffert and Alex Jimenez to get very excessive up the pitch, whether or not coming into midfield or flying on past the wingers.
Summer time exercise
After shedding 4 members of their common again 5 final season, some onlookers thought Bournemouth may battle a bit greater than their ninth positioned end final 12 months.
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Dean Huijsen went to Actual Madrid, Illia Zabarnyi to PSG, Milos Kerkez to Liverpool and loanee goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to Arsenal, hinting on the high quality of these stars.
Different well-known figures from their latest Premier League period additionally left in the summertime, together with Dango Ouattara, Philip Billing and Jaidon Anthony.
They have been changed by the likes of Veljko Milosavljevic, Adrien Truffert, Bafode Diakite and goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
Bournemouth additionally added choices on the wing within the form of Amine Adli and Ben Gannon-Doak.
Supervisor
Andoni Iraola’s inventory continues to rise week-by-week.
The 43-year-old is one other member of the growing Basque contingent of managers on the highest degree in Europe.
As a participant, he spent the overwhelming majority of his profession with Athletic Membership in Bilbao earlier than a season at our CFG sister membership New York Metropolis in 2015/16.
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Upon retiring, he took cost of AEK Larnaca, Mirandes and Rayo Vallecano earlier than becoming a member of Bournemouth in 2023.
Now in his third season on the south coast, he’s gained 33 of his 85 Premier League video games up to now.
They’ve achieved regular progress in his first two years, ending twelfth in 2023/24 and ninth in 2024/25.
Head-to-head report
We’ve got gained all eight of their Premier League house video games in opposition to Bournemouth in top-flight historical past, solely Manchester United (16/16 v Luton) and Metropolis ourselves (9/9 v Swansea) have a greater 100% house win price in opposition to an opponent.
We’ve additionally gained 15 of our 16 Premier League conferences with the Cherries, with the exception coming in a 2-1 loss on the south coast final season.
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Metropolis have scored 31 targets in these eight earlier house video games with Bournemouth, conceding simply 5 occasions.
How they rating their targets
With 16 targets to date, solely Chelsea, Spurs and Metropolis have outscored Bournemouth.
Nevertheless, these targets have come from an xG of simply 11 – which is the twelfth finest within the division.
And with simply 14 Opta-defined huge possibilities and 112 pictures, they’ve very a lot center of the pack by way of quantity they’re testing opposition goalkeepers.
They’ve scored extra targets from exterior the field than every other facet within the Premier League this season (6), with Marcus Tavernier even scoring instantly from a nook in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
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Their 5 targets from quick breaks is greater than anybody else within the Premier League, whereas they’ve scored only one header so far.
They begin shortly too, with their three targets within the first quarter-hour greater than anybody else.
Solely Erling Haaland has scored extra targets than Antoine Semenyo to date, with six strikes.
19-year-old Eli Kroupi has scored in every of his final three Premier League appearances for Bournemouth.
Solely three youngsters have ever scored in 4+ consecutive video games within the competitors, Robbie Fowler (3 occasions in 1994/95), Nicolas Anelka (twice in 1998/99) and Francis Jeffers (August/September 2000).
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final day trip.
How they defend
Bournemouth’s 4 clear sheets to date is the third finest within the league behind Arsenal and Newcastle.
Nevertheless, their 11 targets conceded from the opposite 5 matches means that when breached, they are often liable to letting targets in in batches.
Having gained simply 47% of their duels to date, they’re the worst within the division by way of particular person battles.
The stats to date present Bournemouth are rather more susceptible to opposition targets within the second half, conceding 9 after half-time to date and simply two forward of the break.