Notable figures
The Cherries (Bournemouth's call-up) have not lost since a 1-4 defeat to Liverpool on the opening day of the season. In the previous round, they beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home.
Meanwhile, Man City missed the opportunity to narrow the gap with leaders Arsenal after a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa last week. They entered round 10 6 6 behind leaders Arsenal.
Man City have lost three of their top-flight games this season. This is the first time they have lost so many of their opening nine games of a season since 2013-14 - the season they won.
Man City has an advantage when returning to the Etihad Stadium, after winning 11 out of 14 Premier League home matches in 2025 (1 draw, 2 losses). This weekend, no team has won more home matches or points than Man City (34) in the calendar year 2025.
Man City are eager to return to scoring, after failing to penetrate Aston Villa's net. The Etihad team is one of the three teams that have scored the most goals in the Premier League as of round 10 with 17 goals, equal to Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
However, Man City have only had an average of 13.7 shots per Premier League game this season, their lowest average in a single season since 2007 2008 (11.1).
But the key to Man City's success will be Erling Haaland continuing to shine, if he recovers from injury in time. Speaking before the match, coach Pep Guardiola confirmed that Haaland has recovered from injury and is eligible to play.
Of the 23 teams the Norwegian striker has faced in the Premier League, only the match against Newcastle United (447) had an average of more minutes per goal than Bournemouth (439). Haaland was keen to improve this at the Etihad.
Despite often having difficulty against Man City, Andoni Iraola's team is very difficult to beat and has proven that many times this season. Since losing to Liverpool in round 1, Bournemouth have been unbeaten in the following 8 matches, with 5 wins and 3 draws.
This is the longest unbeaten streak of any Premier League team at the moment and contributes to creating the best start to Bournemouth's top-flight campaign, with 18 points after nine matches.
Bournemouth hope Eli Kroupi can continue his good form recently. The striker has scored in each of his last three Premier League appearances and is aiming to become the fourth teenager to score in four or more consecutive games in the competition.
Man City vs Bournemouth confrontation
Man City have won all 8 home matches in the Premier League against Bournemouth. In the history of this top tournament, only Man United (16/16 against Luton Town) and City (9/9 against Swansea City) have a 100% home win against an opponent better than Guardiola's current team.
In those eight games, Man City have scored 31 goals and scored more than one goal in each win. In contrast, Bournemouth have only scored five goals and have never scored more than one in a match at the Etihad.
Overall, Bournemouth have lost 15 of their 16 Premier League games against Man City, except for last season's 2-1 win at home at Vitality.
The Man City vs Bournemouth match will take place at 11:30 p.m. on November 2.
