AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City: Premier League – BBC Sport

Bournemouth have not won any of their 20 league games against Man City (D2 L18). It is the highest match in which a team has ever played another team in the history of the English Football League without ever winning.

Manchester City have won all 14 Premier League games against Bournemouth with an aggregate score of 45-7. It is the best 100 percent record that one team has against another in the history of the English top flight.

Bournemouth have lost all 11 Premier League games against teams who were top of the table at the start of the day, the worst 100 per cent loss rate in the competition’s history.

Bournemouth have won their last two home games in the Premier League, including a 2-0 win against Arsenal most recently. They have won three times in a row at Vitality Stadium just three times before, but the last time was in March/April this year.

Manchester City are unbeaten in all 28 Premier League games so far in 2024 (W23 D5). Only two teams in the history of England’s top flight have had a longer unbeaten streak since the start of a calendar year – Chelsea in 2005 (29) and Nottingham Forest in 1978 (35).

Only Man City (179) and Tottenham (156) have had more shots than Bournemouth (140) in the Premier League this season, with the Cherries’ average of 15.6 shots per game the highest in a single season in the top flight achieved.

Bournemouth have had more shots after high turnovers than any other team in the Premier League this season (20). However, Manchester City have only recorded three such shots so far this season, which is the lowest in the league.

Man City’s Phil Foden has scored in each of his last five games against Bournemouth in all competitions (5 goals) and also provided three assists in those games.

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has been involved in more shots from a ball in the Premier League this season than any other player (20 – 12 shots, 8 chances).

Man City’s Erling Haaland has only scored one goal in four Premier League games against Bournemouth. Only in the competition against Newcastle (one every 360 minutes) and Liverpool (270) does he have a worse minutes per goal ratio than against the Cherries (266).