Bournemouth (A) - Sat 2nd Nov, 15:00 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Not a problem with that starting 11....only be worried if another 4 or 5 keel over in the first half.

Fingers crossed they don’t! :-)

 

[JGL07]

I can’t even spell Heskey right

They would have got away with it but for that Peskey footballer?

 

[CC1]

would guess mcatee and one of the cb's also on the bench if akanji is fit as reported.

Assuming Gvardiol and savinho are out for this one then :

Ederson
Akanji stones Dias ake
Kovacic gundo foden
Nunes haaland Bernardo

Bench: Ortega, Carson, Lewis, mcatee, wright, o Reilly, Simpson-Pusey

would be my guess

Why is Gvardiol out?

 

[pavelsrnicek]

This does feel like a huge test of our title credentials. We’re going to be missing a ton of players, we are shorn of most of our creativity and our midfield balance is off. We are also away to a very well coached side that were unlucky not to get something out of this fixture last season.

A win tomorrow would feel like a big result but no better coach and players to get us through it.

 

[youngbob]

Ederson
Lewis, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol
Kovacic
Gundogan, Foden
Bernardo, Haaland, Nunes

Ederson
Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol
Lewis, Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo, Haaland, Nunes

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

I saw the last time City played at Bournemouth and we did well to win 1-0. They are a good team with passionate home support, so this will be trickier than Southampton or Wolves.

Couldn’t believe that late header stayed out that night from the ex city man Unal

 

[IrishBlueSince92]

Ederson
Akanji, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol
Lewis, Kovacic
Foden
Bernardo, Haaland, Nunes

Why do we never just start Lewis in midfield
I like that team

 

[Mancityphilfo2000]

Kevs return imminent.

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Why is Gvardiol out?

Sky Sports - I know......., said both Gvardiol and Ajanji were out. Not sure if that was from Pep's press conference from today.

 

[phargrave]

This season or ever? Because that's not remotely true if you're talking ever.

Yup, Brentford away last season springs to mind…..