INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Bournemouth have won none of their 20 league games against Man City (D2 L18). It’s the most one side has faced another without ever winning in English Football League history.
2
Manchester City have won all 14 of their Premier League games against Bournemouth by an aggregate score of 45-7. It’s the best 100% record any team has against another in English top-flight history.
3
Bournemouth have lost all 11 of their Premier League games against sides starting the day top of the table, the worst 100% such loss rate in the competition’s history.
4
Bournemouth have won their last two Premier League home games, including a 2-0 win over Arsenal last time out. Only three times previously have they won three in a row at the Vitality Stadium, though the most recent occasion was in March/April this year.
5
Manchester City are unbeaten in all 28 of their Premier League games so far in 2024 (W23 D5). Only two teams in English top-flight history have had a longer run without defeat from the start of a calendar year – Chelsea in 2005 (29) and Nottingham Forest in 1978 (35).