Manchester City 3 Bournemouth 1
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018
Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan struck in the second half as Manchester City extended their Premier League lead to five points by beating Bournemouth 3-1.
The Premier League champions had been pegged back by a Callum Wilson equaliser on the stroke of half-time after taking an early lead through Bernardo Silva at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola's side let their pace drop at times but Sterling responded and hit the post before putting the hosts back ahead, and Gundogan made victory certain.
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Team news
Gabriel Jesus, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan will all face late fitness tests for City.
All three missed Tuesday’s Champions League tie with Lyon, but Pep Guardiola will run the rule over them in a final training session on Friday.
Kevin de Bruyne, who is still recovering from knee ligament damage, is also progressing, but is expected to miss the upcoming games against Bournemouth and Watford.
City fear next week’s crunch game against Chelsea will come too soon for the Belgian.
Bernardo is nearing a return from a muscle injury, while Gundogan hurt his foot against West Ham last week and Jesus suffered an adductor problem in training.
Man City injury, suspension list
| Player | Condition |
| Bernardo Silva | Knee (fitness test) |
| Gabriel Jesus | Knee (fitness test) |
| Ilkay Gundogan | Knee (fitness test) |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Knee (out) |
| Benjamin Mendy | Knee (out) |
| Claudio Bravo | Achilles (out) |
| Eliaquim Mangala | Knee (out) |
Midfielder Dan Gosling is a doubt for Bournemouth's trip to Manchester City.
Gosling sustained a minor knee injury in the defeat against Arsenal and has not trained for the Cherries this week.
Jefferson Lerma is unavailable through suspension, while Adam Smith (knee) is also an absentee.
Provisional squad: Begovic, Daniels, Ake, Francis, S Cook, L Cook, Fraser, Ibe, Wilson, King, Brooks, Defoe, Gosling, Mousset, Pugh, Boruc, Surman.
Tickets
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TV, online and live stream coverage
The match will not be televised live in the UK. Follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Ben Robson at the Etihad.
Head to Head
The two sides have met six times in the Premier League, with City winning every game - scoring 21 goals and conceding twice.
The last time the two sides met, City won 4-0 at home last December - the same scoreline as their previous home meeting with the Cherries back in 2016.
