Manchester City vs Bournemouth Preview: Manchester City fight for 5th in the Premier League A win at home to Bournemouth can move up to 3rd

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20/05/2025 14:15:00 esportapi

At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 21, in the 37th round of the Premier League, Manchester City hosted Bournemouth.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth, the highlights of the match are as follows:

First:Situation of both teams！ After 36 rounds of Premier League matches, Manchester City ranked sixth with 65 points with 19 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, but only 1 point behind third-place Newcastle; Bournemouth are 11th with 53 points from 14 wins, 11 draws and 11 losses, and have basically run out of desire this season. In the last round of the Premier League, Manchester City drew 0-0 at home with Southampton, and the league's four-game winning streak was ended, and then the FA Cup final lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace and lost the title; Bournemouth lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa, ending their five-game unbeaten run in the league (two wins, three draws).

Second:Manchester City is in the Premier League for 5th, and Bournemouth can move up to 3rd place at home！ It took only one season for the Premier League's four consecutive wins to the big four, and Manchester City's record this season is strained, in addition to injury reasons, Guardiola needs to be responsible, and the superstition that Haaland sold Alvarez led to the team's lack of offensive creativity; De Bruyne's form has fallen off a cliff, but he is still Manchester City's strongest passing threat, this game is De Bruyne's farewell game at home, Manchester City will give the team's meritorious player De Bruyne a farewell ceremony with the fans; Bench B will only pass back, Foden can't find a shooting boot. In short, Manchester City is in difficulty, but Manchester City's home form will be better, and the team urgently needs three points to ensure the advantage of the Premier League for 5, and the fighting spirit will be stronger. Bournemouth has basically run out of desire this season, Guardiola needs to be more aggressive in tactics, don't play pseudo-pass control and keep passing back, Argentine supernova Echeverry did not make his Manchester City debut until the FA Cup final, I hope Guardiola will boldly use young players, some Manchester City veterans have lost their sense of honor, play softly, and have been passing horizontally + returning.

Considering Manchester City's home advantage and fighting spirit, this campaign is still optimistic that Manchester City will beat Bournemouth to get three points and rise to third in the Premier League, firmly occupying the advantage of the Premier League for five places in the Champions League next season.