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Citizens to stroll to win at out-of-form Cherries

Citizens to stroll to win at out-of-form Cherries

Bournemouth’s form has dipped alarmingly in recent months and on Monday night the Cherries welcome Manchester City to the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe recently received a vote of confidence from the club's owners. However, the Cherries are currently 14th in the Premier League table and just six points above the relegation zone.

The stats look worrying for the Cherries, as they have failed to win any of their last five games in the top-flight and also won just one of their last eight league games. Howe’s side have also struggled at the Vitality Stadium in the top-flight of late, failing to win in their last four league outings.

With some of the teams below them starting to perform to a higher standard, the Cherries may very well be looking over their shoulder nervously in the next months if results do not improve.

A win against City is not unrealistic, though. City have blown hot and cold this season and currently find themselves fifth in the table. However, a win could see Pep Guardiola’s side shoot up to second in the table.

City have recorded consecutive victories in the Premier League and seem to have found a new hero in young Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus who has scored three times in his first three top-flight appearances for the Citizens.

The youngster scored a brace last time out in a 2-1 win over Swansea and the Brazilian international will be looking to add to his goal tally against the third worst defence in the top-flight. In fact, the Cherries have conceded two or more goals in their last five Premier League outings.

Eddie Howe’s team will be desperate for a victory in this clash to move themselves away from potential danger. However, Forebet predicts that the visitors will record a comfortable victory and leave the Cherries looking nervously over their shoulders for the foreseeable future.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Manchester City 73 32 22 7 3 44
2
Arsenal 71 32 22 5 5 49
3
Liverpool 71 32 21 8 3 41
4
Aston Villa 63 33 19 6 8 19
5
Tottenham 60 32 18 6 8 16
6
Newcastle United 50 32 15 5 12 17
7
Manchester United 50 32 15 5 12 -1
8
West Ham 48 33 13 9 11 -6
9
Chelsea 47 31 13 8 10 9
10
Brighton 44 32 11 11 10 2
11
Wolverhampton 43 32 12 7 13 -5
12
Fulham 42 33 12 6 15 -2
13
Bournemouth 42 32 11 9 12 -10
14
Crystal Palace 33 32 8 9 15 -17
15
Brentford 32 33 8 8 17 -11
16
Everton 27 32 9 8 15 -16
17
Nottingham Forest 26 33 7 9 17 -16
18
Luton Town 25 33 6 7 20 -24
19
Burnley 20 33 4 8 21 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 32 3 7 22 -54

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