Lawro Says
This is a good fixture for Manchester City, bearing in mind they are without the injured Sergio Aguero and David Silva.
Wilfried Bony will replace Aguero up front and I think it will help him knowing he will now get a run of games. He has not looked great for City since signing in January but I look at his body shape and he is no whippet.
It makes me think he is the sort of player who needs to put some miles in to build up a head of steam, rather than coming on for a few minutes every now and again which is what he has been doing.
Bournemouth's injury problems put City in the shade, though. How unlucky have they been? Their captain Tommy Elphick is their latest player to be sidelined by a long-term problem.
The Cherries had already lost some of their potency when Callum Wilson was sidelined at the end of September and, looking at City's squad, I would certainly expect them to cope much better without their injured players than Bournemouth will.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Amir's prediction: 2-0
A point to note on Lawro, he has so far predicted 3 side to never lose a game all season. these are City, Arsenal and....................Liverpool, surprise surprise
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Merson says
I would have gone for more, but without Sergio Aguero and David Silva City are a different side. I think they'll just be glad to win.
City without those two is like taking the City out of Manchester. They're a completely different team with them, and are favourites to win the league with them.
I didn't understand the signing of Wilfried Bony, who will now step in for Aguero. Dzeko was as good a player as him, and he hasn't really done the business, albeit with limited chances.
But up against Bournemouth at home, I don't see a problem navigating around that with the injuries Eddie Howe's side have.
PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0
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