"Bournemouth don't have a great record at Manchester City since their first promotion to the Premier League in 2015, the Cherries have lost all eight of their league visits to the Etihad Stadium, scoring five goals and conceding 31 but this isn't an ordinary Bournemouth team. The south-coasters currently sit second in the Premier League. That is despite the fact that they lost some of their biggest stars (including three-quarters of their defence) over the summer,"
"a transfer window in which the club made a profit of 63.3m. Relatively unheralded teenagers Eli Kroupi (plucked from Ligue 2) and Veljko Milosavljevic (who made only 27 first-team appearances for Red Star Belgrade before signing for Bournemouth) have come in as thrifty replacements and already look like Premier League superstars. Antoine Semenyo has arguably been the best player in the league this season."
Manchester City face Bournemouth in a Premier League match featuring two highly attacking teams with minimal defensive midfield presences. Both sides field only one defensively minded midfielder — City use Nico Gonzalez and Bournemouth use Tyler Adams — while City deploy two converted midfielders, O'Reilly and Matheus Nunes, at full-back. Bournemouth sit second in the league despite losing major players over the summer and a historical poor record at the Etihad. Newly signed teenagers Eli Kroupi and Veljko Milosavljevic have impressed as economical replacements. Antoine Semenyo has emerged as one of the league's top performers this season.
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