Bournemouth host Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday evening in a Premier League fixture with implications for both clubs as the season winds down. The game comes as City prepare for Pep Guardiola’s exit this summer, according to ESPN, and will be manager Andoni Iraola’s final home match in charge of Bournemouth.
The match kicks off Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. BST (2:30 p.m. ET; 12:00 a.m. IST, Wednesday; 4:30 a.m. AEST, Wednesday). It will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event in the U.K., NBC in the U.S., JioHotstar in India and Stan Sport in Australia, and ESPN will provide live updates. Anthony Taylor is the referee and Jarred Gillett will operate VAR.
Injury and team news lists Lewis Cook (hamstring) as doubtful for Bournemouth, while Ryan Christie is suspended and out. Manchester City are without defender Joško Gvardiol (leg), who is also out. City rested several key attackers — Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki — when they beat Crystal Palace 3-0 in the league last Wednesday, and Cherki did not start the FA Cup final, according to ESPN.
Bournemouth arrive unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League matches, a run that includes a win at Arsenal, and will be well-rested after City played the FA Cup final on Saturday. Manchester City’s attacking options, with Doku and Haaland among those recently effective, are viewed as their best route to victory. Antoine Semenyo returns to the Vitality following his FA Cup-winning goal at Wembley.
The result carries major consequences. Bournemouth sit sixth, four points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, and need a win to keep their Champions League hopes largely in their own hands. A draw would leave them requiring other favorable results and a significant goal swing on the final day. City must win their remaining matches and hope for dropped points by Arsenal — with assistance from Burnley or Crystal Palace — to retain any realistic chance of the title, according to ESPN.
