MCI vs BOU Dream11 Prediction: Manchester City and Bournemouth face off in the EFL Cup match at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night. Man City have dominated this tournament in recent seasons having won the trophy in each of the last three seasons – they begin their quest for a fourth consecutive success with a home tie against recently-relegated Bournemouth who have picked up four points from their two Championship matches so far this season. Pep Guardiola has already stated that he will field a youthful team which will be very much different from the starting XI who enjoyed a 3-1 victory away at Wolves on Monday evening. Bournemouth boss Jason Tindall will also shuffle his pack as he did for the last round against Crystal Palace when he made nine changes from their previous league fixture. Even with all of the expected changes City should have enough quality on the pitch to take care of business
Date: 25 September,Friday
Time: 12:15 am IST
Match: Manchester City vs Bournemouth
Place: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Form Guide:
MCI: W-L-W-W-W
BOU: D-W-W-W-L
Head-to-head (Last 5 Matches)
Manchester City wins: 5
Bournemouth wins: 0
Draws: 0
Manchester City Team News
Pep Guardiola’s side are the current holders of the Carabao Cup, having won it for three seasons in a row now and four times in the previous five campaigns. They enter into the competition in the third round and will be looking to carry the momentum from their 3-1 win over Wolves in their first Premier League fixture of the new season this past weekend.
Injury update, unavailability
Eric Garcia is likely to miss out due to a head injury, while Sergio Aguero Oleksandr Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva and Joao Cancelo are also unavailable.
MCI Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Steffen; Adarabioyo, Harwood-Bellis, Otamendi, Ake; Foden, Doyle, Bernabe; Torres, Delap, Palmer
Subs (probable): Gundogan, Jesus, Mendy
Bournemouth Team News
Bournemouth, on the other hand, started their Carabao Cup journey in the second round and managed to oust Premier League outfit Crystal Palace in a dramatic fashion, winning 11-10 in penalties after the game had ended in a goalless stalemate. They head into Thursday’s encounter on the back of a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough in the Championship.
Injury update, unavailability
Bournemouth do not have any major injury issues heading into the game. The only player that is unavailable for the Cherries is Joshua King.
BOU Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Begovic; Ofoborh, Simpson, Kelly; Stacey, Cook, Arter, Billing, Zemura; Brooks, Surridge
Subs (probable): Kelly, Gosling, King
Let’s take a look at the dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Ward
Defenders: Ofoborh, Simpson, Kelly
Midfielders: Cook, Arter, Brooks, Foden
Forwards: Delap, Palmer, Surridge
Sam Surridge: Surridge can be a key factor in this match. The Bournemouth striker has scored 4 goals in 20 matches last season and have played 13 minutes this season and completed 2 successful passes.
Liam Delap: He has scored 2 goals in this tournament for Man City. He played 90 minutes of football and made 1 assist.
Phil Foden: He has 1 goal this season and has played 90 minutes. He has a goal conversion rate of 10.42%. He has a 94% successful pass rate.
David Brooks: Brooks has scored 1 goal and created 2 chances in the 2019-20 season. He could be a good pick here.
Who will win MCI vs BOU Today Match Prediction Football
Bournemouth had a solid start in the Championship, having won four points and scored nine goals in the last five matches across competitions. Even though we think Cherries will lose to Citizens, backing the home win and both teams to score feels like value. We predict a 2-1 win for Man City in today match prediction.