Team News: Man City vs. Bournemouth injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City welcome Marco Rose’s Bournemouth to the Etihad Stadium for their opening fixture of the 2026-27 Premier League season on Sunday afternoon.

The Citizens are bidding to bounce back from a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in last weekend’s Community Shield, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all the latest team news for the two clubs.

MANCHESTER CITY vs. BOURNEMOUTH

TEAM A

Out: Jeremy Doku (calf)

Doubtful: Omar Marmoush (other), Ryan McAidoo (shoulder)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Anderson, Kovacic; Semenyo, Foden, Grealish; Haaland

TEAM B

Out: Ryan Christie (suspended), Amine Adli (calf), Eli Junior Kroupi (foot), Veljko Milosavljevic (knee), Julian Araujo (thigh), Julio Soler (unspecified), David Brooks (unspecified)

Doubtful: Tyler Adams, Juanlu Sanchez, Alvaro Rodriguez (all fitness)

Sports Mole's predicted XI: Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evalinson