When and where
City travel to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday 26 August for the day’s early kick off - 12.30pm.
The game will therefore be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League, which fans living in the UK can tune into.
For our supporters around the world, you can check out our global TV listings to find out how you can watch the game in your country.
You can follow the game live on our Matchday Centre here on mancity.com and we’ll also have updates on Twitter.
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Team news
City: Fabian Delph, Ilkay Gundogan and Benjamin Mendy are all nearing a return, but it remains to be seen whether they will be fit enough for the trip to the South Coast.
We’ll bring you an update on team news at Pep Guardiola’s pre-match press conference on Friday 25 August.
Bournemouth: Eddie Howe confirmed Jermaine Defoe will be involved in the Cherries’ midweek cup clash with Birmingham, so the striker should be fit enough for City’s visit.
The manager has also confirmed Simon Francis will miss out with a hamstring injury, while Junior Stanislas and Callum Wilson are still on the long-term injured list.
Last time
February marked the Blues last clash with Bournemouth and Guardiola’s men will have fond memories of that game as a Raheem Sterling goal and a deflected Sergio Aguero strike handed them all three points.
Training: Tuning up for the Cherries
