Find out everything you need to know ahead of City's final home Premier League match of the season, where we take on Bournemouth.

WHEN AND WHERE

We host the Cherries in the Premier League on Tuesday 20 May, with the game scheduled for kick-off at the Etihad Stadium at 20:00 (UK).

The game will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO and NOW TV.

You can also keep across all of the action, including a heartfelt farewell to Kevin De Bruyne in his final game at the Etihad, via the official Man City app, as well as the key moments on X: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via our global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

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MAN CITY APP COVERAGE

Our official Man City app allows you to follow all of the action from Manchester in one place.

Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at around 18:45 (UK).

Paul Dickov and Shaun Goater will be the guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action. 

During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison while our text commentary continues.

Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.

Short and extended highlights as well as a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed from midnight.

TEAM NEWS

CITY XI: Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne (C), Bernardo, Marmoush, Haaland

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Ake, Grealish, Doku, Nico, Rodri, Foden, Bobb, O’Reilly

BOURNEMOUTH XI: Kepa, J. Araujo, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Cook (C), Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Senesi, Brooks, Smith, Soler, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry, Akinmboni, Winterburn

TACTICS

Ederson starts in goal and will be protected by a back four of Matheus Nunes, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol.

Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan will aim to dominate the battle ground of midfield with captain Kevin De Bruyne offering more attacking impetus to the champions.

Up top, Bernardo Silva, Omar Marmoush and Erling Haaland will aim to do damage to the Cherries backline.

PEP GUARDIOLA PREVIEW

On the challenge of facing Bournemouth, Guardiola said: “They have made a big impact. Their start to last season and this season proves it. They’re a really good team.”

The Boss also discussed the importance of the game to secure another season playing Champions League football.

“Our full focus is on Bournemouth. It’s important. We need four points to finish third in the PL and that is my target.

“Kevin wants us to win the game to qualify for the Champions League next season. This is what Kevin wants.

“What we have done would not be possible without Kevin. Sheikh Mansour bought this club with that plan.”

PREVIOUS MEETING

We last hosted the Cherries in November 2023 and coasted to a superb 6-1 Premier League victory, with Jeremy Doku stealing the show with one goal and four assists in an electric display.

In the reverse fixture earlier this season, Andoni Iraola’s side claimed a 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson, which was our first defeat in 33 top-flight outings.

We also faced them in the FA Cup quarter-final earlier this term, securing a comeback 2-1 victory at the Vitality Stadium after goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush.

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      LAST TIME OUT

      Our last Premier League encounter ended in a goalless draw away to Southampton.

      We were in FA Cup final action on Saturday, where we fell to a slender 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium.

      As for Bournemouth, they fell to a slender 1-0 defeat at home to 10-man Aston Villa last time out, with Ollie Watkins grabbing the winner.

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          MATCH OFFICIALS

          Referee: Thomas Bramall.

          Assistants: Nick Hopton, Derek Eaton.

          Fourth official: Robert Jones.

          VAR: Paul Tierney. Assistant VAR: Craig Taylor.

          KING KEV FAREWELL

          The match also marks the final home game for City legend Kevin De Bruyne after an incredible 10-year spell at the Club.

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          There will be a post-match presentation with Kevin and fans will have the chance to hear from him one final time as he addresses the crowd inside the Etihad.

          The Belgian has also already had a large-scale mural unveiled in Manchester city centre.

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              GLOBAL TV LISTINGS

              Supporters around the world can find out how to tune in to watch the match live by clicking here, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

              (Listings correct as of Sunday 18 May)

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