{"id":4416,"date":"2026-05-19T17:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4416"},"modified":"2026-05-19T17:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:34:18","slug":"premier-league-live-build-up-team-news-score-and-live-text-updates-as-man-city-face-bournemouth-and-spurs-visit-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4416","title":{"rendered":"Premier League LIVE: Build-up, team news, score and live text updates as Man City face Bournemouth and Spurs visit Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Team news – Kovacic starts for Man City<\/span>published at 18:17 BST<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bournemouth v Manchester City (19:30 BST)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span><\/span>Shamoon Hafez<\/strong>
Football reporter at Vitality Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Bournemouth<\/span>Image source, <\/span>BBC Sport<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Bournemouth <\/b>boss Andoni Iraola makes one change from the side that edged past Fulham in his final home game in charge.<\/p>\n

Tyler Adams comes into the side and takes the armband, replacing Ryan Christie, who was named in Scotland’s World Cup squad earlier today.<\/p>\n

Bournemouth XI:<\/b> Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Smith, Scott, Rayan, Kroupi, Evanilson.<\/p>\n

Subs: Mandas, Cook, Brooks, Diakite, Adli, Unai, Toth, Gannon-Doak, Kluivert.<\/p>\n

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\"Bournemouth<\/span>Image source, <\/span>BBC Sport<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Manchester City <\/b>boss Pep Guardiola makes two changes from Saturday’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea in – what could be – his penultimate change at the helm.<\/p>\n

There is a surprise start for Mateo Kovacic, with the Croatian in a midfield three alongside captain Bernardo Silva and Rodri, while Gianluigi Donnarumma returns in goal.<\/p>\n

Omar Marmoush and James Trafford drop to the bench, with Rayan Cherki also named as a substitute again.<\/p>\n

Man City XI:<\/b> Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, O’Reilly, Kovacic, Rodri, Silva, Doku, Semenyo, Haaland.<\/p>\n

Subs: Trafford, Dias, Stones, Gvardiol, Reijnders, Cherki, Savinho, Foden, Marmoush, <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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