MANCHESTER CITY are trailing to Bournemouth RIGHT NOW in a huge FA Cup quarter-final.
The winner will take on Nottingham Forest in the semi-final, with the draw having taken place ahead of the match.
Aston Villa booked their place in the final four with a crushing 3-0 win over Preston earlier today.
- Kick off time: 4.30pm BST
- TV channel: ITV 1
- FREE live stream: ITV X
- Bournemouth team: Kepa, Soler, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Cook, Adams, Christie, Semenyo, Kluivert, Brooks, Evanilson
- Man City team: Ederson, Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Haaland
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Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
35. It is crucial that Bournemouth protect their clean sheet until the break now.
They have worked hard to get themselves into this position.
Adding a second goal would not be against the run of play whatsoever.
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33. This has been the perfect start for Bournemouth.
It all looked so negative as Haaland stepped up to take that early penalty.
How different things are looking now since that Evanilson goal.
View from SunSport’s Charlie Wyett at Vitality Stadium
What a cracking FA Cup tie this is proving to be. Erling Haaland could have had a hat-trick inside six minutes although his penalty in the 13th minute was poor.
City defender Matheus Nunes hardly covered himself at the other end by giving the ball away and then being beaten at the far post by Justin Kluiviert before Evanilson got the final touch.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
31. Haaland is looking like these fans are living in his head rent free.
The penalty miss, followed by the chance he put over the bar as haunting him.
Not that The Cherries will be complaining at all.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
29. Fantastic play from Semenyo in his own box.
He hacks the ball clear but straight into Evanilson, who is bundled over.
Man City are still looking all over the place since that Cherries’ goal.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
27. The visitors are trying to find a way back into this game.
That will play into the hands of Iraola’s side, who will look to pick them off on the break with their pace.
Semenyo has Nunes in his pocket so far in this tie.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
25. Man City are really struggling to contain the hosts’ attack.
Nunes is all over the place and Khusanov does not look much better.
You feel The Cherries have the chance here to really punish Man City at the moment.
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23. Gundogan tries his luck from the edge of the box.
Kepa gets down well to save and gathers the second ball.
He will need to have a good game this afternoon if The Cherries are going to book a semi-final spot.
Bournemouth 1-0 Man City
21. The roof almost came off the Vitality Stadium as that went in.
Kluivert does well to cut it back from the byline and Evanilson wanted it more than Khusanov.
Man City have it all to do now.
Goal – Evanilson (Bournemouth)
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
19. Semenyo robs Nunes of the ball on the halfway line.
Foden tries to track him but gets outmuscled by the winger.
He looks to get a shot off in the box but slices it wide of the target.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
17. Haaland has another sight of goal.
As Kepa advances, the Norwegian looks to lift it over the keeper.
He gets his angles all wrong as it goes over the crossbar.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
15. Adams will breathe a sigh of relief following that penalty save.
It was his handball that gifted Man City the chance to take the lead.
Kepa’s save has got this crowd going now, it is an electric atmosphere.
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13. How important that could be.
Kepa guesses the right way and saves Haaland’s penalty.
The Vitality Stadium erupts as the keeper gathers it.
Penalty saved
Penalty to Man City
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
11. Man City work it well as it is played out to Nunes out wide.
His cross is inch-perfect as he picks out Haaland in the box.
The Norwegian sends his header wide of the target.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
9. First real chance of the game falls to Bournemouth.
Gundogan is penalised for another foul, giving The Cherries a free-kick in a dangerous area.
Kluivert steps up to take it but sends his effort high into the stands.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
7. This is a good start from The Cherries.
They are already asking questions of Man City.
It is high-octane stuff from Andoni Iraola’s team.
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5. It is crazy to think that, with three quarter-finals played, we are still waiting for a goal by a home side.
Bournemouth will need to change that if they are to have any hope of making the semi-finals.
Gundogan is penalised for a foul in the middle of the park.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
3. Man City are happy to knock the ball around and control the tempo.
However, The Cherries are closing them down and pressing high up the pitch.
Ederson sends the ball sailing into the stands, met with a huge cheer from the home fans.
Bournemouth 0-0 Man City
1. The visitors will have their last visit here on their mind.
Bournemouth really came at them in that game and Man City struggled to cope.
Guardiola will be keen to see his side get on the front foot and look to grab the first goal of the game.
Kick-off: Bournemouth vs Man City
We are underway at the Vitality Stadium.
The ground is basked in spring sunshine for this one.
Man City get the game started.
View from SunSport’s Charlie Wyett at Vitality Stadium
It’s a cracking day here on the south coast and a home win would put a smile on the face of neutrals everywhere in the country.
Yet if Bournemouth are to join Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in the last four of the FA Cup they will still need to be at their very best even though Manchester City are not enjoying a good season by their standards.
Bournemouth have a few injuries, like City, and they will need Justin Kluivert and Evanilson to be clinical as you would expect the visitors to score.
Veteran looks for more silverware
While his game time has been limited this campaign, Kevin De Bruyne would love nothing more than getting his hands on the FA Cup again.
Many wonder whether this could be his last season at The Etihad, the Belgian will always go down as a true Premier League great.
Despite his advancing years, he still has the ability to turn a game on its head in an instant, something The Cherries need to be wary of.
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