Bournemouth vs Man City live early team news plus kick-off time and how to watch

Manchester City are in Bournemouth hoping to book an FA Cup semi-final place against the in-form Cherries.

City's chances of silverware this season depend on the FA Cup, having beaten Salford, Leyton Orient and Plymouth so far. They retain the aim of finishing in the Premier League top four to secure Champions League football, but the cup is their last hope of lifting a trophy this season.

Normally, they would fancy their chances against Bournemouth having won every meeting with today's opponents before this season in the Premier League era. However, a deserved defeat at the Vitality Stadium earlier in the campaign started their miserable winter run and Andoni Iraola's side have impressed on their way to a place in that top four battle this season.

Pep Guardiola has Ederson fit again although Stefan Ortega is likely to play as cup goalkeeper, while Oscar Bobb could be in contention. Rodri, John Stones, Manu Akanji and Nathan Ake remain longer-term absentees.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from the Vitality Stadium.

There is a lot to like about Bournemouth as a football club. A well-run club, playing good football, with an interesting manager and a good recruitment strategy.

It’s welcoming and the stadium is in a beautiful location. In the negative column, it’s a hell of a long way from Manchester. Few City fans making the most of the spring sunshine in neighbouring Kings Park when we arrived and can’t say I blame them. Maybe a few will have made their way to the beach as well.

It's a completely avoidable battle between a football club and its fans. And there is such a simple solution to it all.

Manchester City fans have announced a protest next week after a