Bournemouth vs Man City LIVE team news, score updates and Kevin De Bruyne fitness latest

Manchester City will finally make up their game in hand on Liverpool today when they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League at the Vitality Stadium.

With Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, City will end the weekend level on games played in the title race, with three points on the south coast taking the Blues to within a point of the leaders after 26 games.

Pep Guardiola confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne will be assessed on Friday after being an unused substitute in Tuesday's win over Brentford after feeling a 'niggle' in his hamstring. City decided not to risk the Belgian, and he could be available to face Bournemouth after managing the injury concern.

Jack Grealish and Josko Gvardiol remain injured, while Jeremy Doku could earn a recall after his four assists and a goal in the 6-1 win over Bournemouth at the Etihad earlier in the season.

Follow below for pre-match build-up, live match updates and post-match reaction from Bournemouth - here's how you can watch the match while following our blog!

Arsenal have really thrown down the gauntlet to City and Liverpool with big wins catapulting them up the table and doing their goal difference the world of good.

City couldn't respond last week after the Gunners thrashed Burnley, yet here City can put some pressure on Arsenal's home game with Newcastle.

It all went wrong for Arsenal when they travelled up to the north-east earlier in the season and they will know the result of the City game before the kick-off.

Andoni Iraola writes that his team don't feel they have the points they have deserved from their performances in recent weeks. That chimes with what Guardiola has said, even if he does have a habit of talking up the opposition before the game.

The point