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Premier League 2015-2016: Manchester City vs Bournemouth, Preview, Prediction & Predicted Lineup

| Oct 14, 2015 04:47 AM EDT

Manchester City's elite scorers Sergio Agüero and Kevin De Bruyne.

Current league leader Manchester City (6-2-0, 18 points) looks to go back on its winning streak as it faces newly-promoted club AFC Bournemouth (2-4-2, 8 points) at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, October 17 for a 2015-2016 Premier League match.

City seems back in form after it pulled off a lopsided 6-1 victory over Newcastle United on October 3 also at the Etihad.

Argentinian striker Sergio Agüero was the star of the show as he scored what is reported as the quickest five-goal assault in league history, punching the net at the 42nd, 49th, 50th, 60th, and 62nd-minute marks of the match, as reported by The Guardian.

His 21-minute haul is the fifth and fastest all-time compared to other Premier League players who have also scored five goals, such as Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov, Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

Meanwhile, last season's Football League Championship winners faced familiar foe Watford FC in their last match at the Vitality Stadium that ended up with a 1-1 score, as per BBC Sport.

Boscombe's new acquisition, striker Glenn Murray, opened the scoring with a header at the 28th minute from a perfect cross by teammate Matt Ritchie.

Hornets' striker Odion Ighalo managed to level the count at the 45th minute just before the break to save the point for Quique Sánchez Flores' side.

Murray had a chance to give the Cherries the win late in the match, but he missed a late penalty to settle for the draw.

Coming off a dominating win, expect City, and Agüero, to flex their muscles again versus Bournemouth.

The predicted result is a 5-1 romp for Manchester City.

Manchester City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Hart; Zabaleta, Kolarov, Mangala, Otamendi; Silva, Fernandinho; Fernando, De Bruyne, Sterling; Agüero

Bournemouth starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Boruc; Distin, Cook, Daniels, Francis; Pugh, Ritchie, Surman, Gosling; King, Murray

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