Second-place Manchester City welcome third-bottom Bournemouth to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Following three consecutive away defeats, Man City returned to winning ways on their travels with a resounding 5-0 victory over Brighton last time out.
A hat-trick from Raheem Sterling, along with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bernardo Silva, ensured that Pep Guardiola’s side racked up back-to-back 5-0 wins.
Despite losing to Chelsea and Southampton since the resumption, Man City have now recorded five wins this side of the lay-off with an aggregate scoreline of 22-0!
The club will also be boosted by the new that’s the Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned their two-year ban from European club competitions.
With no off-field issues to worry about, Man City will now be looking to finish the season on a high and cement second place in the Premier League table.
On the other hand, Bournemouth are running out of time to renew their top-flight status for another year.
The Cherries claimed a hugely unexpected 4-1 win over Leicester last time out, thanks to a Dominic Solanke double, a Junior Stanislas penalty, and a Jonny Evans own goal.
However, a nine-game winless run prior to the victory against Leicester – which included seven defeats – has left the south coast side with plenty of work to do.
Bournemouth remain just inside the relegation zone – one point ahead of second-bottom Aston Villa and three points from safety.
Head-to-head: It’s fair to say that Bournemouth have had very little luck in this fixture over the years. Man City have won each of their last nine meetings with the Cherries.
In fact, Man City have recorded a number of high-scoring victories over Bournemouth recently, scoring over 2.5 goals in six of their last nine clashes.
Considering that Bournemouth have been beaten by 2+ goals in exactly half of their last 32 away games in all competitions, the signs don’t look good for the Cherries.
Team news: Sergio Aguero is likely to miss the rest of the season through injury, but Man City have no fresh injury concerns ahead of Wednesday's game.
By contrast, Bournemouth have a number of absentees. Adam Smith, Charlie Daniels, Chris Mepham, Joshua King, Nathan Ake, and Simon Francis could all miss out this week.
You have to fear the worst for Bournemouth, especially when you consider Man City’s ruthless goalscoring form at the moment.
Forebet predicts that Man City will score over 3.5 goals and keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.