Will Bournemouth prove they are the real deal with a win at the Etihad today? The Cherries are 19/4 with Sky Bet to upset Manchester City

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In what is a fixture that could have top four implications later in the season - Manchester City and Bournemouth go head-to-head in a blockbuster Premier League clash at the Etihad today. 

The Cherries have been in fantastic form nine games into the Premier League season - with Andoni Iraola's side sitting second in the table with five wins, three draws and just one loss.

Despite their rich vein of form - the bookies are tipping Bournemouth to suffer their second loss of the season today - with the visitors 19/4 with Sky Bet to upset the applecart in Manchester.

Will Bournemouth prove they are the real deal with a win today? They are 19/4 to upset City

Conversely, City are odds-on favourites at 1/2 to be victorious at home, while a draw is valued at 7/2.

City are on the fringe of a top four spot in the table - with Pep Guardiola's side currently eighth on 16 points with a game in hand on their rivals. Therefore, the Sky Blues can guarantee themselves a top four spot with a victory.

And City will take plenty of confidence into today's fixture considering their head-to-head record against Bournemouth, with the Manchester club having lost just once in their 24 meetings in history to date.

In addition to the Full-time Result market above - Sky Bet are offering four Price Boosts for this highly-anticipated contest.

The first two boosts are for Jeremy Doku to win 3+ fouls at 1/1, and Erling Haaland to score 2+ goals at 4/1.

Haaland has the most Premier League goals this season with 11. Additionally, he has scored 2+ goals in four of City's league matches this campaign.

Meanwhile, the other two boosts need Antoine Semenyo to have 2+ shots on target, and each team to have 6+ shots on target.

The odds for those two bets have been enhanced to 5/1 and 10/1 respectively according to Sky Bet.

Semenyo has registered nine goal contributions is as many league games this season.

Sky Bet odds in Full-time Result market for Manchester City vs Bournemouth:

Manchester City 1/2

Bournemouth 19/4

Draw 7/2

Sky Bet Price Boosts for Manchester City vs Bournemouth:

Jeremy Doku to win 3+ fouls WAS 8/11 NOW 1/1

Erling Haaland to score 2+ goals WAS 10/3 NOW 4/1

Antoine Semenyo to have 2+ shots on target WAS 4/1 NOW 5/1

Each team to have 6+ shots on target WAS 17/2 NOW 10/1

• All odds are correct at the time of publication 

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