The pick of this weekend's FA Cup quarter-final ties will be fought at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon, where Bournemouth bid to reach the last four for the first time in their history at the expense of Manchester City.

Andoni Iraola's men followed up earlier successes over West Bromwich Albion and Everton with a nervy penalty-shootout victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the last 16, thus progressing to the quarter-finals for just the third time in their history.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola's Sky Blues were forced to do it the hard way in their last-16 clash with Plymouth Argyle, who surprisingly drew first blood at the Etihad Stadium but were eventually slain 3-1.

While Bournemouth have never made it to the final four of the FA Cup, Man City are out to progress to the semis for the seventh season in a row, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.

Manchester City's Nathan Ake and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo on February 24, 2024

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 22
Bournemouth wins: 1
Draws: 2
Man City wins: 19

Manchester City's record against Bournemouth is nothing short of exceptional, as they have won an impressive 19 times and have drawn two of their 22 meetings with the Cherries across all competitions.

Bournemouth failed to win any of their first 21 encounters with the Citizens, including each of their first 20 league meetings, the most one side has ever faced another without ever winning in English Football League history.

However, the Cherries celebrated their first triumph over Man City in November 2024 when Andoni Iraola's side secured an impressive 2-1 home victory in the Premier League, courtesy of goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson.

Bournemouth and Man City butted heads for the very first time back in December 1987 when the Citizens won 2-0 away from home in the old Division Two, before securing maximum points in the reverse fixture by the same scoreline two months later.

Man City won each of their first 14 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, following the Cherries' promotion to the top flight in 2015, by an aggregate score of 45-7 - the best 100% record any team has had against another in English top-flight history.

The Citizens scored four or more goals in seven Premier League games against Bournemouth during this run, including a thumping 6-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium in November 2023 - their biggest-ever win over the Cherries to date.

The only time that Man City and Bournemouth have not faced each other in the league was in September 2020 when Pep Guardiola's side secured a 2-1 home win in the third round of the EFL Cup.

Raheem Sterling is the highest-scoring player in this fixture with nine goals in as many Premier League games for Man City, while Phil Foden and Sergio Aguero are next on the list with five goals each.

Last 20 meetings

Nov 2, 2024: Bournemouth 2-1 Man City (Premier League)
Feb 24, 2024: Bournemouth 0-1 Man City (Premier League)
Nov 04, 2023: Man City 6-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 25, 2023: Bournemouth 1-4 Man City (Premier League)
Aug 13, 2022: Man City 4-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Sep 24, 2020: Man City 2-1 Bournemouth (EFL Cup Third Round)
Jul 15, 2020: Man City 2-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 25, 2019: Bournemouth 1-3 Man City (Premier League)
Mar 02, 2019: Bournemouth 0-1 Man City (Premier League)
Dec 01, 2018: Man City 3-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Dec 23, 2017: Man City 4-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Aug 26, 2017: Bournemouth 1-2 Man City (Premier League)
Feb 13, 2017: Bournemouth 0-2 Man City (Premier League)
Sep 17, 2016: Man City 4-0 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Apr 02, 2016: Bournemouth 0-4 Man City (Premier League)
Oct 17, 2015: Man City 5-1 Bournemouth (Premier League)
Feb 13, 1999: Bournemouth 0-0 Man City (Second Division)
Sep 08, 1998: Man City 2-1 Bournemouth (Second Division)
May 06, 1989: Man City 3-3 Bournemouth (Second Division)
Nov 19, 1988: Bournemouth 0-1 Man City (Second Division)