Bournemouth vs Man City, Tottenham vs Newcastle live games on Sky Sports
Sunday 25 August 2019 19:39, UK
Team news, key stats and predictions as the Premier League returns, with four games live on Sky Sports this weekend.
Bournemouth are without Dan Gosling (groin), David Brooks (ankle), Simon Francis (knee), Lloyd Kelly (ankle), Junior Stanislas (knee) and Arnaut Danjuma (ankle). Lewis Cook (knee) has returned to first-team training.
Manchester City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to return after suffering cramp against Liverpool. John Stones (thigh) remains doubtful while Leroy Sane (ACL) and Benjamin Mendy (knee) are long-term absentees.
Stat of the match: Man City's 100%-win record in eight games against Bournemouth is the best in English top-flight history. Man City have won those eight matches against the Cherries by an aggregate score of 25-3.
How to watch: Bournemouth vs Man City is live on Renault Super Sunday from 1pm; kick-off 2pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Charlie Nicholas' prediction: 0-3 (13/2 with Sky Bet)
Tottenham forward Heung-Min Son is expected to return after serving a three-game suspension while midfielder Dele Alli faces a late fitness test. Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) is unlikely to make his debut as he recovers from injury. Juan Foyth (ankle) is still out.
Allan Saint-Maximin is 'OK' to feature for Newcastle after picking up a hamstring injury on his debut against Arsenal. Fellow summer signing Joelinton is also available. However, it is still too early for Andy Carroll (fitness) or Dwight Gayle (hamstring), but Christian Atsu (knee) has been back in training this week.
Stat of the match: This is Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino's 500th game as a manager in all competitions in his career. Excluding other 'big six' sides, against no side has he lost more Premier League games than he has against Newcastle.
How to watch: Tottenham vs Newcastle is live on Renault Super Sunday from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Charlie Nicholas' prediction: 4-0 (10/1 with Sky Bet)
Wolves full-back Matt Doherty returned to training this week after missing the midweek visit to Torino after suffering from illness, though he remains a doubt for the game.
Burnley's Robbie Brady has returned to full training but will miss out against Wolevs. Danny Drinkwater is also absent but is likely to feature midweek in the Carabao Cup. Steven Defour is out but has returned to light training.
Stat of the match: This will be the first top-flight meeting between Wolves and Burnley where neither side were newly promoted since February 1976, with Wolves winning that fixture 3-2.
How to watch: Follow the action with our dedicated live blog. Highlights of the game will be published shortly after full-time on the Sky Sports website and app plus the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel.
Charlie Nicholas' prediction: 2-1 (8/1 with Sky Bet)
