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Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth

Premier League
Man City
1-0-0
2-1
Final
Bournemouth
0-0-1
Etihad Stadium

Match pulse

MNCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBOU
66%Possession34%
13Shots5
6On target4
8Corners3
3Saves4
11Fouls11
45'+1'EvanilsonBOU78'Phil FodenMNC85'António SilvaBOU
Team1H2HT
MNC022
BOU101

Who won: Man City 2-1

Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 2-1 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Marc Guéhi (84') and Josko Gvardiol (90'+1'). Goals for Bournemouth: Marcus Tavernier (26').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Marc GuéhiLM
  2. 27.3Josko GvardiolLB
  3. 36.9Erling HaalandF
  4. 46.9Marcus TavernierAM-L
  5. 56.8Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  6. 66.7Rayan CherkiSUB
  7. 76.5Rico LewisRB
  8. 86.3Rúben DiasCD-L
  9. 96.3Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  10. 106.3Nico O'ReillyAM
  11. 116.3Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  12. 126.2Djordje PetrovicG

Team stats

MNCBOU
11Fouls11
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
8Corner Kicks3
3Saves4
66.1Possession33.9
13SHOTS5
6ON GOAL4
0.5On Target %0.8
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
569Accurate Passes263
641Passes333
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
9Accurate Crosses1
24Crosses8
0.4Cross %0.1
35Long Balls67
16Accurate Long Balls33
0.5Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots0
8Effective Tackles7
15Tackles16
0.5Tackle %0.4
7Interceptions12
12Effective Clearances28
12Clearances28

Player of the game

Marc Guéhi

MNC · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

76%
MNC · 2.00 xG
18%
Draw
7%
BOU · 0.51 xG

Man City created better chances: they win this game 76% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Bournemouth. James Hill is caught offside.

  4. 90'+3'

    Offside

    Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.

  5. 90'+2'

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth (Josko Gvardiol).

  6. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Gvardiol · ast R. Cherki

    Goal! Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.

    MNC 2 - 1 BOU
  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  8. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Rayan

    Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.

    B. Gannon-Doak

  9. 88'

    Handball

    Handball by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).

  10. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.

  11. 85'

    Yellow card

    António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Silva

  12. GOAL84'

    Goal! Header

    M. Guéhi · ast R. Cherki

    Goal! Manchester City 1, Bournemouth 1. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.

    MNC 1 - 1 BOU
  13. 84'MNC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by António Silva.

  14. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Foden

    Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.

    J. Grealish

  15. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).

  16. 81'

    Free kick won

    Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 79'BOU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Rúben Dias.

  18. 79'BOU

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.

  19. 79'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.

    D. Jebbison

  20. 78'

    Yellow card

    Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    P. Foden

  21. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).

  22. 78'

    Free kick won

    Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  23. 76'

    Free kick won

    Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).

  25. 75'Tyler Adams
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Cook

    Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Lewis Cook.

    T. Adams

Leaders

MNCBOU
Total Shots
Erling Haaland
5
Marcus Tavernier
2
Accurate Passes
Rúben Dias
109
James Hill
38
Defensive Interventions
Abdukodir Khusanov
9
António Silva
14
Saves
Gianluigi Donnarumma
3
Djordje Petrovic
4

Season seriesMNC leads series 3-1-1

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