Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth, 2026-27 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Man City strike late to break Bournemouth's hearts
Manchester City produced a dramatic late fightback to snatch a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth in Enzo Maresca's first Premier League match as their manager.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 2': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 4': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 4': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 5': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 6': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 8': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 14': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Rayan (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 14': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 18': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
- 22': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 26': Goal! Manchester City 0, Bournemouth 1. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evanilson.
- 29': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 29': Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 39': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Rúben Dias.
- 39': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 40': Attempt missed. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert following a fast break.
- 41': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Rayan.
- 44': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 44': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 45': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Evanilson (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 48': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 48': Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 51': Attempt missed. Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by António Silva.
- 54': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 55': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 55': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rico Lewis.
- 59': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 60': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 60': Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Nico O'Reilly.
- 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Elliot Anderson because of an injury.
- 67': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by António Silva.
- 72': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 73': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 73': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Evanilson.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Lewis Cook.
- 76': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 76': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 78': Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': 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.
- 79': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 79': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 81': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
- 84': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by António Silva.
- 84': 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.
- 85': António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 88': Handball by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': 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.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth (Josko Gvardiol).
- 90'+3': Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Offside, Bournemouth. James Hill is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
Statistics
 BOU |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 33.9 | Possession | 66.1 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 569 |
| 333 | Passes | 641 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 60,645
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 60,645
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 5 | Elliot Anderson |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 47 | Phil Foden  |
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 14 | António Silva |
| 5 | James Hill |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 19 | Justin Kluivert |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 4 | Lewis Cook |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 37 | Rayan |
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