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Manchester City v Bournemouth 2-1 · Premier League

Premier League
Manchester City
FT

2-1

  • M. Guehi84'
  • J. Gvardiol90+1'
  • M. Tavernier26'
Bournemouth
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League.

M. Guehi 84' and J. Gvardiol 90+1' scored for Manchester City, M. Tavernier 26' for Bournemouth.

Manchester City had 66% of the ball to Bournemouth's 34%; the sides had 13 and 5 shots (6 and 4 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

66%34%

Shots

135

xG

2.360.63

Shots on Target

64

Corners

83

Pass Accuracy

89%80%

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’J. GvardiolManchester City · assist R. Cherki2–1
  2. 89’SubstitutionRayan · On: B. Gannon-Doak
  3. 85’Yellow cardA. Silva
  4. 84’M. GuehiManchester City · assist R. Cherki1–1
  5. 82’SubstitutionP. Foden · On: J. Grealish
  6. 78’Yellow cardP. Foden
  7. 75’SubstitutionEvanilson · On: D. Jebbison
  8. 75’SubstitutionJ. Kluivert · On: A. Toth
  9. 75’SubstitutionL. Cook · On: T. Adams
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Team stats comparison

Manchester CityBournemouth
  • 66Possession34
  • 13Shots5
  • 6Shots on Target4
  • 2.36xG0.63
  • 8Corners3
  • 2Offsides1
  • 3Saves4
  • 633Passes328
  • 89Pass Accuracy80
  • 11Fouls11
  • 1Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Referee
Jarred Gillett, Australia
Manchester City coach
Enzo Maresca
Bournemouth coach
Marco Rose

Match record

Competition
Premier League
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:manchester-city-vs-bournemouth-premier-league-2026-08-23

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
  • 45Abdukodir KhusanovDF
  • 3Rúben DiasDF
  • 6Marc GuéhiDF
  • 24Joško GvardiolDF
  • 5Elliot AndersonMF
  • 82Rico LewisMF
  • 42Antoine SemenyoMF
  • 33Nico O'ReillyMF
  • 47Phil FodenMF
  • 9Erling HaalandFW

Bench

  • 28Gerónimo Rulli
  • 21Rayan Aït-Nouri
  • 27Matheus Nunes
  • 22Vitor Reis
  • 8Mateo Kovačić
  • 10Rayan Cherki
  • 14Nico González
  • 18Jack Grealish
  • 7Omar Marmoush

Coach · Enzo Maresca

1. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)1Donnarumma45. Abdukodir Khusanov (DF)45Khusanov3. Rúben Dias (DF)3Dias6. Marc Guéhi (DF)6Guéhi24. Joško Gvardiol (DF)24Gvardiol5. Elliot Anderson (MF)5Anderson82. Rico Lewis (MF)82Lewis42. Antoine Semenyo (MF)42Semenyo33. Nico O'Reilly (MF)33O'Reilly47. Phil Foden (MF)47Foden9. Erling Haaland (FW)9Haaland1. Đorđe Petrović (GK)1Petrović15. Adam Smith (DF)15Smith14. António Silva (DF)14Silva5. James Hill (DF)5Hill3. Adrien Truffert (DF)3Truffert4. Lewis Cook (MF)4Cook8. Alex Scott (MF)8Scott37. Rayan (MF)37Rayan19. Justin Kluivert (MF)19Kluivert16. Marcus Tavernier (MF)16Tavernier9. Evanilson (FW)9Evanilson
  • Manchester City
  • Bournemouth

Bournemouth4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Đorđe PetrovićGK
  • 15Adam SmithDF
  • 14António SilvaDF
  • 5James HillDF
  • 3Adrien TruffertDF
  • 4Lewis CookMF
  • 8Alex ScottMF
  • 37Rayan ↓MF
  • 19Justin KluivertMF
  • 16Marcus TavernierMF
  • 9Evanilson ↓FW

Bench

  • 40Will Dennis
  • 18Bafodé Diakité
  • 11Ben Gannon-Doak
  • 27Alex Tóth
  • 24Juanlu Sánchez
  • 7David Brooks
  • 12Tyler Adams
  • 30Álvaro Rodriguez
  • 29Daniel Jebbison

Coach · Marco Rose

Head to head

6Wins
1Draws
1Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · Premier LeagueManchester City2 - 1Bournemouth
  • 2026 · Premier LeagueManchester City1 - 1Bournemouth
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueManchester City3 - 1Bournemouth
  • 2025 · Premier LeagueManchester City3 - 1Bournemouth
  • 2025 · FA CupManchester City2 - 1Bournemouth

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Arsenal4400+712
2Manchester City4400+612
3Hull City4220+38
4Brighton4211+87
5Chelsea4211+17
15Bournemouth4031-13
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Full timeline

14 events

  1. 26’M. TavernierBournemouth · assist Evanilson0–1
  2. 45+1’Yellow cardEvanilson
  3. 57’SubstitutionR. Lewis · On: M. Nunes
  4. 63’SubstitutionN. O'Reilly · On: R. Cherki
  5. 63’SubstitutionE. Anderson · On: M. Kovacic
  6. 75’SubstitutionEvanilson · On: D. Jebbison
  7. 75’SubstitutionJ. Kluivert · On: A. Toth
  8. 75’SubstitutionL. Cook · On: T. Adams
  9. 78’Yellow cardP. Foden
  10. 82’SubstitutionP. Foden · On: J. Grealish
  11. 84’M. GuehiManchester City · assist R. Cherki1–1
  12. 85’Yellow cardA. Silva
  13. 89’SubstitutionRayan · On: B. Gannon-Doak
  14. 90+1’J. GvardiolManchester City · assist R. Cherki2–1

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