Manchester City 2–1 Bournemouth
Manchester City
2–1HT 0–1
Bournemouth
Manchester City played Bournemouth in the Premier League on 23 August 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 26'M. Tavernier (assist by Evanilson)
- 45+1'Evanilson — Yellow card
- 78'Phil Foden — Yellow card
- 84'M. Guehi (assist by R. Cherki)
- 85'António Silva — Yellow card
- 90'J. Gvardiol (assist by R. Cherki)
Line-ups
Manchester City 4-2-3-1
- G. Donnarumma
- R. Lewis
- A. Khusanov
- R. Dias
- J. Gvardiol
- E. Anderson
- M. Guehi
- P. Foden
- N. O'Reilly
- A. Semenyo
- E. Haaland
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Rulli
- R. Ait-Nouri
- Vitor Reis
- J. Grealish
- M. Nunes
- M. Kovacic
- Nico
- R. Cherki
- O. Marmoush
- COACHES: Enzo Maresca
Bournemouth 4-2-3-1
- D. Petrovic
- A. Smith
- J. Hill
- A. Silva
- A. Truffert
- L. Cook
- A. Scott
- Rayan
- J. Kluivert
- M. Tavernier
- Evanilson
- SUBSTITUTES
- W. Dennis
- B. Diakite
- J. Sanchez
- T. Adams
- A. Toth
- A. Rodriguez
- D. Brooks
- D. Jebbison
- B. Gannon-Doak
- COACHES: Marco Rose
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Bournemouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 1 |
| 13 | Total shots | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 658 | Total passes | 344 |
| 584 | Accurate passes | 270 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 2.25 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.65 |
| 0.68 | goals_prevented | 0.68 |