Manchester City vs Bournemouth – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Manchester City
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Manchester City defeated Bournemouth 2–1 on 23 August 2026 at Etihad Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Manchester City: (4-2-3-1) Gianluigi Donnarumma, Rúben Dias, Elliot Anderson, Marc Guéhi, Erling Haaland, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Antoine Semenyo, Abdukodir Khusanov, Phil Foden, Rico Lewis.
Bournemouth: (4-2-3-1) Djordje Petrovic, Adrien Truffert, Lewis Cook, James Hill, Alex Scott, Evanilson, António Silva, Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Rayan.
Substitutions
Manchester City: Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis, Rayan Cherki for Nico O'Reilly, Mateo Kovacic for Elliot Anderson, Jack Grealish for Phil Foden.
Bournemouth: Tyler Adams for Lewis Cook, Daniel Jebbison for Evanilson, Alex Tóth for Justin Kluivert, Ben Gannon-Doak for Rayan.
Sidelined players
Manchester City: Jérémy Doku.
Bournemouth: Matai Akinmboni, Junior Kroupi.
Match statistics
Manchester City had 66% of the possession, compared with 34% for Bournemouth.
Manchester City registered 13 shots, with 6 on target. Bournemouth had 5 shots, with 4 on target.
Manchester City won 8 corners, while Bournemouth won 3.
Top players
Manchester City: Marc Guéhi scored 1 goal, Rayan Cherki provided 2 assists, and Josko Gvardiol was the highest-rated player (7.5).
Bournemouth: Marcus Tavernier scored 1 goal, Evanilson provided 1 assist, and Justin Kluivert was the highest-rated player (7.3).