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Manchester City

1st · 5-0-0 · 15 pts · +8

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Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth

0-0-1 1 – 2

1-0-0

FT · Sun, Aug 23

Match Details

Etihad Stadium (Manchester) · 60,645 fans · USA Network, Telemundo

Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

1:21 Nicol: Anderson's good, but he's 'just not Rodri' for Man City

1:10 Nicol: Title challengers win games like Man City did vs. Bournemouth

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
90'+4'Offside, Bournemouth. James Hill is caught offside.
90'+3'Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
90'+2'VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth (Josko Gvardiol).
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'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
89'Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
88'Handball by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
88'Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
85'António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
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.

Line Score

	1	2	T
BOU	1	0	1
MNC	0	2	2

Match Leaders

AFC Bournemouth

MT Marcus Tavernier · 1Goals
MT Marcus Tavernier · 2Total Shots
Djordje Petrovic · 4Saves
AS António Silva · 14Defensive Interventions
JH James Hill · 38Accurate Passes

Manchester City

MG Marc Guéhi · 1Goals
EH Erling Haaland · 5Total Shots
GD Gianluigi Donnarumma · 3Saves
AK Abdukodir Khusanov · 9Defensive Interventions
RD Rúben Dias · 109Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English Premier League

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Man City	5	5	0	0	+8	15
2	Arsenal	5	4	0	1	+4	12
3	Brighton	5	3	1	1	+11	10
4	Brentford	5	2	3	0	+6	9
5	Leeds	5	2	3	0	+4	9
6	Liverpool	5	2	3	0	+3	9
7	Everton	5	2	3	0	+3	9
8	Hull	5	2	2	1	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	2	2	1	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	2	1	2	-2	7
11	Ipswich	5	2	0	3	-4	6
12	Man United	5	1	2	2	0	5
13	Nottm Forest	5	1	2	2	-1	5
14	Sunderland	5	1	1	3	-4	4
15	C Palace	5	1	1	3	-5	4
16	Aston Villa	5	1	1	3	-5	4
17	Bournemouth	5	0	3	2	-2	3
18	Coventry	5	1	0	4	-9	3
19	Fulham	5	0	2	3	-3	2
20	Spurs	5	0	2	3	-6	2

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Key Events

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.

89'Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.

85'António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

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.

82'Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.

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

75'Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Lewis Cook.

75'Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Justin Kluivert.

75'Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Evanilson.

63'Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Elliot Anderson because of an injury.

63'Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Nico O'Reilly.

57'Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rico Lewis.

45'+1'Evanilson (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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.