English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 23, 2026
AFC Bournemouth WDDDL 1
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Manchester City DLLWL 2
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BOU101
MNC022
Etihad Stadium · 60,645 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:21 Nicol: Anderson's good, but he's 'just not Rodri' for Man City Watch on ESPN 01:10 Nicol: Title challengers win games like Man City did vs. Bournemouth Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 45Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 82Rico LewisRB
  6. 33Nico O'ReillyAM
  7. 6Marc GuéhiLM
  8. 5Elliot AndersonRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 14António SilvaCD-L
  3. 5James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 8Alex ScottLM
  8. 4Lewis CookRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 16Marcus TavernierAM-L
  11. 37RayanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 34' Delay in match (Manchester City).
  3. 34'
  4. 34' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 34'
  6. 45'+1' Evanilson (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rico Lewis.
  8. 62' Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
  9. 62'
  10. 63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 63'
  12. 63' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  13. 63' Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Elliot Anderson because of an injury.
  14. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Evanilson.
  15. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Justin Kluivert.
  16. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Lewis Cook.
  17. 78' Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 82' Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
  19. 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.
  20. 85' António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 89' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
  22. 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.
  23. 90'+2'
  24. 90'+2'

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