Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 1
Haaland at the double as Man City cruise into second place
Erling Haaland struck a brace as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 to go second in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Bournemouth. Eli Kroupi is caught offside.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Eli Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
- 8': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
- 12': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Nico González.
- 17': Goal! Manchester City 1, Bournemouth 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 24': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 25': Goal! Manchester City 1, Bournemouth 1. Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 26': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 26': Eli Kroupi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 27': Offside, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Álex Jiménez.
- 30': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 30': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 31': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Álex Jiménez.
- 33': Goal! Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 35': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 37': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 43': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 43': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 45'+2': Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 45'+5': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 45'+6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Bournemouth 1.
- 46': David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 48': Foul by Eli Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 48': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
- 49': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Eli Kroupi.
- 49': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 49': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Eli Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Brooks following a fast break.
- 53': Attempt saved. Eli Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 53': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 55': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 56': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
- 56': Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City).
- 60': Goal! Manchester City 3, Bournemouth 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces David Brooks.
- 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Álex Jiménez because of an injury.
- 62': Substitution, Bournemouth. Evanilson replaces Eli Kroupi.
- 63': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 63': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 64': Nico González (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 65': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
- 67': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 68': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 71': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 71': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Alex Scott.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 78': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Tyler Adams because of an injury.
- 81': Foul by Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth).
- 81': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Erling Haaland.
- 84': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 87': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 87': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
- 89': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 89': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Phil Foden.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Senesi.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 90'+5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Bournemouth 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Bournemouth 1.
Statistics
BOU |
MNC![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.6 | Possession | 48.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 461 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 521 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 27 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 52,387
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | +15 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +12 | 19 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 14 | Nico González |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 10 | Rayan Cherki |
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 18 | Bafodé Diakité |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 20 | Álex Jiménez |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 22 | Eli Kroupi |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 7 | David Brooks |
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