Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth — Premier League, 23 Aug 2026
Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the Premier League on 23 August 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Marcus Tavernier, M. Guehi, Joško Gvardiol got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 3 and Bournemouth 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-126'assist: Evanilson
- 45+1'Roughing
- Half-time0-1
- 57'out: M. Nunes
- 63'
- 63'
- 75'
- 75'
- 75'out: Tyler Adams
- 78'Roughing
- 82'
- 1-184'
- 85'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 89'
- 2-190+1'assist: R. Cherki
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Manchester City
- 8.2Marc GuéhiM
- 8.0Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.7Joško GvardiolD
- 7.2Rúben DiasD
- 7.2Rayan CherkiM
- 7.0Antoine SemenyoM
- 7.0Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 6.9Nico O'ReillyM
- 6.9Erling HaalandF
- 6.9Elliot AndersonM
- 6.7Jack GrealishM
- 6.7Matheus NunesM
- 6.7Mateo KovačićM
- 6.6Philip FodenM
- 6.0Rico LewisD
Bournemouth
- 7.6Đorđe PetrovićG
- 7.3Marcus TavernierM
- 7.2Justin KluivertM
- 7.0Alex ScottM
- 6.9Daniel JebbisonF
- 6.7António SilvaD
- 6.7Adrien TruffertD
- 6.6EvanilsonF
- 6.5James HillD
- 6.3Lewis CookM
- 6.3RayanM
- 6.2Tyler AdamsM
- 6.2Alex TóthM
- 6.0Adam SmithD
Line-ups
Bournemouth4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Manchester CityEnzo Maresca
Substitutes
- 8Mateo Kovačić63'M6.7
- 18Jack Grealish82'M6.7
- 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 27Matheus NunesM6.7
- 28Gerónimo RulliG
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 10Rayan CherkiM7.2
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 22Vitor ReisD
BournemouthMarco Rose
Substitutes
- 12Tyler Adams75'M6.2
- 7David BrooksM
- 18Bafodé DiakitéD
- 40Will DennisG
- 24Juanlu SánchezM
- 29Daniel Jebbison75'F6.9
- 30Álvaro RodriguezF
- 11Ben Doak89'F
- 27Alex Tóth75'M6.2
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
2.36Expected goals (xG)0.63
13Total shots5
6Shots on target4
4Shots off target1
3Blocked shots0
8Corners3
2Offsides1
11Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves4
1.68Goals prevented1.68
633Total passes328
563Accurate passes261
89%Pass accuracy80%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Guéhi | 94 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Joško Gvardiol | 94 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Rúben Dias | 94 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rayan Cherki | 31 | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 94 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 63 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Erling Haaland | 94 | – | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Elliot Anderson | 63 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Grealish | 12 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Matheus Nunes | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Mateo Kovačić | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Philip Foden | 82 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Rico Lewis | 57 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Bournemouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Đorđe Petrović | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 94 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Justin Kluivert | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alex Scott | 94 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 19 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| António Silva | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Adrien Truffert | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Evanilson | 75 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| James Hill | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Cook | 75 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rayan | 89 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tyler Adams | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alex Tóth | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Adam Smith | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Manchester CityLWLDW
- L16 Aug 26AArsenal0-3
- W09 Aug 26HAtletico Madrid3-1
- L24 May 26HAston Villa1-2
- D19 May 26ABournemouth1-1
- W16 May 26AChelsea1-0
BournemouthLDDDW
- L15 Aug 26AFSV Mainz 051-2
- D08 Aug 26AReal Betis2-2
- D24 May 26ANottingham Forest1-1
- D19 May 26HManchester City1-1
- W09 May 26AFulham1-0
Head-to-head
- 19 May 26Bournemouth1-1Manchester City
- 02 Nov 25Manchester City3-1Bournemouth
- 20 May 25Manchester City3-1Bournemouth
- 30 Mar 25Bournemouth1-2Manchester City
- 02 Nov 24Bournemouth2-1Manchester City
- 24 Feb 24Bournemouth0-1Manchester City
Most recent meetings