Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 2–1 — 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League

Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 2–1 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

The goals

• 26' — Marcus Tavernier (AFC Bournemouth)
• 84' — Marc Guéhi (Manchester City)
• 90'+1' — Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City)

How it unfolded

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'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4. 45'+1'•Evanilson (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5. 45'+3'•First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Bournemouth 1.
6. 57'•Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Rico Lewis.
7. 62'•Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).
8. 63'•Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9. 63'•Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Nico O'Reilly.
10. 63'•Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Elliot Anderson because of an injury.
11. 75'•Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Evanilson.
12. 75'•Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Justin Kluivert.
13. 75'•Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Lewis Cook.
14. 78'•Phil Foden (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15. 82'•Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
16. 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.
17. 85'•António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
18. 89'•Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Rayan.
19. 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.

How they arrived

• Manchester City: 1W 0D 2L in their last 3 — 33% win rate, 4 scored and 5 conceded.
• AFC Bournemouth: 0W 1D 1L in their last 2 — 0% win rate, 3 scored and 4 conceded.

Full match statistics

Team records

Sources

• 2026 Premier League 2026-27 English Premier League — live match data

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