Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth | Premier League Match Stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 1Sunday, 23 August 2026Etihad Stadium

2–1

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Man City at home Bournemouth away Head-to-head

Match stats

Goals: Manchester City 2; AFC Bournemouth 1
Possession: Manchester City 66%; AFC Bournemouth 34%
Shots: Manchester City 13; AFC Bournemouth 5
Shots on target: Manchester City 6; AFC Bournemouth 4
Big chances: Manchester City 4; AFC Bournemouth 1
Corners: Manchester City 8; AFC Bournemouth 3
Passes: Manchester City 658; AFC Bournemouth 344
Pass accuracy: Manchester City 89%; AFC Bournemouth 78%
Saves: Manchester City 3; AFC Bournemouth 4
Fouls: Manchester City 11; AFC Bournemouth 11
Offsides: Manchester City 2; AFC Bournemouth 1
Yellow cards: Manchester City 1; AFC Bournemouth 2
Red cards: Manchester City 0; AFC Bournemouth 0

First half

26Goal: Marcus TavernierBournemouth
45Yellow card: EvanilsonBournemouth

Second half

57Substitution: Matheus Nunes onRico Lewis offMan City
63Substitution: Mateo Kovacic onElliot Anderson offMan City
63Substitution: Rayan Cherki onNico O'Reilly offMan City
75Substitution: Tyler Adams onLewis Cook offBournemouth
75Substitution: Daniel Jebbison onEvanilson offBournemouth
75Substitution: Alex Tóth onJustin Kluivert offBournemouth
78Yellow card: Phil FodenMan City
82Substitution: Jack Grealish onPhil Foden offMan City
84Goal: Marc GuéhiMan City
85Yellow card: António João Pereira Albuquerque Tavares SilvaBournemouth
89Substitution: Ben Gannon-Doak onRayan offBournemouth
90Goal: Josko Gvardiol Man City
90VAR review: Josko Gvardiol Man City

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Substitutes

AFC Bournemouth4-2-3-1

Substitutes

7David BrooksFWD
11Ben Gannon-DoakFWD
12Tyler AdamsMID
18Bafodé DiakitéDEF
24Juan Luis Sánchez VelascoDEF
27Alex TóthMID
29Daniel JebbisonFWD
30Álvaro Daniel Rodríguez MuñozFWD
40Will Dennis—

Match summary

From match data

Full time: Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth, Premier League gameweek 1
Josko Gvardiol's 90th-minute goal put Man City ahead for good at 2–1
Man City had 66% possession and outshot Bournemouth 13–5
Man City's 6–1 home win over Bournemouth (Nov 2023) was the biggest margin in the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

18 meetings

Season

Man City wins: 0
Draws: 0
Bournemouth wins: 0

No meetings in this range.

Man City wins: 2
Draws: 1
Bournemouth wins: 1

Head-to-head results, latest 4; result column from Manchester City's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
19 May 26	Bournemouth	1–1	Man City	D
2 Nov 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
20 May 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
2 Nov 24	Bournemouth	2–1	Man City	L

Man City wins: 6
Draws: 1
Bournemouth wins: 1

Head-to-head results, latest 8; result column from Manchester City's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
19 May 26	Bournemouth	1–1	Man City	D
2 Nov 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
20 May 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
2 Nov 24	Bournemouth	2–1	Man City	L
24 Feb 24	Bournemouth	0–1	Man City	W
4 Nov 23	Man City	6–1	Bournemouth	W
25 Feb 23	Bournemouth	1–4	Man City	W
13 Aug 22	Man City	4–0	Bournemouth	W

Man City wins: 16
Draws: 1
Bournemouth wins: 1

Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Manchester City's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
19 May 26	Bournemouth	1–1	Man City	D
2 Nov 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
20 May 25	Man City	3–1	Bournemouth	W
2 Nov 24	Bournemouth	2–1	Man City	L
24 Feb 24	Bournemouth	0–1	Man City	W
4 Nov 23	Man City	6–1	Bournemouth	W
25 Feb 23	Bournemouth	1–4	Man City	W
13 Aug 22	Man City	4–0	Bournemouth	W
15 Jul 20	Man City	2–1	Bournemouth	W
25 Aug 19	Bournemouth	1–3	Man City	W

Full head-to-head record

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