Match Recap
Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1 in the Premier League (Regular Season - 1) on 23 August 2026. Manchester City saw more of the ball with 66% possession, and Manchester City had 13 shots (6 on target) to Bournemouth's 5 (4 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 2.36 for Manchester City and 0.63 for Bournemouth. The goals came from M. Tavernier 26', M. Guehi 84', J. Gvardiol 90+1'. Manchester City move up to 15 points in Premier League, having won 5 of their last 5. Relive the Manchester City vs Bournemouth Premier League highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Manchester City
VS
Bournemouth
66%
Ball Possession
34%
2.36
Expected goals (xG)
0.63
13
Total Shots
5
6
Shots on target
4
4
Shots off target
1
3
Blocked Shots
0
11
Shots inside box
4
2
Shots outside box
1
8
Corner Kicks
3
2
Offsides
1
11
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
—
Red Cards
—
3
Goalkeeper Saves
4
640
Total passes
333
568
Accurate passes
263
89%
Pass accuracy
79%
0.68
Goals prevented
0.68
Lineups
Manchester City
Enzo Maresca
4-2-3-1
Bournemouth
Marco Rose
4-2-3-1
Substitutes — Manchester City
28Gerónimo Rulli
21Rayan Aït-Nouri
27Matheus Nunes
22Vitor Reis
8Mateo Kovačić
10Rayan Cherki
14Nico González
18Jack Grealish
7Omar Marmoush
Substitutes — Bournemouth
40Will Dennis
18Bafodé Diakité
11Ben Gannon-Doak
27Alex Tóth
24Juanlu Sánchez
7David Brooks
12Tyler Adams
30Álvaro Rodriguez
29Daniel Jebbison
