PREMIER LEAGUE · 2026/27

Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City won 2–1 against AFC Bournemouth. The match was played on 23 August 2026. Kick-off was at 14:00 BST. Venue: Etihad Stadium.

◷ All times UKUpdated 11 Nov 2026, 07:43 GMT

MATCHWEEK 1 · Full time

Manchester City2 – 1

AFC Bournemouth

Sunday 23 August 2026 · 14:00 BST

Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England

Marcus Tavernier 26'
Marc Guéhi 84'
Josko Gvardiol 90'+1'

Matchweek 1 fixtures and results →

Goals by half

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: Goals in each half
Manchester City	Goals in each half	AFC Bournemouth
0	First-half goals	1
2	Second-half goals	0

Match information

Competition: Premier League 2026/27
Matchweek: 1
Match status: Full time
UK kick-off: 14:00 BST
Attendance: 60,645
Referee: Jarred Gillett

UK broadcast information

A UK television listing is not available here for this match.

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: highlights and goals

Highlights and goal clips are not available here yet.

Key match events

Goals, cards and substitutions

26'
Goal: Marcus Tavernier
AFC Bournemouth
Assist: Evanilson. Left-footed finish.
45'+1'
Yellow card: Evanilson
AFC Bournemouth
Booked for a foul.
57'
Substitution
Manchester City
On: Matheus Nunes. Off: Rico Lewis.
63'
Substitution
Manchester City
On: Rayan Cherki. Off: Nico O'Reilly.
63'
Substitution
Manchester City
On: Mateo Kovacic. Off: Elliot Anderson.
75'
Substitution
AFC Bournemouth
On: Daniel Jebbison. Off: Evanilson.
75'
Substitution
AFC Bournemouth
On: Alex Tóth. Off: Justin Kluivert.
75'
Substitution
AFC Bournemouth
On: Tyler Adams. Off: Lewis Cook.
78'
Yellow card: Phil Foden
Manchester City
Booked for a foul.
82'
Substitution
Manchester City
On: Jack Grealish. Off: Phil Foden.
84'
Goal — header: Marc Guéhi
Manchester City
Assist: Rayan Cherki. Header.
85'
Yellow card: António Silva
AFC Bournemouth
89'
Substitution
AFC Bournemouth
On: Ben Gannon-Doak. Off: Rayan.
90'+1'
Goal: Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City
Assist: Rayan Cherki. Right-footed finish.

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: match statistics

Attacking play

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: Attacking play
Manchester City	Attacking play	AFC Bournemouth
66.1%	Possession	33.9%
13	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	4
50%	Shots on target (%)	80%
3	Blocked shots	0
8	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
0	Penalties taken	0
0	Penalties scored	0

Passing and possession

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: Passing and possession
Manchester City	Passing and possession	AFC Bournemouth
641	Passes attempted	333
569	Completed passes	263
90%	Pass completion	80%
24	Crosses attempted	8
9	Successful crosses	1
40%	Cross success	10%
35	Long passes attempted	67
16	Successful long passes	33
50%	Long-pass success	50%

Defending and goalkeeping

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: Defending and goalkeeping
Manchester City	Defending and goalkeeping	AFC Bournemouth
3	Saves	4
15	Tackles attempted	16
8	Successful tackles	7
50%	Tackle success	40%
7	Interceptions	12
12	Clearances	28
12	Successful clearances	28

Discipline

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: Discipline
Manchester City	Discipline	AFC Bournemouth
11	Fouls committed	11
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0

Percentages may be rounded. A dash means that figure is unavailable.

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Possession shows each team's share of the ball. Pass completion compares completed passes with passes attempted. These figures help describe how a side played; they do not measure the quality of every chance.

Shots and shots on target

Shots on target are attempts that would score without a save or a goal-line intervention. A side can have more shots and still lose: where the chances came from matters too.

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

A foul does not always lead to a card. Tackles, interceptions, blocks and clearances describe different ways of stopping an attack. Read them alongside possession and the score.

Standout player statistics

Shots

Erling Haaland

Manchester City

Completed passes

Rúben Dias

Manchester City

109

Defensive actions

Abdukodir Khusanov

Manchester City

Saves

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Manchester City

Shots

Marcus Tavernier

AFC Bournemouth

Completed passes

James Hill

AFC Bournemouth

Defensive actions

António Silva

AFC Bournemouth

Saves

Djordje Petrovic

AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: line-ups and player stats

Manchester City · 4-2-3-1

Manchester City starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Rúben Dias	CD-L	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Abdukodir Khusanov	CD-R	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Josko Gvardiol	LB	Starter	1	0	1	1	0	0
82	Rico Lewis	RB	StarterOff 57'	0	0	1	1	0	0
33	Nico O'Reilly	AM	StarterOff 63'	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	Marc Guéhi	LM	Starter	1	0	2	1	0	0
5	Elliot Anderson	RM	StarterOff 63'	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Erling Haaland	F	Starter	0	0	5	2	0	0
42	Antoine Semenyo	AM-L	Starter	0	0	1	1	0	0
47	Phil Foden	AM-R	StarterOff 82'	0	0	2	0	1	0
Substitutes
28	Gerónimo Rulli	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Rayan Cherki	SUB	Substitute usedOn 63'	0	2	0	0	0	0
27	Matheus Nunes	SUB	Substitute usedOn 57'	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Mateo Kovacic	SUB	Substitute usedOn 63'	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Vitor Reis	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Jack Grealish	SUB	Substitute usedOn 82'	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Rayan Aït-Nouri	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Omar Marmoush	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Nico González	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0

More Manchester City player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Gianluigi Donnarumma	0	0	—
Rúben Dias	0	0	0
Abdukodir Khusanov	0	0	0
Josko Gvardiol	0	0	0
Rico Lewis	1	2	0
Nico O'Reilly	1	0	0
Marc Guéhi	1	2	0
Elliot Anderson	3	2	0
Erling Haaland	0	0	0
Antoine Semenyo	2	2	2
Phil Foden	2	2	0
Gerónimo Rulli	0	0	—
Rayan Cherki	0	0	0
Matheus Nunes	0	1	0
Mateo Kovacic	0	0	0
Vitor Reis	0	0	0
Jack Grealish	1	0	0
Rayan Aït-Nouri	0	0	0
Omar Marmoush	0	0	0
Nico González	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Gianluigi Donnarumma	3	0	1
Gerónimo Rulli	0	0	0

AFC Bournemouth · 4-2-3-1

AFC Bournemouth starting XI and substitutes
No.	Player	Position	Role	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Yellow	Red
Starting XI
1	Djordje Petrovic	GK	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	António Silva	CD-L	Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	James Hill	CD-R	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Adrien Truffert	LB	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Adam Smith	RB	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Justin Kluivert	AM	StarterOff 75'	0	0	1	1	0	0
8	Alex Scott	LM	Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lewis Cook	RM	StarterOff 75'	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Evanilson	F	StarterOff 75'	0	1	0	0	1	0
16	Marcus Tavernier	AM-L	Starter	1	0	2	1	0	0
37	Rayan	AM-R	StarterOff 89'	0	0	1	1	0	0
Substitutes
29	Daniel Jebbison	SUB	Substitute usedOn 75'	0	0	1	1	0	0
11	Ben Gannon-Doak	SUB	Substitute usedOn 89'	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	William Dennis	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Bafodé Diakité	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Juanlu Sanchez	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	David Brooks	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Alex Tóth	SUB	Substitute usedOn 75'	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Álvaro Rodríguez	SUB	Unused substitute	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Tyler Adams	SUB	Substitute usedOn 75'	0	0	0	0	0	0

More AFC Bournemouth player statistics

Fouls and involvement
Player	Fouls committed	Fouls won	Offsides
Djordje Petrovic	0	0	—
António Silva	0	0	0
James Hill	2	0	1
Adrien Truffert	4	0	0
Adam Smith	1	3	0
Justin Kluivert	1	1	0
Alex Scott	0	1	0
Lewis Cook	0	0	0
Evanilson	2	1	0
Marcus Tavernier	1	3	0
Rayan	0	0	0
Daniel Jebbison	0	1	0
Ben Gannon-Doak	0	0	0
William Dennis	0	0	—
Bafodé Diakité	0	0	0
Juanlu Sanchez	0	0	0
David Brooks	0	0	0
Alex Tóth	0	0	0
Álvaro Rodríguez	0	0	0
Tyler Adams	0	0	0

Goalkeeping
Player	Saves	Shots faced	Goals conceded
Djordje Petrovic	4	0	2
William Dennis	0	0	0

C: captain · GK: goalkeeper · D: defender · M: midfielder · F: forward. “On” and “Off” show substitution times. A dash means the figure is unavailable.

Premier League form before this match

The last five league results before kick-off in 2026/27.

Manchester City

No earlier league results this season.

AFC Bournemouth

No earlier league results this season.

Recent matches across all competitions

Earlier matches, including cups and friendlies where listed. Each score shows the named club's goals first. H: home · A: away.

Manchester City

Manchester City results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
16 August 2026	Arsenal	A	0–3	English FA Community Shield
9 August 2026	Atlético Madrid	H	3–1	Club Friendly
1 August 2026	Internazionale	H	1–1Penalties: 1–3	Club Friendly
24 May 2026	Aston Villa	H	1–2	English Premier League
19 May 2026	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–1	English Premier League

AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth results before this match
Date	Opponent	Venue	Score	Competition
15 August 2026	Mainz	A	1–2	Club Friendly
8 August 2026	Real Betis	A	2–2	Club Friendly
24 May 2026	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	English Premier League
19 May 2026	Manchester City	H	1–1	English Premier League
9 May 2026	Fulham	A	1–0	English Premier League

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: previous meetings

Earlier Premier League meetings in 2026/27.

No earlier meeting is listed for this season.

Where the clubs stand now

Table updated 12 Nov 2026, 06:00 GMT. These are today's available standings, rather than the positions on matchday.

3. Manchester City · 21 points · Goal difference 8

7. AFC Bournemouth · 15 points · Goal difference 2

Full Premier League table →

Your Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth questions

What was the score in Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth?

Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth was the final score. At half-time it was 0–1.

Who scored in Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth?

Marcus Tavernier 26'; Marc Guéhi 84'; Josko Gvardiol 90'+1'.

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?

They mean added time at the end of that half: 45+2 is two minutes beyond 45 minutes. Added time is part of normal play, rather than a separate period of extra time.

Updated 11 Nov 2026, 07:43 GMT. Scores are not live.

Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: match overview

Goals by half

Match information

UK broadcast information

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: highlights and goals

Key match events

Goal: Marcus Tavernier

Yellow card: Evanilson

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow card: Phil Foden

Substitution

Goal — header: Marc Guéhi

Yellow card: António Silva

Substitution

Goal: Josko Gvardiol

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: match statistics

Attacking play

Passing and possession

Defending and goalkeeping

Discipline

Understanding the match statistics

Possession and passing

Shots and shots on target

Fouls, cards and defensive actions

Standout player statistics

Erling Haaland

Rúben Dias

Abdukodir Khusanov

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Marcus Tavernier

James Hill

António Silva

Djordje Petrovic

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: line-ups and player stats

Manchester City · 4-2-3-1

AFC Bournemouth · 4-2-3-1

Premier League form before this match

Manchester City

AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City

AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth: previous meetings

Where the clubs stand now

Your Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth questions

What was the score in Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth?

Who scored in Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth?

What do minutes such as 45+2 and 90+4 mean?