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Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth

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Etihad Stadium, ManchesterReferee: Jarred GillettAttendance: 60,645

Manchester City

Official XI · 4-2-3-1

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1Gianluigi Donnarumma24Josko Gvardiol3CRúben Dias45Abdukodir Khusanov82Rico Lewis6Marc Guéhi5Elliot Anderson42Antoine Semenyo33Nico O'Reilly47Phil Foden9Erling Haaland

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Goalkeeper

1Gianluigi Donnarumma
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Defenders

82Rico Lewis
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45Abdukodir Khusanov
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3Rúben DiasCaptain
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24Josko Gvardiol
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Midfielders

5Elliot Anderson
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6Marc Guéhi
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47Phil Foden
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33Nico O'Reilly
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42Antoine Semenyo
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Forwards

9Erling Haaland
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Bench 9

28Gerónimo Rulli
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7Omar Marmoush
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8Mateo Kovacic
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10Rayan Cherki
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14Nico González
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18Jack Grealish
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21Rayan Aït-Nouri
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22Vitor Reis
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27Matheus Nunes
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AFC Bournemouth

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1Djordje Petrovic3Adrien Truffert14António Silva5James Hill15CAdam Smith8Alex Scott4Lewis Cook16Marcus Tavernier19Justin Kluivert37Rayan9Evanilson

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Goalkeeper

1Djordje Petrovic
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15Adam SmithCaptain
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5James Hill
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14António Silva
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3Adrien Truffert
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4Lewis Cook
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8Alex Scott
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37Rayan
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19Justin Kluivert
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16Marcus Tavernier
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9Evanilson
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Bench 9

40Will Dennis
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7David Brooks
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11Ben Gannon-Doak
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12Tyler Adams
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18Bafodé Diakité
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24Juanlu Sánchez
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27Alex Tóth
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29Daniel Jebbison
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30Álvaro Rodríguez
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Match events

  1. 26'
    Marcus Tavernier scored

    AFC Bournemouth. Assist Evanilson.

    AFC Bournemouth
  2. 34'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  3. 46'
    Evanilson booked

    AFC Bournemouth.

    AFC Bournemouth
  4. 57'
    Matheus Nunes onManchester City
  5. 57'
    Rico Lewis offManchester City
  6. 62'
    Elliot Anderson injury delay

    Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Anderson (Manchester City).

    Manchester City
  7. 63'
    Play resumes after injury delay

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

    Manchester City
  8. 63'
    Elliot Anderson forced off injured, Mateo Kovacic on

    Substitution, Manchester City. Mateo Kovacic replaces Elliot Anderson because of an injury.

    Manchester City
  9. 63'
    Rayan Cherki onManchester City
  10. 63'
    Nico O'Reilly offManchester City
  11. 63'
    Mateo Kovacic onManchester City
  12. 63'
    Elliot Anderson offManchester City
  13. 75'
    Daniel Jebbison onAFC Bournemouth
  14. 75'
    Evanilson offAFC Bournemouth
  15. 75'
    Alex Tóth onAFC Bournemouth
  16. 75'
    Justin Kluivert offAFC Bournemouth
  17. 75'
    Tyler Adams onAFC Bournemouth
  18. 75'
    Lewis Cook offAFC Bournemouth
  19. 78'
    Phil Foden booked

    Manchester City.

    Manchester City
  20. 82'
    Jack Grealish onManchester City
  21. 82'
    Phil Foden offManchester City
  22. 84'
    Marc Guéhi scored

    Manchester City. Assist Rayan Cherki.

    Manchester City
  23. 85'
    António Silva booked

    AFC Bournemouth.

    AFC Bournemouth
  24. 89'
    Ben Gannon-Doak onAFC Bournemouth
  25. 89'
    Rayan offAFC Bournemouth
  26. 90+2'
    VAR review

    VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth (Josko Gvardiol).

    Manchester City
  27. 91'
    Josko Gvardiol scored

    Manchester City. Assist Rayan Cherki.

    Manchester City

Match stats

Manchester CityStatisticAFC Bournemouth
66%Possession34%
2.25Expected goals (xG)0.65
13Shots5
658Passes344
8Corners taken3
2Offsides1
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
8Tackles won8
Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 10 Sept 2026, 05:29 UTC.

Match detail source: 1 Sept 2026, 13:39 UTC.

Premier League match centreCollected 23 Aug, 13:15 UTC
Premier League match report eventsCollected 1 Sept, 13:39 UTC
Premier League match statsCollected 1 Sept, 12:39 UTC
Premier League match commentaryCollected 1 Sept, 13:39 UTC
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