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Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
23 Aug 2026, 14:00 · Premier League · 2026/2027
Referee
Jarred GillettPremier League 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Manchester CityMin
AFC Bournemouth- 26′⚽
Marcus Tavernier 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Evanilson
Left foot shot
- 45+1′
Evanilson
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Matheus Nunes
Substitution
Off: Rico Lewis
57′ - ⇄
Rayan Cherki
Substitution
Off: Nico O'Reilly
63′ - ⇄
Mateo Kovacic
Substitution
Off: Elliot Anderson
63′ - 75′⇄
Tyler Adams
Substitution
Off: Lewis Cook
- 75′⇄
Daniel Jebbison
Substitution
Off: Evanilson
- 75′⇄
Alex Tóth
Substitution
Off: Justin Kluivert
Phil Foden
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
78′- ⇄
Jack Grealish
Substitution
Off: Phil Foden
82′ - ⚽
Marc Guéhi 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Rayan Cherki
Header
84′ - 85′
António Silva
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- 89′⇄
Ben Gannon-Doak
Substitution
Off: Rayan
- ⚽
Josko Gvardiol 2-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Rayan Cherki
Right foot shot
90+1′ - VAR
Josko Gvardiol
VAR · Goal awarded
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.88 | |
| 57 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.11 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.07 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.52 | |
| 63 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.81 | |
| 82 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.20 | |
| 63 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6.76 | |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.74 | |
| 27 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 7.70 | |
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| 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
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Manchester City
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AFC Bournemouth
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Manchester City’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 10 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Manchester City’s home games with AFC Bournemouth’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Manchester City
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
AFC Bournemouth
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Manchester City
AFC Bournemouth
Previous meetings
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