Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Manchester City

2 : 1

Bournemouth

M. Guehi84'
J. Gvardiol90'

26'M. Tavernier

Etihad StadiumJarred GillettCapacity 55,097Sun, 23 Aug 202615:00

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Bournemouth Bournemouth crest

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Assistant

Shaun Cooper

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Substitutions

57'
826.0
R. Lewis
276.9
M. Nunes
63'
56.9
E. Anderson
86.6
M. Kovacic
63'
336.9
N. O'Reilly
107.3A2
R. Cherki
82'
476.6
P. Foden
186.7
J. Grealish

Unused

AssistantSCShaun Cooper

Substitutions

75'
46.3
L. Cook
126.2
T. Adams
75'
197.3
J. Kluivert
276.2
A. Toth
75'
96.7A
Evanilson
296.9
D. Jebbison
89'
376.2
Rayan
11
B. Gannon-Doak

Unused

Home

J. Doku
Calf Injury
Out
Savinho
Transfer negotiations
Out

Away

A. Adli
Injury
Out
J. Araujo
Thigh Injury
Out
R. Christie
Red Card
Out
E. J. Kroupi
Foot Injury
Out
V. Milosavljevic
Injury
Out
J. Soler
Lacking Match Fitness
Out

Player of the match

Marc Guéhi

Midfielder · Manchester City

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy50%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes61

Key passes1

Pass accuracy95%

Defending

Tackles3

Duels won8 · 73%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Gianluigi DonnarummaG	3	1	2,01	+1,01	15/20	2/6
Đorđe PetrovićG	4	2	2,68	+0,68	24/42	9/26

Live stats

Possession & Passing

66%Possession34%

658Total passes344

89%Pass accuracy78%

8Corners3

Attack

13Shots5

6On target4

4Off target1

3Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

11Shots in box4

2Shots out box1

2.4xG0.6

0.7Goals prevented0.7

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves4

2Offsides1

11Fouls11

1Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,49xG0,55

6Shots4

2On target3

2Big chances1

20Touches in box4

68%Possession32%

4Corners1

Second half

1,87xG0,08

7Shots1

4On target1

3Big chances0

17Touches in box2

64%Possession36%

4Corners2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Manchester City

2.3613966%

56% open play44% set piece

Bournemouth

0.635434%

87% open play13% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

18 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Manchester City2,36 xG · 2 scored

Bournemouth0,63 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Manchester City26

Open play 21Set piece 4Rebound 1

Bournemouth10

Open play 7Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

10 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Manchester City83% pressure

Bournemouth17% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.36xG0.63

13Shots5

9On target4

Momentum

90' Goal Josko Gvardiol 0.19 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

13 v 5

Manchester City shoot right, Bournemouth left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MCManchester CityBOUBournemouthgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Manchester CityBournemouthgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Manchester CityDefensive line 52%

BournemouthDefensive line 31%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Manchester CityUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Dias and Gvardiol, 34 passes between them.

BournemouthUntil 75'

Most-connected pair: Hill and Cook, 17 passes between them.

Running

Fastest on the pitch

Rayan

35.1 km/h

Distance covered and sprints, per player.

Manchester City114.6 km

DistanceSprints

Rúben Dias11.6 km7×
Marc Guéhi11.5 km5×
Joško Gvardiol10.5 km11×
Abdukodir Khusanov10.2 km8×
Antoine Semenyo10.0 km12×

Bournemouth117.9 km

DistanceSprints

Alex Scott12.4 km9×
Marcus Tavernier11.5 km10×
Adrien Truffert11.4 km21×
Adam Smith10.5 km9×
James Hill10.3 km8×

Tactical battle

82control18

Antoine Semenyo

8 touches in box

In possession

80,1%Field tilt19,9%

17Passes into box2

41Progressive passes19

17Carries into final third12

11Chances created4

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,21Press intensity (PPDA)14,55

14High turnovers5

11Regains within 5s6

15,6sBall recovery time28,0s

12Interceptions18

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

179Carries85

2013mCarry distance1134m

25Progressive carries13

1128mProgressive carry distance606m

6Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won2

17Take-ons attempted9

674mProgressive pass distance345m

9Through balls0

6Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,60Expected threat (xT)0,31

2,32Action value (VAEP)1,30

26Shot-creating actions10

4Goal-creating actions2

2,21Expected assisted goals0,59

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

5,5Passes per attack3,4

17,2sAttack duration11,4s

1,70 m/sAttack directness2,46 m/s

7Build-up attacks2

9Direct attacks4

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

37Touches in box6

62Final third entries40

5Big chances1

2,68xG on target2,01

4Big chances missed0

Passing

9/24 (38%)Crosses1/8 (13%)

16/35 (46%)Long balls33/67 (49%)

12Throw-ins12

11Free kicks11

5Goal kicks11

Duels

55Total45

32/60 (53%)Ground28/60 (47%)

14/24 (58%)Aerial10/24 (42%)

6/12 (50%)Dribbles2/9 (22%)

10Dispossessed8

Defending

50Recoveries41

7Interceptions12

15Tackles16

53%Tackles won44%

12Clearances28

1Big chances scored1

2Big saves1

1Errors led to shot0

1Fouled in final third1

7,93Average rating6,89

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Manchester CityThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 0-15

BournemouthThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 76-90

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal83%

67%2+ goals33%

They concede

50%1+ goal100%

17%2+ goals67%

17%3+ goals17%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)

worst 1-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Manchester CityshootallowBournemouth

6.4%-2.0Six-yard box7.7%

66.7%+6.3Penalty area+4.564.9%

22.4%-2.3Edge of the box-2.222.5%

4.5%-2.0Long range-1.55.0%

594 shots taken · 481 faced

BournemouthshootallowManchester City

7.6%Six-yard box8.9%

53.7%-6.7Penalty area+3.063.4%

30.6%+5.9Edge of the box-2.921.8%

8.2%+1.7Long range5.9%

527 shots taken · 372 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. Bournemouth led 1-0 at half-time, but Manchester City came from behind to win. Scorers: M. Guehi (84'), J. Gvardiol (90') for Manchester City; M. Tavernier (26') for Bournemouth. The winner came in the 90th minute. In their last 21 meetings, Manchester City have won 19, Bournemouth 1, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.