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Manchester City crestMan City

2-1

Half-time 0-1

AFC Bournemouth crestBournemouth

Man City 2-1 Bournemouth

Marc Guéhi 84', Josko Gvardiol 90+1'

Marcus Tavernier 26'

Sunday 23 August 2026, 2pm BST Etihad Stadium, Manchester Referee: Jarred Gillett

Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday 23 August 2026, with goals from Marcus Tavernier (26'), Marc Guéhi (84') and Josko Gvardiol (90+1').

Match events

  1. 26'Marcus Tavernier Assist: EvanilsonBournemouth
  2. 45+1'EvanilsonBournemouth
  3. 57'Matheus Nunes Off: Rico LewisMan City
  4. 63'Rayan Cherki Off: Nico O'ReillyMan City
  5. 63'Mateo Kovacic Off: Elliot AndersonMan City
  6. 75'Tyler Adams Off: Lewis CookBournemouth
  7. 75'Daniel Jebbison Off: EvanilsonBournemouth
  8. 75'Alex Tóth Off: Justin KluivertBournemouth
  9. 78'Phil FodenMan City
  10. 82'Jack Grealish Off: Phil FodenMan City
  11. 84'Marc Guéhi Assist: Rayan CherkiMan City
  12. 85'António SilvaBournemouth
  13. 89'Ben Gannon-Doak Off: RayanBournemouth
  14. 90+1'Josko Gvardiol Assist: Rayan CherkiMan City

Line-ups

Man City 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
  2. 82Rico Lewis
  3. 45Abdukodir Khusanov
  4. 3Rúben Dias
  5. 24Josko Gvardiol
  6. 5Elliot Anderson
  7. 6Marc Guéhi
  8. 47Phil Foden
  9. 33Nico O'Reilly
  10. 42Antoine Semenyo
  11. 9Erling Haaland

Subs: Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Cherki, Nico González, Jack Grealish, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Matheus Nunes, Gerónimo Rulli

Bournemouth 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje Petrovic
  2. 15Adam Smith
  3. 5James Hill
  4. 14António Silva
  5. 3Adrien Truffert
  6. 4Lewis Cook
  7. 8Alex Scott
  8. 37Rayan
  9. 19Justin Kluivert
  10. 16Marcus Tavernier
  11. 9Evanilson

Subs: David Brooks, Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Adams, Bafodé Diakité, Juanlu Sánchez, Alex Tóth, Daniel Jebbison, Álvaro Rodríguez, Will Dennis

Match Stats

66%Possession34%
13Shots5
6Shots on target4
4Big chances1
8Corners3
89%Pass accuracy78%
3Saves4
11Fouls11
2Offsides1
1Yellow cards2

Questions and answers

When and where is Man City v Bournemouth?

Sunday 23 August 2026, kick-off 2pm (BST) at Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

What was the score in Man City v Bournemouth?

Man City 2-1 Bournemouth (half-time 0-1).

Who scored in Man City v Bournemouth?

Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth, 26'), Marc Guéhi (Man City, 84') and Josko Gvardiol (Man City, 90+1').