Man Utd 0-3 Bournemouth: result, goals, stats and reaction

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Bournemouth beat Man Utd 3-0 at Old Trafford, Manchester, in a Premier League Matchweek 8 match on Sunday 25 October 2026. Rayan scored in the 38th minute, Marcus Tavernier in the 43rd and Evanilson in the 71st. Bournemouth led 2-0 at half-time. Jarred Gillett refereed the match, which kicked off at 2pm.

How the goals came

The match was goalless until the 38th minute, when Rayan put Bournemouth ahead. Justin Kluivert provided the assist. Five minutes later, in the 43rd minute, Tavernier made it 2-0 from an assist by Adrien Truffert, and that was the score at half-time.

Man Utd made a change at the start of the second half, with Matheus Cunha replacing Youri Tielemans in the 46th minute. There were no further goals until the 71st minute, when Evanilson scored Bournemouth’s third from an assist by Lewis Cook. The score stayed 3-0 until the end. Bournemouth’s three goals came from three different scorers, each set up by a different team-mate.

Match stats

Man Utd had 63% of possession to Bournemouth’s 37%, and a pass accuracy of 83% against 72%. Man Utd had 16 shots, five of them on target, while Bournemouth had 10 shots, four on target. Man Utd won five corners and Bournemouth four.

Bournemouth were credited with six big chances and Man Utd with none. Bournemouth made three saves and Man Utd one. Bournemouth committed 17 fouls and Man Utd 13. Bournemouth were flagged offside once, Man Utd not at all.

Cards and changes

Man Utd had four players booked, all in the first half. Andrey Santos was cautioned for a foul in the 22nd minute, Ayden Heaven for dangerous play in the 37th, Tielemans for a foul in the 40th and Harry Maguire for a foul in the 45th minute plus three minutes of stoppage time. Bournemouth had one booking, Tyler Adams for a foul in the 27th minute.

After Cunha replaced Tielemans at the interval, Man Utd made three more changes. Lisandro Martínez came on for Heaven in the 65th minute, Joshua Zirkzee replaced Carlos Baleba in the 72nd and Shea Lacey replaced Amad Diallo in the 78th.

Bournemouth made five changes. Ben Gannon-Doak replaced Kluivert in the 63rd minute and Ryan Christie replaced Cook in the 75th. Three more came in the 87th minute: Amine Adli for Tavernier, Bafodé Diakité for Adam Smith and Junior Kroupi for Evanilson.

Man Utd were without Manuel Ugarte, who has a cruciate ligament tear. Bournemouth were without Julián Araujo and Alex Scott, both with hamstring injuries, and Veljko Milosavljevic, who has a knee injury.

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