Premier League · Round 1
Etihad Stadium

Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth starting lineups

Manchester City AFC Bournemouth
2 - 1
Full time
Guéhi 84' Gvardiol 90+1'
Tavernier 26'

Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth lineup images

Manchester City starting lineup vs AFC Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1: Donnarumma, Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Anderson, Guéhi, Foden, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Haaland. Premier League Round 1, Sunday, August 23, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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AFC Bournemouth starting lineup vs Manchester City, 4-2-3-1: Petrovic, Smith, Hill, Silva, Truffert, Cook, Scott, Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson. Premier League Round 1, Sunday, August 23, 2026. Made with MyLineups.
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Match events

26'
goalTavernier0 - 1
45+1'
Yellow cardEvanilson Yellow card
Half time · 0 - 1
Nunes for Lewissubstitution
57'
Kovacic for Andersonsubstitution
63'
Cherki for O'Reillysubstitution
63'
75'
substitutionTóth for Kluivert
75'
substitutionJebbison for Evanilson
75'
substitutionAdams for Cook
Foden Yellow cardYellow card
78'
Grealish for Fodensubstitution
82'
1 - 1Guéhigoal
84'
85'
Yellow cardSilva Yellow card
89'
substitutionGannon-Doak for Rayan
2 - 1Gvardiolgoal
90+1'

Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth team sheets and player ratings

Manchester City

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Italy Donnarumma rating 7.8
82 England Lewis off 57' rating 6.1
45 Uzbekistan Khusanov rating 7.7
3 Portugal Dias rating 7.8
24 Croatia Gvardiol 1 goal rating 8.4
5 England Anderson off 63' rating 6.7
6 England Guéhi 1 goal rating 8.5
47 England Foden yellow card off 82' rating 7.3
33 England O'Reilly off 63' rating 6.8
42 Ghana Semenyo rating 7.4
9 Norway Haaland rating 7.2
Substitutes
27 Portugal Nunes on 57' rating 6.6
8 Croatia Kovacic on 63' rating 6.4
10 France Cherki on 63' rating 8.3
18 England Grealish on 82'
28 Argentina Rulli
21 Algeria Ait Nouri
22 Brazil Reis
14 Spain González
7 Egypt Marmoush

AFC Bournemouth

4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Serbia Petrovic rating 7.4
15 England Smith rating 6.2
5 England Hill rating 5.9
14 Portugal Silva yellow card rating 6.1
3 France Truffert rating 6.6
4 England Cook off 75' rating 6.1
8 England Scott rating 6.8
37 Brazil Rayan off 89' rating 6.2
19 Netherlands Kluivert off 75' rating 7.2
16 England Tavernier 1 goal rating 7.6
9 Brazil Evanilson yellow card off 75' rating 7.3
Substitutes
27 Hungary Tóth on 75' rating 6.1
12 United States Adams on 75' rating 6.3
29 Canada Jebbison on 75' rating 6.3
11 Scotland Gannon-Doak on 89'
40 England Dennis
18 France Diakité
24 Spain Juanlu
30 Uruguay Rodriguez
7 Wales Brooks

Managers

Maresca4-2-3-1Manchester City
Rose4-2-3-1AFC Bournemouth
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Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth: match summary

Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 2–1 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Round 1 of the Premier League. Marcus Tavernier (26') scored for AFC Bournemouth, Marc Guéhi (84') and Josko Gvardiol (90+1') for Manchester City. The match ratings read 7.4 for Manchester City and 6.6 for AFC Bournemouth. three players tied for the highest player rating at 8.5, and Rico Lewis of Manchester City the lowest rated starter at 6.0. Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 under Maresca, AFC Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 under Rose. Evanilson was booked on 45 minutes, Phil Foden on 78 and António Silva on 85, and nobody was sent off. The Premier League table taken on September 2, 2026 had Manchester City 1st on 6 points and AFC Bournemouth 14th on 1.

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