Premier League · Matchday 1

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 UTCEtihad StadiumMatchday 1

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Manchester City FC 61%Draw 19%AFC Bournemouth 20%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Manchester City FCAFC Bournemouth
66Possession34
2.36Expected goals (xG)0.63
13Shots5
6Shots on target4
4Shots off target1
3Blocked shots0
11Shots inside box4
2Shots outside box1
8Corners3
2Offsides1
11Fouls11
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Saves4
640Passes333
568Accurate passes263
89Pass accuracy79

Match events

  • 26'Marcus Tavernier (assist Evanilson)
  • 45'Evanilson
  • 57'Rico Lewis Matheus Nunes
  • 63'Elliot Anderson Mateo Kovačić
  • 63'Nico O'Reilly Rayan Cherki
  • 75'Lewis Cook Tyler Adams
  • 75'Justin Kluivert Alex Tóth
  • 75'Evanilson Daniel Jebbison
  • 78'Phil Foden
  • 82'Phil Foden Jack Grealish
  • 84'Marc Guéhi (assist Rayan Cherki)
  • 85'António Silva
  • 89'Rayan Ben Gannon-Doak
  • 90'Joško Gvardiol · VAR
  • 90'Joško Gvardiol (assist Rayan Cherki)

Manchester City FC · AFC Bournemouth

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Manchester City FC6-2-2
16.8Donnarumma
36.8Dias
476.582'Foden
426.8Semenyo
96.8Haaland
247.8Gvardiol
67.8Guéhi
56.863'Anderson
826.857'Lewis
456.8Khusanov
336.863'O'Reilly
AFC Bournemouth4-4-2
46.375'Cook
156.3Smith
196.375'Kluivert
96.875'Evanilson
36.3Truffert
167.3Tavernier
56.3Hill
86.3Scott
16.1Petrović
146.0Silva
376.389'Rayan

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Manchester City FC

  • 1Gianluigi Donnarumma6.8
  • 3Rúben Dias6.8
  • 47Phil Foden6.5
  • 42Antoine Semenyo6.8
  • 9Erling Haaland6.8
  • 24Joško Gvardiol7.8
  • 6Marc Guéhi7.8
  • 5Elliot Anderson6.8
  • 82Rico Lewis6.8
  • 45Abdukodir Khusanov6.8
  • 33Nico O'Reilly6.8

AFC Bournemouth

  • 4Lewis Cook6.3
  • 15Adam Smith6.3
  • 19Justin Kluivert6.3
  • 9Evanilson6.8
  • 3Adrien Truffert6.3
  • 16Marcus Tavernier7.3
  • 5James Hill6.3
  • 8Alex Scott6.3
  • 1Đorđe Petrović6.1
  • 14António Silva6.0
  • 37Rayan6.3
Manchester City FCTale of the tapeAFC Bournemouth
6-2-2Formation4-4-2
9 ptsTable2 pts
+5Goal difference-1
2Head-to-head wins0
61%Pre-match odds20%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Manchester City FC 2W1D0W AFC Bournemouth

Goals 63

  • 2026-08-23Manchester City FC21AFC Bournemouth
  • 2026-05-19AFC Bournemouth11Manchester City FC
  • 2025-11-02Manchester City FC31AFC Bournemouth

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 20-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Manchester City FC3300+59
AFC Bournemouth3021-12

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