Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth, 15 July 2020

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Manchester City won: 10 Drawn: 0 AFC Bournemouth won: 0 Manchester City scored: 30 AFC Bournemouth scored: 5 Manchester City had now won 14 of the 16 league meetings (drawn two).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

David Silva 6 G
Gabriel Jesus 39 G

Goals:

David Brooks 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Lloyd Kelly Defender
Diego Rico Defender
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Jack Stacey Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder
Junior Stanislas Midfielder
Josh King Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

Eric García for Kyle Walker 46
Raheem Sterling for Bernardo Silva 46
Rodri for Ilkay Gündogan 68
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 77
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Benjamin Mendy 77

Substitutions:

David Brooks for Junior Stanislas 69
Callum Wilson for Dominic Solanke 69
Lewis Cook for Dan Gosling 70
Harry Wilson for Josh King 77
Sam Surridge for Philip Billing 90

Cards:

Eric García 90 Y

Cards:

Lloyd Kelly 17 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Jack Simpson
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Drew Surman
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Sam Surridge
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City failed in their attempt to score five or more goals in three consecutive games since September 2017. City failed in their attempt to win six consecutive home games in the top division without conceding a goal for the first time since March 1902. This was Pep Guardiola's 150th game as a manager in the Premier League (won 111). Manchester City were awarded a penalty after 72 minutes for a foul but the decision was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 18th AFC Bournemouth had now lost their last nine away games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. The Cherries had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 19 games in the Premier League. David Brooks became the first visiting player to score at Manchester City in the Premier League since Cenk Tosun of Crystal Palace on 18 January 2020.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

David Silva 6 G
Gabriel Jesus 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden

Substitutions:

Eric García for Kyle Walker 46
Raheem Sterling for Bernardo Silva 46
Rodri for Ilkay Gündogan 68
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 77
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Benjamin Mendy 77

Cards:

Eric García 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Eric García
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City failed in their attempt to score five or more goals in three consecutive games since September 2017. City failed in their attempt to win six consecutive home games in the top division without conceding a goal for the first time since March 1902. This was Pep Guardiola's 150th game as a manager in the Premier League (won 111). Manchester City were awarded a penalty after 72 minutes for a foul but the decision was reversed after a VAR review.

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

David Brooks 88 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Steve Cook Defender
Lloyd Kelly Defender
Diego Rico Defender
Dan Gosling Defender/Midfielder
Jack Stacey Defender/Midfielder
Philip Billing Midfielder
Jefferson Lerma Midfielder
Junior Stanislas Midfielder
Josh King Forward
Dominic Solanke Forward

Substitutions:

David Brooks for Junior Stanislas 69
Callum Wilson for Dominic Solanke 69
Lewis Cook for Dan Gosling 70
Harry Wilson for Josh King 77
Sam Surridge for Philip Billing 90

Cards:

Lloyd Kelly 17 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Jack Simpson
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Arnaut Danjuma
Midfielder Drew Surman
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Sam Surridge
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 18th AFC Bournemouth had now lost their last nine away games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2019. The Cherries had now kept a clean sheet in one of their last 19 games in the Premier League. David Brooks became the first visiting player to score at Manchester City in the Premier League since Cenk Tosun of Crystal Palace on 18 January 2020.