Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth, 23 August 2026

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance60,645

View Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Manchester City won: 17 Drawn: 1 AFC Bournemouth won: 1 Manchester City scored: 55 AFC Bournemouth scored: 13 . A minutes applause was held before the start of the game in memory of former Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan who passed away on 20 July 2026. . The attendance of 60,645 became the highest for a City home game since 63,326 witnessed their League Division One derby with Manchester United on 6 November 1971.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Marco Rose

Goals:

Marc Guéhi 84 G
Joško Gvardiol 90+1 G

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 26 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
António Silva Defender
James Hill Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Alex Scott Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Rayan Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward

Substitutions:

Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 57
Rayan Cherki for Nico O'Reilly 63
Mateo Kovačić for Elliott Anderson 63
Jack Grealish for Phil Foden 82

Substitutions:

Tyler Adams for Lewis Cook 75
Daniel Jebbison for Evanilson 75
Alex Tóth for Justin Kluivert 75
Ben Gannon-Doak for Rayan 89

Cards:

Phil Foden 78 Y

Cards:

Evanilson 45+1 Y
António Silva 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Forward Omar Marmoush

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Juanlu Sánchez
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Forward Alvaro Rodríguez

Comments:

Manchester City had now won their opening game in 15 of the last 16 seasons in the Premier League (only defeat 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021). . Enzo Maresca had now become the fifth consecutive manager to win his first game in the Premier League in charge of the Citizens. . Erling Haaland made his 200th appearance for the club and had now scored 162 goals. . Joško Gvardiol’s goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

Comments:

AFC Bournemouth had now lost their opening game in five of their ten seasons in the Premier League (won two). . This was the Cherries first defeat in the Premier League since a 3-2 home loss to Arsenal on 3 January 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division and ending their club record run of 18 consecutive league games without defeat. . This was their first away defeat in the Premier League since a 4-1 loss at Brentford on 27 December 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Marc Guéhi 84 G
Joško Gvardiol 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Matheus Nunes for Rico Lewis 57
Rayan Cherki for Nico O'Reilly 63
Mateo Kovačić for Elliott Anderson 63
Jack Grealish for Phil Foden 82

Cards:

Phil Foden 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Forward Omar Marmoush

Comments:

Manchester City had now won their opening game in 15 of the last 16 seasons in the Premier League (only defeat 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021). . Enzo Maresca had now become the fifth consecutive manager to win his first game in the Premier League in charge of the Citizens. . Erling Haaland made his 200th appearance for the club and had now scored 162 goals. . Joško Gvardiol’s goal was initially disallowed for offside but the decision was subsequently overturned following a VAR review.

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Marco Rose

Goals:

Marcus Tavernier 26 G

Starting lineup:

Djorđe Petrović Goalkeeper
António Silva Defender
James Hill Defender
Adam Smith Defender
Adrien Truffert Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Cook Midfielder
Alex Scott Midfielder
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder
Rayan Midfielder/Forward
Evanilson Forward
Justin Kluivert Forward

Substitutions:

Tyler Adams for Lewis Cook 75
Daniel Jebbison for Evanilson 75
Alex Tóth for Justin Kluivert 75
Ben Gannon-Doak for Rayan 89

Cards:

Evanilson 45+1 Y
António Silva 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Juanlu Sánchez
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Ben Gannon-Doak
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Forward Alvaro Rodríguez

Comments:

AFC Bournemouth had now lost their opening game in five of their ten seasons in the Premier League (won two). . This was the Cherries first defeat in the Premier League since a 3-2 home loss to Arsenal on 3 January 2026: longer than any other team currently in the division and ending their club record run of 18 consecutive league games without defeat. . This was their first away defeat in the Premier League since a 4-1 loss at Brentford on 27 December 2025: longer than any other team currently in the division.