AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueManchester City draw with Bournemouth ends title chase
Arsenal were crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years after second-placed Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw by a Europe-bound AFC Bournemouth side.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
- 6': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City).
- 6': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
- 15': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 16': Handball by Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 17': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 17': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 24': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Evanilson.
- 28': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 28': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Rodri.
- 33': Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
- 33': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 36': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 36': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
- 37': James Hill (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 0. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 41': Offside, Bournemouth. Junior Kroupi is caught offside.
- 44': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Erling Haaland with a through ball.
- 48': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Rayan (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rayan.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Truffert.
- 52': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Rayan (Bournemouth).
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 59': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 59': James Hill (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Evanilson following a fast break.
- 61': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 62': Attempt blocked. James Hill (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 62': Rayan (Bournemouth) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by James Hill following a corner.
- 63': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 67': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 68': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth).
- 68': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Gianluigi Donnarumma.
- 69': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 70': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 71': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Rayan.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 74': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 75': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
- 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Omar Marmoush replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 76': Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Junior Kroupi.
- 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 79': Savinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 79': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 82': Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 83': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Rayan.
- 86': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
- 88': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 89': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
- 89': Attempt missed. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
- 90': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Adam Smith because of an injury.
- 90': David Brooks (Bournemouth) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Enes Ünal following a fast break.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Offside, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+2': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Rodri (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 90'+5': Goal! Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+6': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Savinho.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 1.
- 90'+7': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 1.
Statistics
MNC |
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|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 464 | Accurate Passes | 361 |
| 536 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 5 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 18 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,218
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 23 | James Hill |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 22 | Junior Kroupi |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 37 | Rayan |
Manchester City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 15 | Marc Guéhi |
| 45 | Abdukodir Khusanov |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 33 | Nico O'Reilly |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 42 | Antoine Semenyo |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
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