BOURNEMOUTH. Manchester City had a straightforward win over AFC Bournemouth. Manchester City was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Julián Álvarez (15′), Erling Haaland (29′), Phil Foden (45′) and Chris Mepham (51′). AFC Bournemouth reduced the distance with a goal (83′) by J. Lerma, but there was not much to do for them. Manchester City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney with the help of Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Bournemouth

1 - 4

Manchester City

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 13 Total 20
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 6 Shots blocked 7
  • 74 Attack 140
  • 50 Dangerous attack 41
  • 68 Ball safe 101
  • 11 Free Kicks 11
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 66% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Manchester City was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards (Dango Ouattara and Chris Mepham). Talking about the opposition, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Kalvin Phillips and Manuel Akanji).

Match Timeline

15'
Julián Álvarez(goal)
29'
Erling Haaland(goal)Phil Foden
45'
Phil Foden(goal)
Dango Ouattara- Yellow
47'
Chris Mepham(own-goal)
51'
55'
Sergio Gómez- sub ->Ilkay Gündogan
55'
Chris Mepham- Yellow
58'
Ryan Fredericks - sub ->Adam Smith
59'
59'
60'
63'
Manuel Akanji- Yellow
Dominic Solanke(var)
66'
72'
72'
76'
80'
Kyle Walker- sub ->Nathan Aké
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 21 points like Everton to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City will have 55 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away against Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Manchester City will play away agasint Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 13.Brazil
6.0
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.1
59'
D
J. Stephens 3.England
6.4
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
6.4
58'
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
6.5
D
Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe
6.1
M
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
5.5
47'
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
7.1
83'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.3
59'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 22.Ivory Coast
7.4
76'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Darren Randolph 12.Republic of Ireland
G
Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland
D
Jack Stacey 17.England
D
Ryan Fredericks 2.England
6.2
59'
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
M
Joe Rothwell 14.England
6.7
59'
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
F
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
7.0
76'

AFC Bournemouth started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Gary O\’Neil decided to play with the following team: Neto (6.0), Adam Smith (6.1), Chris Mepham (6.4), Jack Stephens (6.4), Marcos Senesi (6.5), Jordan Zemura (6.1), Dango Ouattara (5.5), Jefferson Lerma (7.1), Philip Billing (6.3), Hamed Junior Traorè (7.4) and Dominic Solanke (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Darren Randolph, Mark Travers, Jack Stacey, Ryan Fredericks (6.2), Ryan Christie, Joe Rothwell (6.7), Antoine Semenyo, Kieffer Moore and Jaidon Anthony (7.0).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: Philip Billing for Joe Rothwell (59′), Adam Smith for Ryan Fredericks (59′) and Hamed Junior Traorè for Jaidon Anthony (76′).

Best player: Hamed Junior Traorè​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Hamed Junior Traorè.

His rating is (7.4) with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 10 crosses.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.4
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.8
63'
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.5
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
7.6
80'
M
Rico Lewis 82.England
6.6
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
6.8
55'
M
Rodri 16.Spain
6.9
55'
M
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
8.1
15'
F
Phil Foden 47.England
8.8
45'
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.3
72'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.1
72' 29'
Substitutes
G
Scott Carson 33.England
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.3
80'
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
7.0
55'
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
6.8
55' 60'
M
Maximo Perrone 32.Argentina
6.2
72'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
7.0
72'

Manchester City started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.4), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Rúben Dias (7.5), Nathan Aké (7.6), Rico Lewis (6.6), Rodri (6.9), Phil Foden (8.8), Julián Álvarez (8.1), İlkay Gündoğan (6.8), Jack Grealish (7.3) and Erling Haaland (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Scott Carson, Stefan Ortega, Sergio Gómez (7.0), Kyle Walker (6.3), Kalvin Phillips (6.8), Maximo Perrone (6.2), Bernardo Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez (7.0).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Rodri for Kalvin Phillips (55′), Ilkay Gündogan for Sergio Gómez (55′), Jack Grealish for Riyad Mahrez (72′), Erling Haaland for Maximo Perrone (72′) and Nathan Aké for Kyle Walker (80′).

Best player: Phil Foden​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Phil Foden.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 62 passes (88% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​