Manchester City demolishes AFC Bournemouth 6-1 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City crushes AFC Bournemouth 6-1 with goals of

November 5, 2023

MANCHESTER. Manchester City wipes out AFC Bournemouth 6-1 with goals of Jeremy Doku (30′), Bernardo Silva (33′), Manuel Akanji (37′), Phil Foden (64′), Bernardo Silva (83′) and Nathan Aké (88′). Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth scored with Luis Sinisterra (74′). Manchester City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.19 degrees Celsius or 46.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.

Match Statistics

Manchester City

6 - 1

AFC Bournemouth

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

21 Total 5
8 On Target 1
6 Off Target 3
7 Shots blocked 1

123 Attack 29
74 Dangerous attack 21
69 Ball safe 66

0 Penalties 0
12 Corners 1

Fouls

8 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 66% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.

Manchester City shot 21 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (Philip Billing).

Match Timeline

Jérémy Doku(goal)Rodri

30'

32'

Philip Billing- Yellow

Bernardo Silva(goal)Jeremy Doku

33'

Manuel Akanji(goal)Jeremy Doku

37'

44'

Phil Foden- sub ->Erling Haaland

46'

Marcos Senesi- sub ->Chris Mepham

47'

Dominic Solanke(VAR)

Phil Foden(goal)Jeremy Doku

64'

Rico Lewis- sub ->John Stones

71'

Matheus Nunes- sub ->Julián Álvarez

71'

72'

Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Marcus Tavernier

71'

Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Philip Billing

74'

Luis Sinisterra(goal)Max Aarons

Bernardo Silva(goal)Jeremy Doku

83'

Oscar Bobb- sub ->Bernardo Silva

85'

Justin Kluivert- sub ->Dominic Solanke

Nathan Aké (goal)Oscar Bobb

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Manchester City will have 27 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 6 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Chelsea on the 11th of November with a 22-20 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will host Newcastle United on the 11th of November with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (4 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City

Ederson 31.Brazil

6.6

John Stones 5.England

7.0

71'

Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland

7.9

37'

Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands

8.1

88'

Kyle Walker 2.England

6.7

Jérémy Doku 11.Belgium

10.2

30'

Rodri 16.Spain

8.5

71'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

7.7

71'

Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal

9.4

85'

33', 83'

Mateo Kovacic 8.Croatia

7.1

Erling Haaland 9.Norway

7.1

46'

Substitutes

Stefan Ortega 18.Germany

Josko Gvardiol 24.Croatia

Rúben Dias 3.Portugal

Rico Lewis 82.England

6.3

71'

Phil Foden 47.England

7.3

46'

64'

Kalvin Phillips 4.England

6.7

71'

Jack Grealish 10.England

Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal

6.4

71'

Oscar Bobb 52.Norway

7.7

85'

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

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.6), Manuel Akanji (7.9), John Stones (7.0), Nathan Aké (8.1), Kyle Walker (6.7), Rodri (8.5), Mateo Kovačić (7.1), Jeremy Doku (10.2), Bernardo Silva (9.4), Julián Álvarez (7.7) and Erling Haaland (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Joško Gvardiol, Phil Foden (7.3), Rúben Dias, Kalvin Phillips (6.7), Jack Grealish, Stefan Ortega, Matheus Nunes (6.4), Oscar Bobb (7.7) and Rico Lewis (6.3).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 5 changes: Erling Haaland for Phil Foden (46′), Rodri for Kalvin Phillips (71′), Julián Álvarez for Matheus Nunes (71′), John Stones for Rico Lewis (71′) and Bernardo Silva for Oscar Bobb (85′).

Best player: Bernardo Silva

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Bernardo Silva.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 68 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Andrei Radu 20.Romania

5.6

Lloyd Kelly 5.England

6.1

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

6.3

46'

Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine

6.4

Max Aarons 37.England

6.0

Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary

5.7

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.4

Alex Scott 14.England

6.7

44'

Marcus Tavernier 16.England

6.3

72'

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

6.6

71'

32'

Dominic Solanke 9.England

7.0

85'

Substitutes

Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland

Adam Smith 15.England

Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina

6.4

46'

David Brooks 7.Wales

Joe Rothwell 8.England

6.4

44'

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

6.3

71'

Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso

Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia

7.5

72'

74'

Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands

6.8

85'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Ionuț Radu (5.6), Max Aarons (6.0), Chris Mepham (6.3), Illia Zabarnyi (6.4), Lloyd Kelly (6.1), Miloš Kerkez (5.7), Ryan Christie (6.4), Alex Scott (6.7), Philip Billing (6.6), Marcus Tavernier (6.3) and Dominic Solanke (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Antoine Semenyo (6.3), David Brooks, Joe Rothwell (6.4), Dango Ouattara, Adam Smith, Luis Sinisterra (7.5), Justin Kluivert (6.8), Marcos Senesi (6.4) and Mark Travers.

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Joe Rothwell (injured) and Justin Kluivert (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Alex Scott for Joe Rothwell (44′), Chris Mepham for Marcos Senesi (46′), Philip Billing for Antoine Semenyo (71′), Dominic Solanke for Justin Kluivert (85′) and Marcus Tavernier for Luis Sinisterra (72′).