MANCHESTER. Manchester City crushes AFC Bournemouth 4-0 with goals of I. Gundogan (19′), K. De Bruyne (31′), P. Foden (37′) and J. Lerma (79′ own). Manchester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%) 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 David Coote who had the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 20 Total 3
- 8 On Target 1
- 12 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 161 Attack 42
- 78 Dangerous attack 12
- 60 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 67% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester City didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (J. Stacey, C. Mepham and A. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester City has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth stays with 3 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away against Brentford on the 28th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Everton on the 28th of May with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Everton (2 draws).
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City
82'
19'
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Riyad Mahrez , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Delap, Jack Grealish , John Stones , Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Julián Álvarez , Rico Lewis , Stefan Ortega, Bernardo Silva and Luke Mbete.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: P. Foden for J. Grealish (46′), R. Dias for J. Stones (64′), I. Gundogan for B. Silva (65′), E. Haaland for J. Alvarez (74′) and K. Walker for R. Lewis (82′).
Best player: Kevin De Bruyne
The player that probably impressed the most for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 12 crosses.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
56'
AFC Bournemouth started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers , Chris Mepham , Jefferson Lerma , Lloyd Kelly , Adam Smith , Lewis Cook , Ben Pearson , Jack Stacey , Marcus Tavernier , Ryan Christie and Kieffer Moore .
These were the players on the bench: Siriki Dembélé, Jaidon Anthony, Marcos Senesi , Philip Billing , Emiliano Marcondes, Jamal Lowe, Junior Stanislas , Neto and James Hill.
AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of J. Lowe (injured).
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: R. Christie for J. Stanislas (63′), L. Cook for P. Billing (64′), M. Tavernier for M. Senesi (80′) and K. Moore for J. Lowe (90′).
Best player: Ryan Christie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Ryan Christie.
His rating is with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Fulham – 0-0
- Southampton – Leeds United – 2-2
- Manchester City – AFC Bournemouth – 4-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Newcastle United – 0-0
- Brentford – Manchester United – 4-0
- Aston Villa – Everton – 2-1
- Arsenal – Leicester City – 4-2
