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Man City v Bournemouth

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Sunday, 23 August 2026, 13:00 · Gameweek 1 · 2026/27
Manchester City2.47 xG
21
Bournemouth0.71 xG

How it went

0.00.51.01.52.02.545′90′
Man City 2.47Bournemouth 0.71A filled mark is a goal
  1. 25′Marcus Tavernier0.44 xG chance
  2. 83′Marc Guehi0.11 xG chance
  3. 90′Josko Gvardiol0.41 xG chance

The shots

Every shotBy zone

Manchester City 13 shots

8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot15% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot15% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8%8%8%8%8%15%8%8%15%8%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Manchester City, Manchester City v Bournemouth, final 35m.

Bournemouth 5 shots

20% of shots, 1 shot20% of shots, 1 shot20% of shots, 1 shot20% of shots, 1 shot20% of shots, 1 shot20%20%20%20%20%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Bournemouth, Manchester City v Bournemouth, final 35m.

The chances that got away

  • 0.53Marc Guehi, 50' for Man City, set up by Elliot Anderson
  • 0.48Erling Haaland, 74' for Man City, set up by Marc Guehi
  • 0.35Rico Lewis, 3' for Man City, set up by Phil Foden

Where they stood

DonnarummaDiasKhusanovGvardiolAndersonGuehiLewisO'ReillyFodenHaalandSemenyo
Man City held a line 31m deep, from 44m to 75m. The dot grows with touches.
PetrovicSilvaHillTruffertSmithCookKluivertScottTavernierEvanilsonRayan
Bournemouth held a line 39m deep, from 29m to 68m. The dot grows with touches.

Each starter at the average of every touch they took. An average is the one thing a single match gives reliably, so this is a shape rather than a heat map: it shows a full-back who spent the match as a winger, not how much ground anybody covered.

The match, in figures

Man CityMeasureBournemouth
2Goals1
2.47Expected goals0.71
2.47Non-penalty xG0.71
2.58Expected pointswhat those chances are worth, out of three0.29
0Half time1
13Shots5
6On target4
8Corners3
7.6Passes allowed per defensive actionlower is a higher press17.9
14Deep entriespasses completed within 20 metres of goal1
11Fouls11
1YCards2Y

Before kickoff the bookmakers’ closing prices made it 1.44 Man City, 4.78 the draw, 6.36 Bournemouth, which is a 69, 21 and 16 percent chance each way before the margin. Referee: J Gillett.