Bournemouth vs Man City LIVE: Premier League final score and result as Evanilson goal beats champions
Pep Guardiola’s City lose top spot after defeat
Manchester City lost top spot in the Premier League table after a 2-1 defeat at AFC Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola’s side have been beset by injuries of late but they fell behind to a fine sweeping move early on, with Antoine Semenyo scoring to put the Cherries ahead. Evanilson then slid in a second on the counter-attack after the break to put the home team clear - and just a short spell on from them beating Arsenal too - and despite a late consolation from Josko Gvardiol, Bournemouth hung on to win.
Combined with Liverpool beating Brighton, it meant City fell into second place and missed the chance to open a bigger gap to Arsenal, who had lost earlier in the day at Newcastle. Follow all the Premier League reaction with our live blog below:
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
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AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
MANCHESTER CITY PULL ONE BACK! 2-1! Foden and Silva work a quick, short-corner routine that gets the ball to Gundogan inside the right channel. The Germany international then teases a lovely cross to the far post for Gvardiol, who rises high above Kerkez and puts his header into the top corner despite the flailing Travers!
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Manchester City finally register their first shot on target after 80 minutes, with Haaland getting on the end of Nunes’ cross, but the off-balance striker can only prod a weak effort towards Travers, who makes a clean catch, thanks to pressure from the closely marking Senesi.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
SIDE-NETTING! Brooks wins an inch of space ahead of Lewis thanks to a wonderful show of close control after Tavernier’s pass, but he can only hit his right-footed effort into the side of the goal, failing to force Ederson into a save!
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
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AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
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AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Manchester City have not tested Travers in over 75 minutes of play, with all eight shots - seven from inside the penalty area - failing to hit the target. Despite the quality of Foden, Silva and Gundogan in midfield, the visitors have been largely unable to unpick the organised Bournemouth defence, who have remained determined and resolute.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Play is not restarted after following Manchester City’s substitution, with Kerkez now down on the pitch receiving treatment on his ankle. Iraola will be desperate for his left-back to see out the remainder of the game, with the Hungary international playing a pivotal role in both of Bournemouth’s goals today.
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