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
Kluivert has a go at goal from just over 20 yards out, sending his shot in between Ake and Akanji, but it’s dealt with easily by Ederson.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
A CHANCE TO KILL THE GAME IS WASTED! Tavernier cuts inside from the right ahead of Gvardiol, who is slow to cover, and curls a left-footed shot past the outstretched arm of Ederson from 25 yards out. Despite putting it out of reach, the winger is denied by the frame of the goal, with the rebound falling kindly to Smith. With the goal gaping, the full-back follows up and somehow skies his effort from six yards out, which keeps the score at 2-0!
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Gundogan whips an inswinging free-kick towards the six-yard box, where it nodded away by Zabarnyi, but only as far as Kovacic 25 yards from goal. The Croatia midfielder attempts an audacious first-time volley but can’t hit the target, sending it high and wide.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Cook’s corner is rather disappointing, with the midfielder sending it over the heads of his awaiting team-mates and directly behind for a goal-kick at the far post.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Senesi’s clearance sparks a Bournemouth counter-attack, with Semenyo again running past everybody down the left wing. He cuts inside looking to test Ederson but Gvardiol closes down the space well and deflects it behind for a corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Manchester City move the ball through the lines beautifully, with Silva playing the incisive pass into the penalty area for Nunes, but the winger can’t find the room to dig out a shot before Senesi whacks it away.
AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Guardiola is having a word with the fourth official while Haaland gets to his feet and trudges off the pitch, with the animated coach not happy with the lack of a card for the tackle. The good news is the striker looks okay to continue, and he will retake his place once he gets the attention of the referee.
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