Man City have never lost to Bournemouth in the Premier League before (won 17, drew 2). With 13 wins from the last 13 encounters, it is Man City's best achievement against any team in the history of the tournament.
In the match at the beginning of the season, Man City sank Bournemouth with a gap of 6-1. The Citizens are clearly confident in facing this opponent. They entered the game comfortably and quickly controlled the game.
In the 23rd minute, goalkeeper Neto pushed Erling Haaland's shot, but the ball went back to Phil Foden's position. The English midfielder easily put the ball into an empty net and opened the scoring for Man City. It was Foden's 16th goal of the season, marking the best of his career.
Since then, Man City have created many opportunities but have not been able to take advantage. Bournemouth also had dangerous counter-attacking moments, but could not get past Man City's solid defense.
At the end of the second half, Coach Pep Guardiola sent on Kevin de Bruyne and Julian Alvarez to find more goals, but could not break the deadlock. The fragile gap was maintained until the end of the match despite Man City launching 15 shots, the expected goals were 1.57.
The Citizens maintained their absolute record against Bournemouth with 14 consecutive wins. Despite having 3 points, this performance could not satisfy fans. Coach Pep Guardiola and his team maintain second place in the rankings with a 1-point gap compared to Liverpool. In the next match, they will face Luton Town in the FA Cup before entering the important Manchester derby against Man United.
