Man City brought a tired squad when they visited Bournemouth on the evening of November 2. Pep Guardiola does not have many options due to many injuries.
Bournemouth beat Arsenal at Vitality Stadium two weeks ago and continued to affirm their formidable form against defending champions. They pressed and pressed from the first second. In the 8th minute, Kerkez crossed the ball for Semenyo to turn around and finish in the penalty area to open the score for the home team.
Throughout the rest of the first half, Man City did not create any clear-cut chances. The players played disjointedly and lacked connection, so their attack plans were ineffective.
In the second half, they continued to struggle to find a way to approach Bournemouth's penalty area. In the 62nd minute, Kerkez pushed the ball for Evanilson to run down and beat Ederson in a one-on-one. Man City were still looking for opportunities and it was not until the 81st minute that they had their first goal. Gundogan hung the ball into the penalty area for Gvardiol to jump high and head the ball to light up City's hope.
In the following minutes, the away team almost tripled up to find an equalizer. Erling Haaland missed the situation right on the goal line, thereby failing to help the home team leave with 1 point. This was their first defeat in the Premier League this season, and the 2-1 victory was completely deserved by Bournemouth.
In the match at the same time, Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1 to return to the top of the table. They are 2 points ahead of Man City.
