Man City brought a tired squad to the trip to Bournemouth on the evening of November 2. Pep Guardiola has few options left due to too many injuries.
Bournemouth beat Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium two weeks ago and continued to show their formidable side against the defending champions. They pressed and applied pressure from the first second. In the eighth minute, Kerkez crossed for Semenyo to turn and finish inside the box to open the scoring for the home side.
Throughout the rest of the first half, Man City did not create any clear opportunities. The players played disjointedly and lacked connection, so the attacking options 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 passed the ball to Evanilson who ran down and beat Ederson in a one-on-one. Man City continued to look for opportunities and it was not until the 81st minute that they had their first goal. Gundogan crossed the ball into the penalty area for Gvardiol to jump high and head the ball, giving City hope.
In the following minutes, the away team almost put their entire squad forward to find the equalizer. Erling Haaland missed the situation right on the goal line, thereby not being able 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 for Bournemouth.
In the same match, Liverpool beat Brighton 2-1 to return to the top of the table. They are 2 points ahead of Man City.
