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Manchester City FC vs AFC Bournemouth, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Manchester City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
AFC Bournemouth
Tue 20 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,487 HT 45' · FT 45'
Omar Marmoush 14' 1–0
Bernardo Silva 38' 2–0
Nico Gonzalez 89' 3–0
3–1 90+6' Daniel Jebbison
Y 36' Dean Huijsen
Y 44' Julian Araujo
Mateo Kovacic 67' R
R 73' Lewis Cook
Y 88' Marcus Tavernier

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs AFC Bournemouth — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Bramall
  • Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
  • Assistant 2 Derek Eaton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

11
1
1
Manchester City FC 13 games · Avg 3.5 goals AFC Bournemouth
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC 2024-11-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May AFC Bournemouth H 3–1 W
17 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
10 May Southampton FC A 0–0 D
02 May Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr Aston Villa FC H 2–1 W
AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
10 May Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
03 May Arsenal FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Manchester United FC H 1–1 D
19 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr Fulham FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Manchester City FC AFC Bournemouth
#9 Position #13
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
77% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts). AFC Bournemouth are 13th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth.
  • 5' AFC Bournemouth is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Omar Marmoush does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AFC Bournemouth's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 29' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' AFC Bournemouth player sees a card in front of him.
  • 38' Magnificent from Bernardo Silva! That is 65 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' The referee shows AFC Bournemouth player a card on 44.
  • 46' David Brooks is replacing Justin Kluivert for the AFC Bournemouth side.
  • 51' Manchester City FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ruben Dias suffering a number of foals already.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 66' AFC Bournemouth fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Mateo Kovacic is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 67.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Nico Gonzalez on 69 minute.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a card for Lewis Cook.
  • 78' It’s high time Iraola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' The whistle greets Erling Haaland as he departs to be replaced by Rodri.
  • 83' The AFC Bournemouth manager makes a substitution. Milos Kerkez departs to be replaced by Julio Soler.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Marcus Tavernier. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 89' Magnificent from Nico Gonzalez! That is 15 goals in 513 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Ilkay Gundogan makes way for Oscar Bobb at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
  • With this win, Manchester City FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 5
Bernardo Silva 4
Ilkay Gundogan 3
Erling Haaland 3
Evanilson 2
Raheem Sterling 2
Omar Marmoush 2
Julian Alvarez 2

Head to Head

2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC 2024-11-02 AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-02-24 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Manchester City FC 2023-11-04 Manchester City FC 6–1 AFC Bournemouth

Manchester City FC Form

2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-05-17 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2025-05-10 Southampton FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-05-02 Manchester City FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2025-04-27 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W

AFC Bournemouth Form

2025-05-20 Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L 2025-05-10 AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-05-03 Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-04-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-04-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2025-04-14 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Fulham FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.13 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 AFC Bournemouth xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC54% Draw31% AFC Bournemouth15%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or AFC Bournemouth
46%
Manchester City FC or AFC Bournemouth
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC31% Draw59% AFC Bournemouth10%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.4%
1 – 0
21.2%
2 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.7%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
2.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push AFC Bournemouth covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✗
AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.