Premier League: Manchester City annihilates AFC Bournemouth 4-0 after playing a fantastic match
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes AFC Bournemouth 4-0 with goals of
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes AFC Bournemouth 4-0 with goals of I. Gundogan (18′), K. De Bruyne (31′), P. Foden (38′) and J. Lerma (79′ own). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who was helped by Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot around 31.2 degrees Celsius or 88.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 36%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 67% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (J. Stacey, C. Mepham and A. Smith).
After this encounter, Manchester City has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. while AFC Bournemouth stays with 3 points (2nd).
Match Events
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6'6'
J. Stacey
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18'18'
I. Gundogan
E. Haaland
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31'31'
K. De Bruyne
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38'38'
P. Foden
K. De Bruyne
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46'46'
J. Grealish
P. Foden
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56'56'
C. Mepham
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65'65'
J. Stanislas
R. Christie
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65'65'
P. Billing
L. Cook
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65'65'
J. Stones
R. Dias
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66'66'
B. Silva
I. Gundogan
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76'76'
J. Alvarez
E. Haaland
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79'79'
J. Lerma (OG)
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80'80'
M. Senesi
M. Tavernier
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84'84'
R. Lewis
K. Walker
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90'90'
Adam Smith
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90'90'
Jamal Lowe
Kieffer Moore
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away with Newcastle United on the 21st of August with a 25-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will host Arsenal on the 20th of August with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (2 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , João Cancelo , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Riyad Mahrez , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 5 changes: P. Foden for J. Grealish (46′), R. Dias for J. Stones (65′), I. Gundogan for B. Silva (66′), E. Haaland for J. Alvarez (76′) and K. Walker for R. Lewis (84′).
Top player: Kevin De Bruyne
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (97% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 12 crosses.
AFC Bournemouth: Formation and Lineups
AFC Bournemouth started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers , Chris Mepham , Jefferson Lerma , Lloyd Kelly , Adam Smith , Lewis Cook , Ben Pearson , Jack Stacey , Marcus Tavernier , Ryan Christie and Kieffer Moore .
Substitutes
AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: R. Christie for J. Stanislas (65′), L. Cook for P. Billing (65′), M. Tavernier for M. Senesi (80′) and K. Moore for J. Lowe (90′).
Top player: Kieffer Moore
The player who no doubt impressed AFC Bournemouth the most was Kieffer Moore.
His rating is with 24 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
