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English Premier League · 2026-2027
Final · Aug 23, 2026 · Etihad Stadium England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Marcus Tavernier opened the supplied scoring feed; Joško Gvardiol recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game highlights
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Game statistics
4Shots on Goal6
1Shots off Goal4
5Total Shots13
0Blocked Shots3
4Shots insidebox11
1Shots outsidebox2
11Fouls11
3Corner Kicks8
1Offsides2
34Ball Possession66
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
4Goalkeeper Saves3
333Total passes640
263Passes accurate568
79Passes %89
0.63expected_goals2.36
0.68goals_prevented0.68
Timeline
Goal · 
Manchester CityJoško Gvardiol Normal Goal
Manchester CityJoško Gvardiol Normal GoalVar · Manchester CityJoško Gvardiol Goal confirmed
Manchester CityJoško Gvardiol Goal confirmedsubst · 
BournemouthRayan Substitution 4
BournemouthRayan Substitution 4Card · BournemouthAntónio Silva Yellow Card
BournemouthAntónio Silva Yellow CardGoal · Manchester CityMarc Guéhi Normal Goal
Manchester CityMarc Guéhi Normal Goalsubst · Manchester CityPhil Foden Substitution 4
Manchester CityPhil Foden Substitution 4Card · Manchester CityPhil Foden Yellow Card
Manchester CityPhil Foden Yellow Cardsubst · BournemouthEvanilson Substitution 3
BournemouthEvanilson Substitution 3subst · BournemouthJustin Kluivert Substitution 2
BournemouthJustin Kluivert Substitution 2subst · BournemouthLewis Cook Substitution 1
BournemouthLewis Cook Substitution 1subst · Manchester CityNico O'Reilly Substitution 3
Manchester CityNico O'Reilly Substitution 3subst · Manchester CityElliot Anderson Substitution 2
Manchester CityElliot Anderson Substitution 2subst · Manchester CityRico Lewis Substitution 1
Manchester CityRico Lewis Substitution 1Card · BournemouthEvanilson Yellow Card
BournemouthEvanilson Yellow CardGoal · BournemouthMarcus Tavernier Normal Goal
BournemouthMarcus Tavernier Normal GoalLineups
Bournemouth
Starting lineup
Manchester City
Starting lineup
Final result
Manchester City wins
1Final2
Manchester City won by 1.
- Date
- Aug 23, 2026
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium
