Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth: late goals turn it around
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 2.25 v 0.65: City made the better chances
- Cherki: two assists, four key passes
- 90' winner worth +1.7 FN xPts
City recover from a first-half deficit
Manchester City opened Matchweek 1 by coming from behind to beat Bournemouth at the Etihad. Marcus Tavernier, set up by Evanilson, put the visitors ahead in the 26th minute, and they held that lead for about 58 minutes. City hit back late, with goals in the 84th and 90th minutes completing the turnaround.
Plenty of xG, no goals until the 84th minute
City carried an xG of 2.25 against Bournemouth's 0.65, which suggests they created the better chances throughout. Most of their shots came from inside the box, yet Đorđe Petrović made four saves to protect the lead. Bournemouth needed few attempts to stay in front, and the goals simply arrived late.
Cherki's passing sets up both goals
Rayan Cherki replaced Nico O'Reilly in the 63rd minute and supplied both assists, first for Marc Guéhi's equaliser and then for Joško Gvardiol's winner. His four key passes were the most of any player on the pitch, and he did it in only 27 minutes of football.
Gvardiol turns level into lead at the death
Gvardiol's goal in the 90th minute turned 1-1 into 2-1 and was worth +1.7 FN xPts, a figure no other moment in the match reached. Guéhi's equaliser before it was worth +1.0. Together the two goals turned a deficit into a win within a few minutes.
Player of the match
Joško Gvardiol 8.6Dominant
A defender with one goal and six defensive actions, he ranked first in the FN Score.
Gvardiol's numbers were built around the 90th-minute winner, which took the match from 1-1 to 2-1 and was worth +1.2 FN xPts to him personally. Alongside it came four interceptions and five of eight duels won, so he mattered at both ends of the pitch. It was his first league goal of the season.
Game state
0-11-12-1
Manchester City ahead 0 min · level 32 min · Bournemouth ahead 58 min
- Rayan Cherki — off the bench 27 min · 0G 2A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
26'
Marcus Tavernier
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Evanilson +0.2
+0.7
84'
Marc Guéhi
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Rayan Cherki +0.3
+1.0
90'
Joško Gvardiol
Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Rayan Cherki +0.5
+1.7
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −1.0→ League points won 3
Bournemouth
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −2.4Time effect +0.9→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Manchester CityBournemouth
2.25Expected goals (xG)0.65
Timeline
- 26'
Goal
Marcus Tavernier league goal #1 assist Evanilson
- 45+1'
Yellow
Evanilson
- 57'
Sub
Rico Lewis → Matheus Nunes
- 63'
Sub
Elliot Anderson → Mateo Kovačić
- 63'
Sub
Nico O'Reilly → Rayan Cherki
- 75'
Sub
Lewis Cook → Tyler Adams
- 75'
Sub
Justin Kluivert → Alex Tóth
- 75'
Sub
Evanilson → Daniel Jebbison
- 78'
Yellow
Phil Foden
- 82'
Sub
Phil Foden → Jack Grealish
- 84'
Goal
Marc Guéhi league goal #1 assist Rayan Cherki
- 85'
Yellow
António Silva
- 89'
Sub
Rayan → Ben Gannon-Doak
- 90'
Goal
Joško Gvardiol league goal #1 assist Rayan Cherki
- 90+2'
VAR
Joško Gvardiol
Category leaders
- Key passesRayan Cherki4
- Duels wonMarc Guéhi8/11
- DribblesAntoine Semenyo2/3
- Defensive actionsJoško Gvardiol6
- ShotsErling Haaland4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAdam Smith3
#Manchester City#Bournemouth#Premier League#Joško Gvardiol#Rayan Cherki#Marc Guéhi
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.