Premier League 26/27 · 23 Aug 2026

Manchester City 2–1 Bournemouth

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Ben Gannon-Doak scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester City favourites at 63%.

Manchester City won and made the better chances: 2.4 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ben Gannon-Doak, 100.0 in 1′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Rayan Cherki Midfielder	27	0	2	–	94.6
Marc Guéhi Defender	90	1	0	0.89	72.1
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	90	0	0	–	65.5
Joško Gvardiol Defender	90	1	0	0.19	64.3
Rúben Dias Defender	90	0	0	–	63.6
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	59.9
Elliot Anderson Midfielder	63	0	0	–	59.5
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder	27	0	0	–	57.5
Phil Foden Midfielder	82	0	0	0.12	57.1
Nico O'Reilly Defender	63	0	0	0.07	54.9
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	50.0
Matheus Nunes Defender	33	0	0	–	46.9
Erling Haaland Forward	90	0	0	0.85	46.2
Rico Lewis Defender	57	0	0	0.17	42.1
Jack Grealish Midfielder	8	0	0	–	38.2

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Ben Gannon-Doak Midfielder	1	0	0	–	100.0
Marcus Tavernier Midfielder	90	1	0	0.40	64.9
Alex Tóth Midfielder	15	0	0	–	61.4
António Silva Defender	90	0	0	–	61.2
Tyler Adams Midfielder	15	0	0	–	58.0
Daniel Jebbison Forward	15	0	0	0.08	58.0
Đorđe Petrović Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	57.6
Adrien Truffert Defender	90	0	0	–	57.4
Evanilson Forward	75	0	1	–	50.9
Justin Kluivert Midfielder	75	0	0	0.11	47.2
Alex Scott Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.9
Adam Smith Defender	90	0	0	–	44.0
Rayan Midfielder	89	0	0	0.04	43.9
Lewis Cook Midfielder	75	0	0	–	42.4
James Hill Defender	90	0	0	–	41.2