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Manchester City put a frustrating week behind them to brush Bournemouth aside and keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Erling Haaland maintained his goal-a-game ratio since his summer arrival by tucking home a close-range second for his 27th top-flight goal of the season to end a relatively lean spell of one in six games.
Phil Foden punished Philip Billing’s wayward pass to add City’s third before half-time, and Bournemouth’s misery was completed after the break when Chris Mepham deflected an Alvarez volley into his own net.
After the table-topping Gunners won at Leicester earlier on Saturday, City’s victory reduced Arsenal’s cushion back to two points, although the leaders still enjoy the luxury of a game in hand.
Battling Bournemouth deservedly claimed a late consolation via Jefferson Lerma but were outclassed overall, and defeat leaves them 19th after three other teams in the bottom six picked up points.
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AFC Bournemouth
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Squad number13Player nameNeto
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
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Squad number6Player nameMepham
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Squad number3Player nameStephens
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Squad number25Player nameSenesi
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Squad number33Player nameZemura
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Squad number11Player nameOuattara
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
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Squad number29Player nameBilling
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Squad number22Player nameTraorè
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
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Squad number2Player nameFredericks
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Squad number14Player nameRothwell
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Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 5-4-1
- 13Neto
- 15A SmithSubstituted forFredericksat 59′minutes
- 6MephamBooked at 58mins
- 3Stephens
- 25Senesi
- 33Zemura
- 11OuattaraBooked at 48mins
- 8Lerma
- 29BillingSubstituted forRothwellat 59′minutes
- 22TraorèSubstituted forAnthonyat 76′minutes
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 2Fredericks
- 10Christie
- 12Randolph
- 14Rothwell
- 17Stacey
- 21Moore
- 24Semenyo
- 32Anthony
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 31Ederson
- 6AkéSubstituted forWalkerat 80′minutes
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25AkanjiBooked at 63mins
- 8GündoganSubstituted forGómezat 55′minutes
- 82Lewis
- 16RodriSubstituted forPhillipsat 55′minutesBooked at 60mins
- 19Álvarez
- 10GrealishSubstituted forMahrezat 72′minutes
- 47Foden
- 9HaalandSubstituted forPerroneat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 4Phillips
- 17De Bruyne
- 18Ortega
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21Gómez
- 26Mahrez
- 32Perrone
- 33Carson
Live Text
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Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 4.
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Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 4.
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Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
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Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth).
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Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
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Attempt missed. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Zemura.
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Offside, Manchester City. Máximo Perrone tries a through ball, but Julián Álvarez is caught offside.
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Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
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Goal! Bournemouth 1, Manchester City 4. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Foul by Manuel Akanji (Manchester City).
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Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
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Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Kyle Walker replaces Nathan Aké.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
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Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Hamed Traorè.
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Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City).
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Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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