Erling Haaland scored two more goals and Manchester City stayed within six points of Premier League leaders Arsenal, as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Bournemouth 3-1 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
WATCH — Manchester City v Bournemouth full match replay
Haaland’s brace gives him 13 PL goals on the season (seven more than anyone else), now eight more than all of his teammates combined, as Bournemouth’s typically organized defense was stretched and run ragged all throughout the first half. Haaland raced half the length of the field to open the scoring in the 17th minute and did much the same job 16 minutes later for 2-0, after USMNT midfielder Tyler Adams bagged his first goal in English football in the 25th (his first club goal since January 2021, for RB Leipzig).
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Left back Nico O’Reilly became one of five Man City players with one goal on the season, with a fine finish past Djordje Petrovic right on the hour mark.
The victory sees Man City (19 points) climb from 8th to 2nd in the Premier League table, dropping Bournemouth (18 points) down to 4th, behind Liverpool on goal difference.
What’s next?
- Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund — Wednesday, 3 pm ET (UEFA Champions League)
- Aston Villa vs Bournemouth — Sunday, 9 am ET
- Manchester City vs Liverpool — Sunday, 11:30 am ET (next PL fixture)
Manchester City vs Bournemouth live updates - by Andy Edwards
Manchester City vs Bournemouth final score: 3-1
Goalscorers: Erling Haaland (17', 33'), Tyler Adams (25'), Nico O’Reilly (60')
GOAL! Man City 3-1 Bournemouth: O’Reilly sweeps home after Foden finds him (60')
GOAL! Man City 2-1 Bournemouth: Haaland wins another foot race to restore the lead (33')
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Bournemouth: Adams scores his first club goal in nearly 5 years (25')
GOAL! Man City 1-0 Bournemouth: Haaland runs half the length of the field and scores (17')
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Man City starting lineup
Donnarumma - Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly - Gonzalez, Foden, Cherki - Silva, Doku, Haaland
Bournemouth starting lineup
Petrovic - Jimenez, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert - Adams, Scott, Tavernier - Brooks, Semenyo, Kroupi
How to watch Manchester City vs Bournemouth live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 11:30am ET Sunday
Venue: Etihad Stadium — Manchester
TV Channel: USA
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com
City open the weekend two points back of the second-place Cherries and six behind leaders Arsenal, and a Week 10 win would go give Pep Guardiola five wins out of six versus Andoni Iraola.
Iraola, however, got one over on Guardiola in Week 10 of last season at the Vitality Stadium, and collecting another win vs City would further cement the Cheries status as legitimate top-four contenders.
Bournemouth have not lost since a Premier League game since Week 1 and are seven matches unbeaten though home cooking has had a lot to do with the wins; Iraola’s men are 1W-2D-1L away from the Vitality. And this wouldn’t just be Bournemouth’s best win of the season — it would be the most impressive win of an unbeaten run with a soft underbelly.
Man City have already lost three league matches this season including Week 9’s 1-0 frustration at Aston Villa. They labored a bit at midweek before toppling Swansea City in the League Cup. Guardiola’s men may be capable of winning the Premier League but they have to display the consistency of the teams that’ve done that.
Manchester City team news, focus
QUESTIONABLE: Rodri (hamstring - MORE)
Bournemouth team news, focus
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Manchester City vs Bournemouth prediction
City’s run of Bournemouth, Dortmund, and Liverpool is a rough way to head into the next international break, and Guardiola’s already navigating a schedule that included one more match than Cherries this week. But City rested Gigio Donnarumma and a less-than-100% Erling Haaland at midweek and could well get Rodri back for this one. This will be a fun game, but the hosts will be the title hopefuls who find the breakthrough. Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth.
