Bournemouth stunned Manchester City as goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson gave them their first victory over the Premier League champions. The result ended City’s 32-game unbeaten run in the competition – a record stretching back to 6 December, 2023. It is also a second defeat in four days for Pep Guardiola’s side following their midweek Carabao Cup exit at Tottenham.
Ederson was forced into a double save after just two minutes as he denied Semenyo and Justin Kluivert. With the tone set, Bournemouth continued to press high and they were rewarded in the ninth minute when Milos Kerkez’s cut-back from the byline was turned in by Semenyo. City failed to muster an attempt on target during a largely frustrating first half.
Pep Guardiola has made no secret of his side’s lengthy injury list, claiming he had just 13 fit players after losing at Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
Despite those injury issues, the Spaniard was still able to field a very strong starting eleven at Bournemouth, with the likes of Haaland, Phil Foden, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker all involved. How fit all of those players are is the key question, though.
Travers’ goalline save prevented what looked like a certain equaliser from Haaland and Foden spurned a great chance from the edge of the area.
