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Bournemouth vs Manchester City lineups

Looking for the match at Etihad Stadium on 23 August? See Manchester City vs Bournemouth lineups.

Bournemouth host Manchester City at Vitality Stadium on 10 April 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 31 of the Premier League. They last met on 23 August 2026, when Manchester City won 2-1.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Sat 10 Apr 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 31

Bournemouth vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City head to head

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Bournemouth wins
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Draws
19
Manchester City wins

15–59 on goals in 21 meetings since 17 October 2015

Recent Bournemouth vs Manchester City results

  1. Manchester City2–1BournemouthPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  2. Bournemouth1–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueVitality Stadium
  3. Manchester City3–1BournemouthPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  4. Manchester City3–1BournemouthPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  5. Bournemouth1–2Manchester CityFA CupVitality Stadium

Bournemouth vs Manchester City history

Bournemouth have won none of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester City last won at Vitality Stadium on 30 March 2025, by 2-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in five of the last five.

Last meeting: Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth, August 2026

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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 82Rico LewisD
  3. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  4. 3Rúben DiasD
  5. 24Joško GvardiolD
  6. 5Elliot AndersonM
  7. 6Addji GuéhiM
  8. 47Philip FodenM
  9. 33Nico O'ReillyM
  10. 42Antoine SemenyoM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 28Gerónimo RulliG
  2. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  3. 22Vitor NunesD
  4. 18Jack GrealishM
  5. 27Matheus NunesM
  6. 8Mateo KovačićM
  7. 14Nico GonzálezM
  8. 10Mathis CherkiM
  9. 7Omar MarmoushF

Coach: Enzo Maresca

Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 5James HillD
  4. 14António SilvaD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 4Lewis CookM
  7. 8Alex ScottM
  8. 37RayanM
  9. 19Justin KluivertM
  10. 16Marcus TavernierM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Bench

  1. 40William DennisG
  2. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  3. 24Juanlu SánchezM
  4. 12Tyler AdamsM
  5. 27Alex TóthM
  6. 30RodríguezF
  7. 7David BrooksM
  8. 29Daniel JebbisonF
  9. 11Ben DoakF

Coach: Marco Rose

Manchester City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bournemouth in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 23 August 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City won 2-1. Marcus Tavernier, Addji Guéhi and Joško Gvardiol scored. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Đorđe Petrović started in goal.

Bournemouth vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Bournemouth vs Manchester City?
Bournemouth vs Manchester City kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 10 April 2027 at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth. The match is Matchweek 31 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Bournemouth vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 2-1 on 23 August 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Bournemouth and Manchester City drew 1-1 on 19 May 2026 in the Premier League. Bournemouth have won 1 of the 21 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 19.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium

Updated 22 September 2026