Sports 247 – Man City had a difficult 90 minutes against Bournemouth.
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Even though they had to be guests, with superior strength and determination to win to continue competing for the championship with Liverpool, the defending Premier League champions pressed forward to attack, causing extreme pressure on Bournemouth’s goal right after the opening whistle.
However, Bournemouth’s defense played very focused, causing Man City to have very few clear opportunities.
Entering the second half, Man City still maintained pressure on Bournemouth’s goal.
In the remaining minutes of the match, Man City had a few opportunities but could not score any more goals.
With this result, Man City has temporarily risen to the top of the table with 71 points, 2 points more than Liverpool but played 1 more match.
Time: March 2, 22:00 |
Starting lineup:
Bournemouth: Boruc;
Man City: Ederson;
The match is over
90+1′: Man City coordinated beautifully but unfortunately the ball did not reach Sterling.
86′: Still not in!!!
81′: No entry!!!
77′: No entry!!!
69′: Aguero scores after Sterling’s pass, but the ball goes within Boruc’s range.
65′: It’s Sterling again with acceleration and finishing, but once again Boruc promptly closes the corner.
64′: Sterling curls the ball but the ball goes between goalkeeper Buruc.
55′: In!!!
50′: Man City is still the team that controls the ball right in Bournemouth’s half.
47′: Bournemouth received a free kick on the right wing and Ederson had to go out and punch the ball.
46′: The second half begins
45′: First half ends
41′: No entry!!
37′: Man City continues to attack from both flanks but Bournemouth still defends firmly
31′: No way, Otamendi volleyed over the crossbar after De Bruyne’s corner kick
28′: 5th corner kick for Man City
19′: No entry!!
15′: De Bruyne passes in but Boruc catches the ball
9′: Man City continues to control the match
4′: No way!!
1′: Half begins
Force information:
Man City: Bravo, Laporte, Fernandinho, Stones, Jesus, Mendy, Delph are injured.
Bournemouth: Cook, Francis, Wilson, Brooks, Stanislas, Solanke injured.
General perception:
Man City just experienced a hard-fought 1-0 win against away team West Ham in the previous match.
Man City’s opponent in this match is going through a series of bad matches.
Pep Guardiola’s team also completely dominated in direct confrontations with Bournemouth.
The bookmaker gives Man City a handicap of 2 goals, proving that the away team still has great confidence in having a big victory.
Surrounding statistics:
7 – Man City has won all 7 recent meetings with Bournemouth.
5 – Bournemouth are unbeaten in their last 5 home matches in the Premier League.
8 – Man City has won 8 of the last 9 matches in the Premier League.
5 – Man City has kept clean sheets in 5 of the last 7 matches in the Premier League.