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Manchester City moved a point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool with a hard-fought victory over Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium.
City started slowly but took the lead midway through the first half when Phil Foden steered home after Erling Haaland’s shot was saved by Neto.
The visitors dominated the rest of the half but were fortunate not to be pegged back early in the second, Marcus Tavernier scuffing a shot into the ground from Antoine Semenyo’s cross before shooting wide after fine work from Dominic Solanke.
Solanke had a header punched off the line by Ederson as Bournemouth continued to apply pressure, while Haaland had another shot saved by Neto with a quarter of an hour remaining.
Second-half substitute Enes Unal headed agonisingly wide in stoppage time for the hosts, as City held on to consolidate second place ahead of crucial games at home to Manchester United and away to Liverpool in early March.
Bournemouth, now without a win in their last seven league matches, stay eight points above the relegation zone but drop a place to 14th.
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AFC Bournemouth
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Squad number1Player nameNeto
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
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Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
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Squad number25Player nameSenesi
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Squad number3Player nameKerkez
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Squad number10Player nameChristie
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Squad number4Player nameL Cook
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Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
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Squad number19Player nameKluivert
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Squad number16Player nameTavernier
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
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Squad number8Player nameFaivre
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Squad number11Player nameOuattara
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Squad number14Player nameScott
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Squad number17Player nameSinisterra
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Squad number26Player nameÜnal
Manchester City
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Squad number11Player nameDoku -
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne -
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Neto
- 15A Smith
- 27Zabarnyi
- 25SenesiBooked at 70minsSubstituted forFaivreat 80′minutes
- 3KerkezSubstituted forSinisterraat 88′minutes
- 10ChristieSubstituted forÜnalat 88′minutes
- 4L CookBooked at 38mins
- 24Semenyo
- 19KluivertSubstituted forScottat 69′minutes
- 16TavernierSubstituted forOuattaraat 68′minutes
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 6Mepham
- 8Faivre
- 11Ouattara
- 14Scott
- 17Sinisterra
- 20Radu
- 26Ünal
- 42Travers
- 48Kinsey-Wellings
Man City
Formation 3-2-4-1
- 31Ederson
- 6Aké
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25Akanji
- 5Stones
- 47Foden
- 16Rodri
- 8KovacicSubstituted forDe Bruyneat 84′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 20Bernardo SilvaBooked at 87mins
- 9HaalandSubstituted forÁlvarezat 75′minutes
- 27NunesSubstituted forDokuat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 10Grealish
- 11Doku
- 17De Bruyne
- 18Ortega
- 19Álvarez
- 21Gómez
- 52Bobb
- 82Lewis
Match Stats
Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Manchester City 1.
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