Manchester City v Bournemouth result

Full-time · Manchester City 4–0 Bournemouth

Premier League · Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester City · Bournemouth

Manchester City 4–0 Bournemouth — Manchester City won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester City beat Bournemouth 4–0 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 23 December. Manchester City have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: S. Agüero (27’, assisted by Fernandinho; 79’, assisted by Bernardo Silva), R. Sterling (53’, assisted by S. Agüero) and Danilo (85’, assisted by R. Sterling).

Discipline

The bookings — Bournemouth: Adam Smith (63’).

What it changes

Manchester City’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 19, across 10 matches. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions. Bournemouth are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Agüero (Manchester City) 13.2, R. Sterling (Manchester City) 9.0 and Fernandinho (Manchester City) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Bournemouth next host AC Milan on 22 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bournemouth: Bournemouth v AC Milan, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 4–0 Bournemouth · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: Mike Jones, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Manchester City 1 · draws 0 · Bournemouth 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 3W 1D 1L · Bournemouth 0W 2D 3L

Manchester City 4–0 Bournemouth (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.71 / 5.14

Corners

against 2.71 / 5.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

7.86 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 3.14 / 4.14 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 2.14

Cards

against 2.14 / 2.14 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Bournemouth for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.14 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	18.71 for · 7.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.86 for · 15.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	7.86 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.43 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.29 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Fernandinho n 8	72.9	2 5/3	0.9 3/2	D. Gosling
P. Foden n 3	37.3	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0	—
R. Sterling n 8	89.1	1.5 7/3	2.7 7/6	—
V. Kompany n 8	83.1	1.4 6/2	0 0/0	—
İ. Gündoğan n 8	50.8	1.3 5/1	1.8 4/2	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Agüero n 8	72.6	4.6 8/8	1.5 6/2
Gabriel Jesus n 8	53.3	3.2 8/4	1.7 5/2
R. Sterling n 8	89.1	2.9 8/7	1.1 5/3
K. De Bruyne n 8	85	2.5 7/7	1.5 6/4
David Silva n 8	71.8	2.2 5/3	0.9 4/2

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
David Silva n 8	71.8	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
K. De Bruyne n 8	85	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
R. Sterling n 8	89.1	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
L. Sané n 8	85	0 0/0	0.7 3/2
İ. Gündoğan n 8	50.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 3	52	3.5 1/1
F. Delph n 8	87.9	2.7 7/5
Fernandinho n 8	72.9	2.2 5/4
K. Walker n 8	90	1.9 7/4
Gabriel Jesus n 8	53.3	1.9 4/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ederson n 8	90	2.4 5/5

Bournemouth

Bournemouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Wilson n 8	56.5	2.2 5/5	2 5/3	—
J. King n 8	82.1	1.9 6/4	1.2 6/2	—
D. Gosling n 8	59.3	1.7 4/3	1.7 4/3	Fernandinho
H. Arter n 8	70.1	1 5/1	2.1 7/4	—
J. Defoe n 8	44.8	1 3/1	0.3 1/0	—

Bournemouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Defoe n 8	44.8	3 7/3	2.5 7/2
C. Wilson n 8	56.5	2.6 7/4	0.8 2/1
M. Pugh n 8	59.8	2.1 4/2	0.6 2/1
J. Stanislas n 8	72.5	2 7/4	0.9 5/1
Jordon Ibe n 8	57.1	2 6/4	0.6 3/0

Bournemouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	56.5	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
A. Surman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.5 4/0
J. Defoe n 8	44.8	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
J. Stanislas n 8	72.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. King n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Bournemouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Cook n 8	51	2.9 5/4
A. Smith n 8	75.3	2.2 5/4
C. Daniels n 8	85.8	2.1 7/5
N. Aké n 8	90	1.8 7/3
S. Francis n 8	84.4	1.6 6/3

Bournemouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Begović n 8	90	2.8 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Bournemouth
78%	Possession	22%
14	Shots	5
5	Shots on target	1
5	Shots off target	2
4	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	6
4	Offsides	2
8	Fouls	7
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
901	Passes	232
92%	Pass accuracy	70%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
K. Walker	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	7.2
V. Kompany	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.6
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	8
Fernandinho	90	0	1	2	0	2	0	7.7
David Silva	90	0	0	1	0	4	0	7.1
R. Sterling	90	1	1	2	1	1	1	8
S. Agüero	90	2	1	3	2	1	1	9.3
F. Delph	81	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.8
K. De Bruyne	74	0	0	2	0	0	3	7
L. Sané	67	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
Bernardo Silva sub	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
İ. Gündoğan sub	16	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.2
Danilo sub	9	1	0	1	1	0	1	7.6

Bournemouth player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Begović	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
S. Cook	90	2	1	0	2	0	6.6
N. Aké	90	0	0	0	1	0	6
A. Smith	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.2
D. Gosling	90	1	0	0	2	0	6
A. Surman	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Ryan Fraser	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
Jordon Ibe	90	1	0	2	0	0	6.3
M. Pugh	78	0	0	2	0	0	6.8
J. Simpson	72	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Wilson	72	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
B. Afobe	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
L. Mousset	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Stanislas	12	1	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester City v Bournemouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester CityLWWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BournemouthDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Manchester City 1 · 0 draws · Bournemouth 0 · 3 goals/game

2017-08-26 Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester City#1 pos100 pts38 pl+79 GD

Bournemouth#12 pos44 pts38 pl-16 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.79

Bournemouth scored1.18

Manchester City conceded0.71

Bournemouth conceded1.61

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Bournemouth?: In their last 1 meetings, Manchester City won 1, Bournemouth won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
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