Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League with a 6-1 win over Bournemouth.
City defeated Bournemouth 6-1 in the 11th round of the 2023-24 Premier League at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on Friday morning (June 5).
City’s Dokou led the way with a goal and four assists in the win.
Holland started and played the first 45 minutes of the game before being substituted as the scoring drought continued.
The win over Bournemouth improved City’s record to 9-2-2 (27 points) and moved them to the top of the Premier League table, ahead of Tottenham (26 points), who have yet to play 11 rounds.
Spurs host Chelsea on Sept. 7 for the 11th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season.
City started Holland up front against Bournemouth, with Dookoo, Kovacic, Alvarez, and Bernardo Silva leading the attack. 온라인카지노
Rodriguez and Stones formed the midfield, while Ake, Akanji, and Walker defended. Ederson was in goal.
Bournemouth started Solanke up front, with Christie and Tavernier leading the flanks.
Scott and Billing formed the midfield, with Aarons and Querquez on the flanks.
In an evenly matched match, City took the first shot on goal in the 21st minute when Holland’s header from the edge of the box hit the post.
City took the lead in the 30th minute through Dokou. Following a 2-on-1 pass from Rodriguez, Dokou found the corner of the Bournemouth goal with a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area.
City then doubled their lead in the 33rd minute through Bernardo Silva.
Bernardo Silva rattled the Bournemouth net with a left-footed finish in the middle of the penalty area from a pass from Dokou on the right side of the penalty area.
City drove a wedge into the game in the 37th minute when Akanji scored his third goal of the season.
Akanji latched onto a pass from Dokou and fired a diagonal left-footed shot into the corner of the net from the left side of the penalty area.
With a commanding lead at the break, City made a change to their attacking lineup at the start of the second half, bringing on Foden for Holland.
Foden continued his goal-scoring streak in the 19th minute of the second half with his fourth goal of the season.
Foden split the Bournemouth goal with a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area following an assist from Doku.
Bournemouth pulled a goal back in the 29th minute through Sinistera.
Sinistera got behind the City defense with a pass from Aarons and rattled the City net with a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area.
City scored their fifth goal of the match in the 38th minute when Bernardo Silva found the back of the net.
Bernardo Silva broke through the back of the defense with a penetrating pass from Dokou on the break, and after penetrating the right side of the penalty area, he split the Bournemouth goal with a left-footed roving shot.
City didn’t stop scoring in the second half as Ake scored his sixth goal of the season in the 43rd minute.
Ake rattled the Bournemouth net with a diving header off a cross from Bove on the right side of the penalty area, and the game ended with a big win for City.
