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Man City Beats Bournemouth 2-1 on Gvardiol Winner

8/24/2026

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Gvardiol's Late Winner

Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 with Josko Gvardiol’s stoppage-time winner.
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle after Dominik Szoboszlai’s late penalty.
Andoni Iraola and Matthias Jaissle debuted as Liverpool and Newcastle managers.
Players wore shirts honoring late England star Kevin Keegan, who died at 75.
Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4-0, with Victor Lindelof scoring an own goal.

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Bournemouth Signings

Manchester City lost Rodri, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, and Jérémy Doku to injury.
Manchester City signed record midfielder Elliot Anderson, who will partner Mateo Kovacic.
Bournemouth signed Álvaro Rodríguez, António Silva and Juanlu Sánchez after Marcos Senesi left for Tottenham.
Bournemouth will miss forward Eli Junior Kroupi for three months following foot-surgery.
Bournemouth forward Ryan Christie is suspended, further reducing their attacking options.

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Guehi Equaliser

Marc Guehi, deployed as a holding midfielder, scored the 84th-minute equaliser.
Rayan Cherki, off the bench, supplied the corner and pass for both City goals.
Maresca, the manager, called the win perfect day but warned the squad is a work in progress.
He said five key players, including Haaland and Anderson, returned ten days after the World Cup.

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Gvardiol's Late Winner

Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2-1 with Josko Gvardiol’s stoppage-time winner.
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Newcastle after Dominik Szoboszlai’s late penalty.
Andoni Iraola and Matthias Jaissle debuted as Liverpool and Newcastle managers.
Players wore shirts honoring late England star Kevin Keegan, who died at 75.
Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4-0, with Victor Lindelof scoring an own goal.

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