Manchester City vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result and final score
Manchester City 6-1 Bournemouth: Champions go top thanks to ruthless display
Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku scored and created two more goals in seven blistering first-half minutes before adding two more assists in the second period as the champions hammered Bournemouth 6-1 to go top of the Premier League.
After probing carefully for the opening half-hour, City finally opened the scoring on the half-hour mark when Doku played a slick one-two with Rodri on the edge of the box before guiding the ball home.
Three minutes later Doku’s dazzling footwork left the Bournemouth defence flat-footed as he squared for Bernardo Silva to score the second and in the 37th minute his left-foot shot was deflected into the net by team mate Manuel Akanji.
Doku teed up substitute Phil Foden to score in the 64th and, though Luis Sinisterra pulled one back for the Cherries, Silva and Nathan Ake wrapped up the win to send City top on 27 points, one ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, who host Chelsea on Monday.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Bournemouth have everybody sitting deep in their own half as City knock it around, trying to open up some space here. The hosts are staying patient as they switch it from side to side.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Kovacic sloppily gives the ball away, and Billing hooks it upfield to Solanke. He nods it down for Christie to volley forward in the hopes of finding Tavernier, but Stones comfortably deals with it.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Iraola makes just three changes from their EFL Cup defeat to Liverpool in midweek and switches to a back five here. Aarons, Kelly and Tavernier are all brought in. Semenyo and Kluivert, who have scored two of Bournemouth's last three goals between them, drop to the bench along with Smith.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
Pep Guardiola makes four changes to the side that beat United last Sunday. Akanji returns from suspension to start, with Ake, Kovacic and Doku also coming into the team. Dias, Gvardiol, Grealish and Foden are all among the substitutes.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Adam Smith, Joe Rothwell, Antoine Semenyo, Mark Travers, Justin Kluivert, Marcos Senesi, David Brooks, Dango Ouattara, Luis Sinisterra.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH STARTING XI (5-4-1): Ionut Radu; Max Aarons, Chris Mepham, Illia Zabarnyi, Lloyd Kelly, Milos Kerkez; Ryan Christie, Alex Scott, Philip Billing, Marcus Tavernier; Dominic Solanke.
Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Matheus Nunes, Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, Josko Gvardiol, Oscar Bobb, Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Ruben Dias, Phil Foden.
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