Premier League 2023-24, Manchester City thrash sorry Bournemouth 6-1: Stats
Manchester City thrashed Bournemouth 6-1 in matchday 11 of the 2023-24 Premier League on Saturday. A brace from Bernardo Silva and goals from Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake helped City reach the Premier League summit momentarily. Luis Sinisterra's 74th-minute strike was a mere consolation for the Cherries. The Citizens registered their ninth win of the Premier League season. Here's more.
Manchester City broke these Premier League records
Manchester City have won all of their 15 Premier League matches at home in 2023. The Citizens have won all of their 13 PL matches against Bournemouth. It is the best record by any team against another in the PL. Bournemouth have won none of 19 league games against City (D2, L17), the most any side has suffered without winning in English League history.
Three-plus goals at half-time!
As per Opta, Manchester City have had a 3-plus goal lead at half-time in 28 matches in the Premier League since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016, almost twice as many times as any other team in this phase. 28 - Manchester City 15 - Tottenham Hotspur 12 - Liverpool 10 - Arsenal 7 - Chelsea.
Jeremy Doku ran the show for City
As per Squawka, only two players have provided 3-plus assists in a Premier League game this season. Kieran Trippier did it against Sheffield United, while Doku managed it against Bournemouth. The Belgian also scored a goal on the night, having five goal involvements.
Doku broke these records against Bournemouth
Doku broke two records against Bournemouth in the Premier League. He became the youngest player to provide four assists in a PL game. He also became the youngest player to be directly involved in 5-plus goals in a PL game. In eight Premier League games this season, he has scored two goals and provided five assists. He also scored once in the Champions League.
Rodri has been unbeaten in his last 38 games!
As per Squawka, Rodri is now unbeaten in each of his last 38 games across all competitions for Manchester City. The Spanish midfielder registered seven draws and won 31 matches in this period. He also won four trophies in this phase lifting the Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup and FA Cup. Overall, Rodri has featured in 217 games, netting 20 goals.
Four assists in a Premier League game!
Doku became the latest Premier League player to provide four assists in a single league game. As per Squawka the last three players to achieve this feat: Harry Kane vs Southampton (2020) Paul Pogba vs Leeds United (2021) Doku vs Bournemouth (2023).
How did the match panned out?
Manchester City started slowly and opened the scoring in the 30th minute when Doku found the net followed by goals from Bernardo and Akanji within seven minutes. In the second half, Doku registered another assist as Foden added the fourth. Super-substitute Sinisterra pulled one back. Bernardo completed his brace in the 83rd minute followed by a goal from Ake five minutes later.
A look at the match stats
City registered 21 attempts to Bournemouth's five while only eight shots were on target for the hosts. Guardiola's men had 67% possession while amassing 718 passes. They clocked 92% passing accuracy. The hosts won as many as 12 corners on the night.
