Man City vs. Bournemouth: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Manchester City and Bournemouth locked horns at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, and it was the Citizens who emerged victorious.

A first-half brace from Erling Haaland gave the hosts a 2-1 lead heading into the break, with Tyler Adams scoring for the Cherries, and Nico O'Reilly's strike on the hour mark sealed the win for Manchester City.

The victory moved Manchester City into second in the Premier League standings, while it also extended Bournemouth's winless record at the Etihad Stadium, with the Cherries still yet to ever record a victory at Man City's home ground.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Manchester City and Bournemouth.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 25

Bournemouth wins: 1

Draws: 2

Man City wins: 22

Manchester City's record against Bournemouth is nothing short of exceptional, as they have won an impressive 22 times and have drawn two of their 25 meetings with the Cherries across all competitions.

Bournemouth failed to win any of their first 21 encounters with the Citizens, including each of their first 20 league meetings, the most one side has ever faced another without ever winning in English Football League history.

However, the Cherries celebrated their first triumph over Man City in November 2024, when Andoni Iraola's side secured an impressive 2-1 home victory in the Premier League courtesy of goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson, but the Sky Blues have since taken revenge with three consecutive wins against Bournemouth.

Bournemouth and Man City butted heads for the very first time back in December 1987 when the Citizens won 2-0 away from home in the old Division Two, before securing maximum points in the reverse fixture by the same scoreline two months later.

Man City won each of their first 14 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, following the Cherries' promotion to the top flight in 2015, by an aggregate score of 45-7 - the best 100% record any team has had against another in English top-flight history.

The Citizens scored four or more goals in seven Premier League games against Bournemouth during this run, including a thumping 6-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium in November 2023 - their biggest-ever win over the Cherries to date.

The most recent meeting between these two clubs took place in November 2025 when Man City secured a 3-1 home victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League courtesy of a brace from Haaland and a goal from O'Reilly.

Raheem Sterling is the highest-scoring player in this fixture with nine goals in as many Premier League games for Man City, while Phil Foden and Sergio Aguero are next on the list with five goals each.