Pep Guardiola's team suffered their first defeat in the current English championship.
“Manchester City" lost away to “Bournemouth" Ukrainian defender Ilya Zabarnyi in the match of the 10th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth ended with a score of 2:1. Antoine Semenyo put the hosts ahead in the 9th minute of the match. In the second half, the Cherries doubled their lead – Evanilson scored in the 64th minute.
In the 82nd minute, Joško Gvardiol reduced the deficit of the Citizens, giving them hope of salvation, but the current champions of England failed to avoid defeat.
It should be noted that Zabarnyi came out in the starting lineup of Bournemouth and played the full match.
Review of the match Bournemouth – Manchester City
After this defeat, which was the first for Josep Guardiola's team in the current English championship, the “sky-blues” lost their lead and with 23 points fell to second place, letting Liverpool (25 points) to the top of the table. Bournemouth (15 points) rose to eighth position.
In the next round of the Premier League, the “citizens” will play away against Brighton on November 9, and Andoni Iraola's charges will play away against Brentford of Ukrainian midfielder Yegor Yarmolyuk on the same day.