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Premier League | Gameweek 26
Feb 24, 2024 at 5.30pm UK
Vitality Stadium
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Bournemouth
0 - 1
Man City


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Phil Foden hands Manchester City crucial win at Bournemouth

:Headline: Phil Foden hands Manchester City crucial win at Bournemouth:
Manchester City move to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
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Manchester City moved to within one point of Premier League leaders Liverpool in the table courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday evening.

Phil Foden netted the only goal of the match in the 24th minute, with the champions moving onto 59 points from 26 matches, one point behind leaders Liverpool entering the final straight.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, have dropped to 14th position, with the Cherries still eight points clear of the bottom three, but they are now on a run of seven league matches without a win.

Man City should have made the breakthrough in the ninth minute of the contest when Foden released Erling Haaland, but the striker, who raced towards goal, could only fire wide of the post.

Two minutes later, Bournemouth had a chance of their own, with Milos Kerkez striking towards goal, but Man City goalkeeper Ederson was on hand to make a smart save.

Bournemouth were adopting a high-press against the champions, which made for a fascinating watch, but Man City continued to look the most likely, with Foden drawing a smart save from Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto in the 19th minute of the contest.

Man City made the breakthrough in the 24th minute of the clash, with Foden making no mistake from close range after Neto had kept out a strike from Haaland.

Bernardo Silva bent one wide of the post in the period which followed, before Foden tried his luck from a free kick in the 39th minute, but the ball sailed over the Bournemouth crossbar.

Bournemouth finished the half well, with Ederson needing to push away a Ryan Christie effort, but Foden's goal proved to be the difference at the end of the opening 45 minutes.

The home side had a half-chance in the 53rd minute through Justin Kluivert, but the Dutchman's effort was straight into the arms of Ederson.

Bournemouth had a better opportunity in the 56th minute, with Antoine Semenyo's brilliant cross finding Marcus Tavernier inside the penalty box, but the latter's effort was into the ground, which made it easy for Ederson.

The Cherries had two excellent chances in the 67th minute, with Dominic Solanke having a header just about kept out by Ederson, before Kerkez saw a powerful drive blocked by John Stones.

Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto had to keep out a header from Haaland in the 72nd minute, with Foden making his influence known during another five-star performance from the England international.

Neto had another smart save to keep out a strike from Haaland in the 75th minute after the Norway international had burst into the Bournemouth penalty box.

The home side were pressing for a leveller late on, and Dango Ouattara just missed the target with a low strike in the 85th minute, before Enes Unal headed wide of Ederson's goal in the 90th minute.

There were six additional minutes at the Vitality Stadium, but Bournemouth just could not find a leveller, with Man City picking up a vital three points in their pursuit of the title.

Man City will now switch their attention to the FA Cup, preparing to head to Luton Town in the fifth round of the competition on Tuesday evening, while Bournemouth will be bidding to bounce back from the defeat when they host Championship leaders Leicester City in the same competition on the same night.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
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