Manchester City v Bournemouth: Full lineups confirmed for Premier League Matchday 1
Manchester City and Bournemouth have named their starting lineups for the Matchday 1 fixture of the Premier League 2026-27 season at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Sunday, August 23, 2026. In India the match will kick off at 6:30 PM IST.
Manchester City begin the league campaign under new head coach Enzo Maresca, whose league debut follows a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in the FA Community Shield; Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard scored in that match. Bournemouth start the season with Marco Rose as head coach after the departure of Andoni Iraola, and the Cherries have added Antonio Silva, Alvaro Rodriguez and Juanlu Sanchez over the summer, with those signings available to feature.
City’s starting XI is Gianluigi Donnarumma; Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias (C), Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol; Rico Lewis, Elliot Anderson and Nico O’Reilly; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo. The substitutes named by Manchester City are Geronimo Rulli (gk), Omar Marmoush, Mateo Kovacic, Rayan Cherki, Nico Gonzalez, Jack Grealish, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Vitor Reis and Matheus Nunes. The club shared the lineup announcement on its social media channels.
Bournemouth’s starting XI is Djordje Petrovic; Adam Smith, Antonio Silva, James Hill and Adrien Truffert; Lewis Cook and Alex Scott; Rayan, Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier; Evanilson. Their bench comprises Will Dennis (gk), David Brook, Ben Gannon-Doak, Tyler Adams, Bafode Diakite, Juanlu Sanchez, Alex Laszlo Toth, Daniel Jebbison and Alvaro Rodriguez. AFC Bournemouth published the team list on its official social platforms ahead of the match.
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The fixture is Matchday 1 of the Premier League 2026-27 season and will take place at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, August 23, 2026. For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or via the Khel Now Android and iOS apps and its Telegram channel.
