Leaders stunned as 32-match unbeaten run ends on south coast

Manchester Metropolis relinquished prime spot after seeing their 32-match unbeaten run within the Premier League come to a shock finish at Bournemouth this afternoon.

A late onslaught on the Vitality Stadium didn’t lead to an equaliser because the hosts held on for one more wonderful win after additionally beating Metropolis’s title rivals Arsenal of their final dwelling sport.

Antoine Semenyo put Bournemouth forward after 9 minutes and Evanilson doubled their benefit 19 minutes into the second half.

Adam Smith missed an open objective to make it 3-0 and Bournemouth nerves had been jangling when Josko Gvardiol pulled one again with eight minutes to go.

Metropolis poured ahead and Erling Haaland was denied by dwelling goalkeeper Mark Travers and the woodwork deep into stoppage time.

The defeat sees Pep Guardiola’s aspect slip two factors behind Liverpool on the summit.

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Bournemouth began like a crew excessive on confidence and Metropolis goalkeeper Ederson was twice known as into motion contained in the opining 4 minutes. The Brazilian was neatly off his line to stop Evanilson getting on the tip of Justin Kluivert’s via ball earlier than then producing a sensible double save to repel efforts from Semenyo and Kluivert.

Metropolis didn’t heed the warnings and Bournemouth took benefit from their subsequent assault.

Milos Kerkez beat Phil Foden down the left and his cross was managed on the stretch by Semenyo, who then swivelled and fired into the web.

Metropolis had been nicely off the tempo, some extent typified by Foden’s woeful tried cross from the left halfway via the primary half that drifted straight out of play.

And extra sloppiness from the four-time defending champions virtually enabled Bournemouth to double their lead on the half-hour mark.

Mateo Kovacic misplaced possession from a Metropolis brief nook, gifting possession to Semenyo, who ran unopposed in the direction of the guests’ space earlier than organising Kluivert and his shot missed the goal.

Metropolis’s passing sport, hitherto uncharacteristically wayward, was beginning to discover its groove however Travers within the Bournemouth objective remained comparatively untroubled.

It took Metropolis 40 minutes to create an opportunity of notice and it resulted in a poor miss from the often dependable Haaland.

Matheus Nunes’ cross picked out the large Norwegian however, having taken the ball down on his chest, he lashed his shot extensive of objective.

Metropolis continued to wrestle

Bournemouth began the second interval as they did the primary and solely one other sensible save from Ederson prevented Evanilson changing Semenyo’s move after poor defending from Kyle Walker.

Foden then got here shut on the different finish as the sport started to open up, the England worldwide firing extensive from across the penalty spot after being picked out by Nunes.

Bournemouth had been taking part in largely on the break but it surely was proving a harmful tactic and Evanilson grabbed their second after 64 minutes.

Semenyo was once more concerned, taking part in within the marauding Kerkez and his cross was inch-perfect for Brazilian Evanilson to divert previous his countryman Ederson.

The sport should have been over as a contest after 68 minutes. Marcus Tavernier’s shot hit the publish with the ball falling to Smith. However with the objective gaping, the full-back one way or the other contrived to blast his effort over the open objective.

It took Metropolis 80 minutes to register a shot heading in the right direction, Haaland prodding a weak effort straight at Travers.

Aim units up nervy ending

They did higher from their subsequent assault two minutes later.

A brief-corner routine ended with Ilkay Gundogan crossing for Gvardiol to rise highest and plant a header into the web.

The environment contained in the beforehand buoyant Vitaly Stadium modified as they sensed a late sting within the tail.

The way it didn’t come stays a thriller. Within the fifth of six minutes added on, Haaland redirected Foden’s cross again in the direction of objective. It gave the impression to be getting in just for Travers to scramble it out. The rebound fell again to Haaland however his effort got here again off the bottom of the publish.