Player Ratings: Bournemouth Match Analysis

Gianluigi Donnarumma – 6
Helpless for Bournemouth’s opener but kept his side alive with two big stops, first smothering Justin Kluivert’s skidding drive and then reacting sharply to claw away Daniel Jebbison’s glancing header.

Rico Lewis – 5
Stepped inside from right-back to bulk out midfield and even forced an early save, yet his touch and passing deserted him too often. Hooked after a flat display.

Abdukodir Khusanov – 5
Got his angles wrong on Rayan in the build-up to Bournemouth’s first goal and never recovered the situation. A shaky afternoon.

Ruben Dias – 5
The new captain misjudged the long ball that sparked the opener, failing to deal with it in the air. Never looked fully in command at the back.

Josko Gvardiol – 7
Caught in no-man’s land for Bournemouth’s goal, leaving space to be punished. Then, when it mattered most, arrived in the box to bury a composed injury-time winner and flip the narrative.

Marc Guehi – 6
Asked to operate as a holding midfielder and looked like a defender learning on the job, but he still forced a late equaliser. With Ayyoub Bouaddi on the way, this role may prove a one-off experiment.

Elliot Anderson – 6
The club-record signing covered huge distances and repeatedly shut down danger, hinting at what he can offer. Flashes rather than full control, but a promising first look.

Antoine Semenyo – 5
Pre-season suggested a breakout, this outing did not. Worked hard but never stamped his authority on the contest.

Nico O’Reilly – 5
Given the keys as a No 10 but struggled to unlock anything of note. Created little and made way on the hour.

Phil Foden – 5
Electric early, constantly on the ball and producing a lovely flick to release Lewis. As the game wore on, his influence drained away.

Erling Haaland – 5
New haircut, same spotlight, very different finishing. Somehow failed to convert from point-blank range in the first half, then lashed over and dragged another chance wide after the break. The questions about his trimmed look will not go away after this.

Subs

Matheus Nunes (on 56, Lewis) – 5
Neat enough in possession but left barely a fingerprint on the game.

Rayan Cherki (on 62, O’Reilly) – 8
Transformed the tempo the moment he stepped on. Two assists, constant menace, and a performance that should push him straight into the XI at Crystal Palace on Friday.

Mateo Kovacic (on 62, Anderson) – 5
Kept things ticking without ever taking control. The lingering thought: should he have started in midfield instead of Guehi?

Jack Grealish (on 82, Foden) – 5
Introduced late and never really had time or space to alter the script.