1st December, 2018
Manchester City held off Bournemouth 3-1 to record their sixth consecutive Premier League win and move five points clear at the top of the table, at least for a day.
Pep Guardiola’s defending champions went ahead in the 16th minute as Bernardo Silva swept into a net exposed after Asmir Begovic came out to block from Leroy Sane.
Bournemouth levelled just before the break, when Callum Wilson powered home a header from a Simon Francis cross.
After half-time, Raheem Sterling hit the post at the end of a remarkable run before finding the net with a follow-up to Danilo’s saved shot.
The Cherries responded with a good spell of pressure, but Ilkay Gundogan settled the points with a tap-in from Sane’s cut-back 11 minutes from time.
BBC reports that Second-placed Liverpool play at home to Merseyside rivals Everton on Sunday in a 16:15 GMT kick-off, when they can reduce the gap to City back to two points with a victory.