The one-goal difference is the defining measure of the result. Manchester City had two goals on the final score, compared with AFC Bournemouth's one, and that was enough to settle the Premier League fixture in the hosts' favour. The match was complete, making this a final outcome rather than a live score update. For a quick summary, the numbers leave the winner and margin clear: City won by one, while Bournemouth finished one goal behind.
That scoreline is the central stat for any concise account of the match. It records the scoring balance, the winner and the margin in a single line. The result's highlights were the home victory, the visitors' single goal and the narrow gap separating them. Manchester City therefore took the result, with AFC Bournemouth on the losing side of a Premier League contest. The basic summary stays direct: the home side scored twice, the visitors once, and City secured a one-goal win.
Our exact score call landed: 2-1. The pre-match prediction matched the final score at 2-1.