Manchester City vs Bournemouth: Antoine Semenyo favourite to disrupt former club at 7/4 odds in Premier League opener

Antoine Semenyo’s Manchester City career has gone off to an impressive start, with the London-born Ghana international enjoying impactful performances since his club debut in January 2026.

He has been praised as an astute, high-value acquisition, signed for a reported reported £64 million fee.

In 2026/27, Bournemouth make their fifth consecutive Premier League appearance, having finished sixth last season against all odds under now-Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola.

Despite Semenyo’s departure mid-season, Bournemouth marked their best-ever finish in the top-flight. He had scored 10 goals for them in the first half of the 2025/26 season.

Can Semenyo fulfil Maresca’s tactical hunger?

Capable of functioning across the front line as a winger or central option, Semenyo provides Enzo Maresca with crucial tactical flexibility.

The 26-year-old played full 90 minutes against Arsenal in City’s 3-0 loss in the FA Community Shield.

He had three shots, and 12 touches in the opposition box – the most by a Cityzen. Semenyo also registered an impressive 88% pass accuracy rate (37/42 completed).

Despite such impressive stats, City and Semenyo fell embarrassingly short in their one-off season opener.

Semenyo to return to haunt his former club?

Semenyo also starred in Manchester City’s penultimate match of the 2025/26 Premier League season against Bournemouth, featuring for 56 minutes, but without any real impact in a 1-1 draw.

He will face the Cherries in a crucial 2026/27 league opener this time around.

As an anytime goalscorer, Semenyo carries significant 7/4 (2.75) odds to disappoint Marco Rose’s Bournemouth with a strike.

Bournemouth have won just two of their nine Premier League openers (D3, L4). 

While Erling Haaland is still City’s main marksman, Semenyo could prove decisive from the wings to turn the scoreline in the hosts’ favour.

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