UEFA Europa League Gameweek 3
Bournemouth 3 - 0 FT AC Milan
Match Statistics
Possession
Shots
Shots on Target
Expected Goals (xG)
Passes
Corners
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Match Events
16' Bafode Diakite
Mike Maignan 27'
29' Tyler Adams
32' Marcus Tavernier
↓ Omari Hutchinson ↑Lorenzo Torriani 32'
Pervis Estupinan 35'
↓ Ruben Loftus-Cheek ↑Adrien Rabiot 45'
↓ Pervis Estupinan ↑Davide Bartesaghi 45'
HT
61' ↓ Tyler Adams ↑Lewis Cook
62' ↓ Justin Kluivert ↑Alex Tóth
62' ↓ Marcus Tavernier ↑Rayan Vitor Simplício Rocha
Fikayo Tomori 63'
66' ↓ Francisco Evanilson ↑Álvaro Rodríguez
↓ Fikayo Tomori ↑Sankhoun Diawara 66'
↓ Diego Moreira ↑Christian Comotto 76'
77' ↓ Alex Tóth ↑Amine Adli
Koni De Winter 81'
84' Amine Adli
FT
Player Cards
Our take on every player in this match
Bournemouth
Goalkeepers
Michele Di Gregorio 
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
90
Minutes
Defenders
Bafodé Diakité 
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
James Hill 
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
57%
Duel Win %
António Silva 
MAGNET
104
Activity
104
Activity
97
Passes
7
Duels
Adrien Truffert
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
3
Tackles
50%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Marcus Tavernier 
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
Ryan Christie 
STORMTROOPER
4
Shots
4
Shots
0
Goals
1
On Target
Tyler Adams
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
61
Total Mins
61
Entry
Forwards
Ben Doak 
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
12
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Evanilson
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
6
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Justin Kluivert
SNIPER
50%
Conversion
50%
Conversion
1
Goals
2
Shots
BENCH
M. Allan
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Đorđe Petrović
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Adam Smith
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Julio Soler
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Lewis Cook
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
29
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Amine Adli 
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
Alex Tóth
LATE SHIFT
13
Late Mins
13
Late Mins
15
Total Mins
77
Entry
David Brooks
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Rayan
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
28
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Álvaro Rodríguez
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
AC Milan
Goalkeepers
Mike Maignan 
FRIENDLY FIRE
Red Card
Mistake
Red Card
Mistake
1
Fouls
4.8
Rating
Defenders
Fikayo Tomori
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
66
Total Mins
66
Entry
Koni De Winter
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
89%
Duel Win %
Strahinja Pavlović
PROVOCATEUR
5
Fouls Won
5
Fouls Won
10
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
Pervis Estupiñán
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
Diego Moreira
LATE SHIFT
14
Late Mins
14
Late Mins
76
Total Mins
76
Entry
Midfielders
Yunus Musah
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ardon Jashari
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
45
Entry
Forwards
Omari Hutchinson
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
32
Entry
Alphadjo Cissè
PROVOCATEUR
3
Fouls Won
3
Fouls Won
4
Duels Won
0
Pens Won
BENCH
L. P. Bouyer
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Lorenzo Torriani
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Sankhoun Diawara
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
24
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Mario Gila
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Valeri Vladimirov
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Davide Bartesaghi
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christian Comotto
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Luka Modrić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Adrien Rabiot
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
45
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Francesco Camarda
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Christian Pulišić
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
League Standings
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: +3
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -7
P: 3 GD: -8
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -6
League Standings
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +8
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +7
P: 3 GD: +6
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 2 GD: +4
P: 3 GD: +4
P: 2 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: +5
P: 3 GD: +2
P: 3 GD: 0
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 2 GD: +3
P: 3 GD: +1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -1
P: 3 GD: -2
P: 3 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -7
P: 3 GD: -8
P: 2 GD: -3
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -5
P: 3 GD: -6
Match previews and recaps to help you decide which games are worth watching
Bournemouth
AC Milan
Bournemouth
AC Milan
Win Probability
Futmetrix AI estimate
Two Spot-Kicks and a Red Card Rewrite the Night
Average Entertainment Futmetrix Score: 52/100. Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over AC Milan turned an early penalty and Mike Maignan’s dismissal into a commanding Europa League statement.
A penalty sets the tone
Bournemouth set the terms before AC Milan had time to find their rhythm. At Vitality Stadium, VAR confirmed the penalty involving Francisco Evanilson after six minutes, and Justin Kluivert converted two minutes later. The breakthrough forced Milan out of their preferred patience and gave the hosts licence to press higher. Bournemouth dominated possession with 64 per cent, but this was more than safe circulation: they repeatedly drove into the final third and finished with 20 shots to Milan’s three. The Intensity showed in the pace of those attacks, while the visitors struggled to make their exits stick. The pattern was clear early: Bournemouth were putting Milan under sustained pressure and giving the home crowd reason to believe this could become a major European night.
The red card breaks the contest
The game’s hinge came in the 27th minute, when Maignan was sent off for violent conduct. AC Milan were down to ten, and the shape of the contest changed at once. Five minutes later, Marcus Tavernier converted Bournemouth’s second penalty to make it 2-0. That was the decisive turn—not because the result became automatic, but because Milan had to chase with fewer players while Bournemouth could attack the spaces around them. The visitors managed no shot on target and finished with just 0.17 expected goals, a blunt measure of how completely their threat faded. António Silva, Bournemouth’s standout performer, helped keep the back line composed as pressure became control. He did not need a goal or assist to matter: his contribution was the assurance behind a defence that left Milan with almost nothing to build on.
A late finish seals the statement
Milan still had more than an hour to find a response, but Bournemouth never let the contest reopen. Bournemouth’s six corners tell the same story: repeated pressure around Milan’s box, not one brief spell of momentum. Amine Adli, introduced in the 77th minute, supplied the final blow with his 84th-minute goal, turning a commanding display into a 3-0 statement. At the other end, Milan never found a convincing route back into the match. Bournemouth had arrived with six points from two league-stage matches; this win strengthens their early position, while Milan must regroup after a second defeat. The Balance had shifted with the dismissal, but Bournemouth still had to finish the job. They did it with discipline, relentless pressure and a clean sheet.
Key Questions
How did the red card for Mike Maignan impact the match?
It left AC Milan with ten men from the 27th minute; five minutes later Bournemouth scored a second penalty and then controlled the contest.
How did substitute António Silva change the game?
António Silva started, rather than came off the bench, and was Bournemouth’s standout defender; substitute Amine Adli scored the third.
What is the Futmetrix Score?
The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.
Bournemouth's European Dream Meets Milanese Pedigree
Must-Watch Futmetrix Score: 97/100. A phenomenal clash of styles awaits as Bournemouth look to cement their top-eight status against a dangerous AC Milan side needing crucial points to secure their playoff spot.
The Setup
European nights under the lights at Vitality Stadium are becoming a reality to savour for the home faithful. Bournemouth welcome European royalty to the south coast on October 22, 2026, boasting a flawless Form rating after two consecutive wins. Sitting comfortably in fifth place with six points, the home side are eyeing direct qualification. Meanwhile, AC Milan arrive sitting sixteenth with three points. The Stakes are escalating rapidly in this League Stage; the visitors must gather momentum to avoid dropping out of the top-24 playoff picture altogether.
Key Battle
The tactical Balance of this tie will be tested heavily in the attacking thirds. Evanilson leads the line for the hosts, offering ruthless efficiency that has troubled continental defences all season. On the opposite flank, AC Milan's Stars are shining bright despite the team's mixed results. Diego Moreira provides the electric spark for the visitors, constantly stretching defensive lines and creating chaos in transition.
Our Prediction
While the home side are marginal favourites, the sheer quality on display makes this a fiercely contested affair. Expect AC Milan to strike early on the counter, but Bournemouth's relentless pressing and vocal home crowd should drag them back into the contest. Our verdict leans toward a hard-fought 2-1 victory for Bournemouth, capitalising on late defensive fatigue from the visitors.