Erling Haaland failed to score against AFC Bournemouth on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1 on Sunday, 23 August 2026, but Haaland did not find the net. The match was unusual for him because it ended a run of scoring in every previous Premier League opening weekend of his career.
City still completed a comeback victory. Marcus Tavernier put Bournemouth in front before City equalised late, and Joško Gvardiol scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Haaland’s personal blank therefore did not prevent his team from taking three points.
The opponent matters because Haaland also appeared in the weekend’s broader scoring headlines, but Manchester City played Bournemouth, not Liverpool, Aston Villa or Newcastle. The fact concerns his scoring record in opening weekends, not whether City won.