AFC Bournemouth have continued their fantastic form in the Premier League with a huge 2-1 win over the champions Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium.
Goals from Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson saw the Cherries take a shock 2-0 lead and hold on for the three points despite a late consolation from City's Josko Gvardiol.
The win sees Andoni Iraola's men climb to 8th in the table after upsetting the top of the Premier League once more, following their 2-0 win over Arsenal last month.
AFCB's victory over the Citizens goes down as the first time the Dorset side has beaten the Champions in the Premier League with the record standing as the most one sided fixture in English football prior to the game.
A poor result for an injury plagued Man City which sees them suffer their first defeat of the season and slip down to 2nd in the league after Liverpool's win over Brighton.
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Story of the match
Semenyo opens the scoring
Bournemouth opened the game showcasing their sky high confidence with chances through Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo forcing City keeper Ederson into keeping the score level.
The Cherries ambitious start would prove to be rewarding in the opening stages, as left-back Milos Kerkez pulled the ball back across the box and found Semenyo in the box to make the score 1-0.
The Ghanaian international took a fantastic touch under pressure whilst turning centreback Gvardiol and proceeded to slot the ball into the bottom right corner.
A classy strike from a player oozing confidence as he finds the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season.
City would stumble for a reaction before the half-time whistle; however, the Bournemouth deep block ensured their lead would remain intact for the second half.
Evanilson makes it two
Iraola's side would come out after the break with the same approach they had shown from the start, with high pressure and intensity on Man City in possession.
The Cherries record signing Evanilson would have a lively start to the period, with a big chance right off the bat, which was saved by his compatriot in goal Ederson.
Bournemouth would be rewarded yet again for their relentless display as Kerkez would cause problems on the left hand side once more, finding Evanilson in the middle who poked the ball past the keeper.
The goal marks the third of the season for the club's record signing, and the Brazilian international looks to be silencing the critics of his £40 million fee from Porto in the summer.
Manchester City ran the risk of going 3-0 down just moments later, with Marcus Tavernier hitting the post with a shot that had the keeper beaten and right-back Adam Smith ballooning the ball over the bar on the rebound, missing an open goal.
Gvardiol scores again
As the game drew to a close, Bournemouth looked to be comfortable with their two goal lead and ready to take home the three points.
However, in the 82nd minute of the game Ilkay Gundogan whipped the ball into the box for City, finding Josko Gvardiol who nodded a fantastic header into the back of the net and beating Mark Travers in goal.
The finish marks the third time Gvardiol has scored for his club this season, consistently proving to be a vital contributer to his sides success.
The pressure was on the hosts to hang on in the last ten minutes as Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland were denied huge chances by Travers, and Phil Foden dragged the ball wide in the last kick of the game.
A historic day for AFC Bournemouth as they find their first win over Manchester Cityin their history and one that will be talked about by supporters for years to come.
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Player of the match
Antoine Semenyo
Bournemouth's entire team deserve credit for todays performance with a gameplan that focused on aggression and energy implemented perfectly.
Honourable mentions Mark Travers' saves kept his side in the game and Milos Kerkez grabbed a vital two assists for both of his teams goals.
Ultimately, Antoine Semenyo was the epitome of the levels the Cherries showed on the pitch.
The Ghanaian international was a consistent threat from start to finish, with an early goal and relentlessy running at the Man City defence.
Yet another great performance from a player that will prove to be vital to Bournemouth's season and their ambitions to climb up into the top half of the Premier League.
