Bournemouth see off the late waves of pressure to hold on for a first Premier League victory over Manchester City, with a goal in each half enough for a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.
Iraola's game plan was executed to perfection by his players, who remained deep in a low, organised block before springing forward with pace and power - overloading the flanks to cause Gvardiol and Walker no end of troubles.
Semenyo got proceedings underway after just nine minutes with a well-taken finish thanks in part to Kerkez's assist, allowing the Cherries to sit back and absorb pressure for the remainder of the first half.
The pattern would repeat itself in the second half, with Guardiola's team dominating possession but struggling to test Travers, which would give the hosts enough time to double their advantage, this time through Evanilson, with Kerkez again playing the key pass.
Brooks saw his opportunity to add another goal denied by the post, which sparked the visitors into life.
They would hit the target with an effort for the first time after 80 minutes, and scored two minutes later thanks to Gvardiol's header, but they could not find a way through a second time, with Haaland denied twice in quick succession from close range deep in stoppage time.
Despite almost identical expected goals outputs (1.8 to 1.77 for the visitors), it's Iraola's team who get the win ahead of a trip to play Brentford on November 9.
While Manchester City suffer defeat for the first time this season and will look to get back to winning ways against Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday, and Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
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