Brighton vs Man City 2023-24 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Manchester City

17': Kevin De Bruyne
26': Phil Foden
34': Phil Foden
62': Julián Álvarez

Man City humble Brighton to keep pressure on Arsenal

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Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
17': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
26': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
34': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
35': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Joël Veltman.
45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Adam Lallana.
56': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Jakub Moder.
62': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
71': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
72': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mark O’Mahony replaces Danny Welbeck.
76': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
78': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Rodri.
78': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Kyle Walker.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,596

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+60	Arsenal	36	83	5
+54	Manchester City	35	82	3
+41	Liverpool	35	75	4
+21	Aston Villa	35	67	8

Full Table

Statistics

MNC		BHA
3	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
64.7	Possession	35.3
14	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
734	Accurate Passes	376
786	Passes	421
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
9	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
38	Long Balls	27
23	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	6
11	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	10
7	Effective Clearances	14
7	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Jason Steele (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
29	Jan Paul van Hecke
19	Valentín Barco
34	Joël Veltman
13	Pascal Groß
15	Jakub Moder
20	Carlos Baleba
18	Danny Welbeck
9	João Pedro
14	Adam Lallana

Substitutes:

Mark O’Mahony, Odeluga Offiah, Ansu Fati, Julio Enciso, Facundo Buonanotte, Bart Verbruggen, Adam Webster, Igor Julio, Simon Adingra.

Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
6	Nathan Aké
25	Manuel Akanji
16	Rodri
24	Josko Gvardiol
2	Kyle Walker
8	Mateo Kovacic
17	Kevin De Bruyne
47	Phil Foden
20	Bernardo Silva
19	Julián Álvarez