Brighton vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion

81': Alexis Mac Allister (P)

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1 - 4

Manchester City

13': Ilkay Gündogan
28': Phil Foden
31': Phil Foden
90'+5': Riyad Mahrez

First half Phil Foden masterclass sees Manchester City past Brighton

Man City celeb at Brighton (Gundogan, Foden) 211023 [1296x729]

Manchester City rode three first-half goals to an easy 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
13': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
14': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Manchester City (Ilkay Gündogan).
22': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
31': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3.
57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Dan Burn.
58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Neal Maupay.
60': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Pascal Groß.
75': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
77': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Jack Grealish.
81': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 3. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
84': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
87': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
90'+5': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 4. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 4.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,215

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Arsenal	15	33	2
+19	Manchester City	15	31	4
+7	Aston Villa	15	30	3
+8	Crystal Palace	15	26	3

Full Table

Statistics

MNC		BHA
6	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	8
52.3	Possession	47.7
23	SHOTS	10
14	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
491	Accurate Passes	422
566	Passes	501
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
58	Long Balls	47
33	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	1
3	Effective Tackles	11
7	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	13
15	Effective Clearances	9
15	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
33	Dan Burn
34	Joël Veltman
15	Jakub Moder
13	Pascal Groß
14	Adam Lallana
3	Marc Cucurella
20	Solly March
9	Neal Maupay
11	Leandro Trossard

Substitutes:

Jason Steele, Adam Webster, Tariq Lamptey, Taylor Richards, Aaron Connolly, Shane Duffy, Enock Mwepu, Alexis Mac Allister, Yves Bissouma.

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
14	Aymeric Laporte
3	Rúben Dias
27	João Cancelo
2	Kyle Walker
16	Rodri
8	Ilkay Gündogan
20	Bernardo Silva
47	Phil Foden
10	Jack Grealish
9	Gabriel Jesus