English Premier League

Man City vs Brighton 2021-22 English Premier League

Manchester City
  • 53': Riyad Mahrez
  • 65': Phil Foden
  • 82': Bernardo Silva
FT
3 - 0
Brighton & Hove Albion

    Man City re-gain Premier League lead over Liverpool in win over Brighton

    Manchester City defeated Brighton & Hove Albion to take sole position of the top of the Premier League table over Liverpool.

    Match Commentary

    • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
    • 53': Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Tariq Lamptey.
    • 65': Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Moisés Caicedo.
    • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces John Stones because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Danny Welbeck.
    • 79': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Goal! Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 89': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Etihad Stadium
    Location: Manchester, England
    Attendance: 52,226

    English Premier League Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +51 Arsenal 33 74 5
    +43 Liverpool 33 74 3
    +44 Manchester City 32 73 3
    +21 Aston Villa 34 66 8
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    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 1
    34.9 Possession 65.1
    2 SHOTS 17
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    260 Accurate Passes 586
    353 Passes 667
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    11 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 59
    23 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 11
    15 Effective Clearances 14
    15 Clearances 14

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Ederson (GK)
    14 Aymeric Laporte
    5 John Stones
    6 Nathan Aké
    27 João Cancelo
    16 Rodri
    8 Ilkay Gündogan
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    20 Bernardo Silva
    47 Phil Foden
    26 Riyad Mahrez
    Substitutes:
    Fernandinho, Zack Steffen, Jack Grealish, Rúben Dias, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
    3 Marc Cucurella
    34 Joël Veltman
    25 Moisés Caicedo
    12 Enock Mwepu
    10 Alexis Mac Allister Yellow Card
    20 Solly March
    2 Tariq Lamptey
    18 Danny Welbeck
    13 Pascal Groß
    Substitutes:
    Adam Webster, Marc Leonard, Adam Lallana, Odeluga Offiah, Evan Ferguson, Tom McGill, Neal Maupay, Jason Steele, Jeremy Sarmiento.

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