Man City vs Brighton 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester City

7': Julián Álvarez
19': Erling Haaland
90'+5': Manuel Akanji

FT
2 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

73': Ansu Fati

Haaland ends drought as Man City edge past spirited Brighton

Manchester City's Argentinian striker #19 Julian Alvarez (L) celebrates scoring the opening goal with Manchester City's Norwegian striker #09 Erling Haaland (C) and Manchester City's English midfielder #47 Phil Foden [1296x729]

Manchester City got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday thanks to goals by Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland.

Match Commentary

7': Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
16': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck because of an injury.
19': Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
36': Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces James Milner.
63': Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces João Pedro.
66': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Carlos Baleba.
73': Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
75': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces John Stones.
75': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Jérémy Doku.
84': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Solly March because of an injury.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) for a bad foul.
90'+6': Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Julián Álvarez.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,466

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

BHA		MNC
11	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
45.5	Possession	54.5
5	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
443	Accurate Passes	546
506	Passes	609
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	0
7	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.0
31	Long Balls	53
16	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	0
5	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	10
16	Effective Clearances	9
16	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No.	Name
18	Stefan Ortega (GK)
25	Manuel Akanji
24	Josko Gvardiol
2	Kyle Walker
16	Rodri
5	John Stones
11	Jérémy Doku
47	Phil Foden
9	Erling Haaland
20	Bernardo Silva
19	Julián Álvarez

Substitutes:

Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, Sergio Gómez, Kalvin Phillips, Nathan Aké, Matheus Nunes, Rúben Dias, Ederson, Rico Lewis.

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

No.	Name
23	Jason Steele (GK)
3	Igor Julio
5	Lewis Dunk
7	Solly March
6	James Milner
18	Danny Welbeck
13	Pascal Groß
20	Carlos Baleba
9	João Pedro
22	Kaoru Mitoma
24	Simon Adingra