Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2021-22 English Premier League

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.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
• 3': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
• 8': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 8': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 12': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
• 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 22': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
• 22': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 24': Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
• 24': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
• 24': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
• 25': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 26': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phil Foden.
• 27': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
• 27': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 28': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
• 38': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 39': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
• 42': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Foul by Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+1': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
• 45'+2': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 45'+2': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
• 48': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
• 48': Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
• 51': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
• 52': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 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.
• 55': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
• 55': Moisés Caicedo (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 58': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
• 58': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John Stones.
• 59': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 60': Attempt blocked. John Stones (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Tariq Lamptey.
• 61': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 65': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
• 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.
• 66': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 69': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 70': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 71': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 71': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
• 72': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
• 73': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Moisés Caicedo.
• 73': Foul by Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 73': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 74': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by João Cancelo.
• 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': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 79': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 79': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 80': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
• 80': Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 81': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 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.
• 86': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
• 87': Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 87': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
• 89': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 89': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Webster.
• 90'+1': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
• 90'+1': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
• 90'+3': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento tries a through ball, but Solly March is caught offside.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.