English Premier League

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

· 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 Timeline

    • 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.

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
    2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
    3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
    4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
    Full Table

    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
    Manchester City 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
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Adam Webster, Marc Leonard, Adam Lallana, Odeluga Offiah, Evan Ferguson, Tom McGill, Neal Maupay, Jason Steele, Jeremy Sarmiento.

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