Brighton & Hove Albion
11th in English Premier League2023 Fixtures
Pep Guardiola says that his Manchester City side are still feeling the pressure of the title despite their 4-0 over Brighton.
Manchester City's unrelenting form towards the end of the Premier League season is now a recurrent theme as they seek a fourth straight title.
Shaka Hislop breaks down Manchester City's 4-0 thrashing of Brighton as they maintain pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.
Brentford secured a 2-0 home win over rock-bottom Sheffield United on Saturday to end their winless run of nine Premier League games under coach Thomas Frank.
An embarrassing own-goal by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric handed Burnley a setback in their Premier League survival hopes as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Liverpool and Arsenal both got contentious penalties in their games against Manchester United and Brighton, while Wolves were furious about offside.
Arsenal's missteps away from home hurt them in last season's Premier League run-in. Not this time, as a big win at Brighton showed.
Arsenal maintained their Premier League title charge as goals by Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard secured a masterful 3-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion that sent them back to the top of the table on Saturday.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his team will have to suffer in order to beat Brighton as the level in the Premier League is 'so high'.
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
3 | Liverpool | 34 | +41 | 74 |
4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | +16 | 60 |
6 | Manchester United | 33 | +1 | 53 |
7 | Newcastle United | 33 | +15 | 50 |
8 | West Ham United | 34 | -9 | 48 |
9 | Chelsea | 32 | +4 | 47 |
10 | AFC Bournemouth | 34 | -11 | 45 |
11 | Brighton & Hove A.. | 33 | -2 | 44 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wan.. | 34 | -8 | 43 |
13 | Fulham | 34 | -4 | 42 |
14 | Crystal Palace | 34 | -12 | 39 |
15 | Brentford | 34 | -7 | 35 |
16 | Everton | 34 | -12 | 33 |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | -18 | 26 |
18 | Luton Town | 34 | -28 | 25 |
19 | Burnley | 34 | -32 | 23 |
20 | Sheffield United | 34 | -59 | 16 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | João Pedro | 8 | 27 | 2 |
28 | Evan Ferguson | 6 | 27 | 0 |
24 | Simon Adingra | 6 | 26 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Pascal Groß | 11 | 31 | 4 |
22 | Kaoru Mitoma | 4 | 19 | 3 |
30 | Pervis Estupiñ.. | 3 | 19 | 2 |