Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City, 2019-20 English Premier League

Raheem Sterling hat trick helps Manchester City pound Brighton

Raheem Sterling scored a hat trick as Manchester City battered Brighton 5-0 to pull 12 points ahead of third-placed Chelsea in the Premier League.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Eric García.
• 4': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard tries a through ball, but Lewis Dunk is caught offside.
• 6': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
• 8': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 10': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper tries a through ball, but Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
• 11': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernardo.
• 13': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 13': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 15': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rodrigo.
• 16': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma tries a through ball, but Aaron Connolly is caught offside.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Davy Pröpper.
• 17': Attempt missed. Eric García (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
• 21': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.
• 22': Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 26': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo.
• 27': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bernardo.
• 29': Attempt saved. Eric García (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
• 30': Foul by Eric García (Manchester City).
• 30': Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 32': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 37': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
• 39': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross.
• 41': Hand ball by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
• 42': Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Groß following a set piece situation.
• 43': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
• 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Adam Webster.
• 44': Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
• 44': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo following a corner.
• 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2.
• 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2.
• 48': Offside, Manchester City. Ederson tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
• 50': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 50': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 51': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
• 51': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
• 51': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
• 53': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yves Bissouma tries a through ball, but Bernardo is caught offside.
• 53': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
• 55': Eric García (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 56': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
• 56': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Martín Montoya.
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens replaces Davy Pröpper.
• 59': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Aaron Connolly.
• 61': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
• 63': Hand ball by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
• 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Gabriel Jesus.
• 64': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Benjamin Mendy.
• 64': Substitution, Manchester City. David Silva replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
• 68': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 68': Rodrigo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 70': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Leandro Trossard.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 72': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Eric García.
• 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
• 78': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva with a through ball.
• 78': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn replaces Pascal Groß.
• 81': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 5. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
• 83': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 83': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 84': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
• 84': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Aaron Mooy tries a through ball, but Bernardo is caught offside.
• 85': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
• 87': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Bernardo is caught offside.
• 89': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+2': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
• 90'+2': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 5.
• 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 5.