Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
0 - 5
0 - 5
- 21': Raheem Sterling
- 44': Gabriel Jesus
- 53': Raheem Sterling
- 56': Bernardo Silva
- 81': Raheem Sterling
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.
Match Timeline
- 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.
Statistics
 MNC |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 70.2 | Possession | 29.8 |
| 26 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 723 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
| 799 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 47 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 9 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | +14 | 61 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 15 | Adam Webster |
| 30 | Bernardo |
| 22 | Martín Montoya |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma  |
| 24 | Davy Propper |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 18 | Aaron Mooy |
| 44 | Aaron Connolly |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 50 | Eric García |
| 22 | Benjamin Mendy |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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