English Premier League

FT Saturday, July 11, 2020
Manchester City LWWLW 5
–
Brighton & Hove Albion WDLWL 0
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MNC235
BHA000
American Express Stadium

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 5-0

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 15Adam WebsterCD-R
  4. 30BernardoLB
  5. 22Martín MontoyaRB
  6. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  7. 24Davy PropperCM-R
  8. 11Leandro TrossardLM
  9. 18Aaron MooyRM
  10. 44Aaron ConnollyF
  11. 13Pascal GrossRCF

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 50Eric GarcíaCD-R
  4. 22Benjamin MendyLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Martín Montoya.
  6. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens replaces Davy Pröpper.
  7. 59' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Aaron Connolly.
  8. 64' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  9. 64' Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Benjamin Mendy.
  10. 64' Substitution, Manchester City. David Silva replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  11. 70' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Leandro Trossard.
  12. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Eric García.
  13. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
  14. 78' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn replaces Pascal Groß.
  15. 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.
  16. 83' Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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