Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 2
3 - 2
Manchester City lose five-goal thriller to Brighton
Ten-man Manchester City threw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 against Brighton & Hove Albion in a frantic and thrilling game.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 1': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 2': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
- 5': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 6': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dan Burn tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 8': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 10': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the red card.
- 11': VAR Decision: Red Card João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John Stones.
- 13': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City).
- 15': Substitution, Manchester City. Eric García replaces Ferran Torres.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 18': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 19': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
- 19': Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 27': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 27': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard replaces Danny Welbeck because of an injury.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 32': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 32': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh tries a through ball, but Pascal Groß is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
- 38': Steven Alzate (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John Stones.
- 43': Attempt missed. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster tries a through ball, but Ben White is caught offside.
- 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+5': Foul by Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 45'+5': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1.
- 47': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 47': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 49': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
- 50': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 50': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 2. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 56': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan because of an injury.
- 57': Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Eric García (Manchester City).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 61': Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 62': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 62': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Steven Alzate.
- 67': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Sánchez.
- 70': Offside, Manchester City. Ederson tries a through ball, but Phil Foden is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 71': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
- 71': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Manchester City 2. Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 74': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 76': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
- 76': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Manchester City 2. Dan Burn (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 79': Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 79': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by John Stones.
- 82': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
- 82': Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andi Zeqiri.
- 85': Attempt missed. Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 87': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 88': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 89': Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': VAR Decision: No Penalty Manchester City.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernandinho.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Eric García (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+3': Foul by Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+3': Rúben Dias (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Robert Sánchez (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Manchester City 2.
Statistics
 MNC |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 540 |
| 361 | Passes | 607 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 25 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 7,945
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 7,945
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Robert Sánchez (GK)  |
| 4 | Adam Webster |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 17 | Steven Alzate |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 15 | Jakub Moder |
| 16 | Alireza Jahanbakhsh |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 27 | João Cancelo  |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 21 | Ferran Torres |
| 47 | Phil Foden |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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