English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Brighton & Hove Albion LLDWW 0
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Manchester City WWDDL 3
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Etihad Stadium · 52,226 att.

Match Report

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Man City re-gain Premier League lead over Liverpool in win over Brighton

Manchester City defeated Brighton & Hove Albion to take sole position of the top of the Premier League table over Liverpool.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
1
34.9
Possession
65.1
2
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
260
Accurate Passes
586
353
Passes
667
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
59
23
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
5
Interceptions
11
15
Effective Clearances
14
15
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 5John StonesCD-R
  4. 6Nathan AkéLB
  5. 27João CanceloRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneRM
  9. 20Bernardo SilvaF
  10. 47Phil FodenLF
  11. 26Riyad MahrezRF

BHA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 3Marc CucurellaCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 25Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  6. 12Enock MwepuCM-R
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterAM
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 2Tariq LampteyRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 13Pascal GrossCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Nathan Aké because of an injury.
  2. 53' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 61' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Webster replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  4. 65' Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez following a corner.
  5. 73' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  6. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces John Stones because of an injury.
  7. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Danny Welbeck.
  8. 79' Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Adam Webster (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Goal! Manchester City 3, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  11. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  12. 89' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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