English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 23, 2021
Manchester City WLDWW 4
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Brighton & Hove Albion WWDDD 1
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MNC314
BHA011
American Express Stadium · 31,215 att.

Match Report

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First half Phil Foden masterclass sees Manchester City past Brighton

Manchester City rode three first-half goals to an easy 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
8
52.3
Possession
47.7
23
SHOTS
10
14
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
491
Accurate Passes
422
566
Passes
501
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
7
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
47
33
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
3
Effective Tackles
11
7
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
13
15
Effective Clearances
9
15
Clearances
9

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 15Jakub ModerCM-L
  6. 13Pascal GrossCM-R
  7. 14Adam LallanaAM
  8. 3Marc CucurellaLM
  9. 20Solly MarchRM
  10. 9Neal MaupayCF-L
  11. 11Leandro TrossardCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  2. 4Adam WebsterSUB
  3. 2Tariq LampteySUB
  4. 30Taylor RichardsSUB
  5. 7Aaron ConnollySUB
  6. 24Shane DuffySUB
  7. 12Enock MwepuSUB
  8. 10Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  9. 8Yves BissoumaSUB

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 47Phil FodenF
  10. 10Jack GrealishLF
  11. 9Gabriel JesusRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Zack SteffenSUB
  2. 5John StonesSUB
  3. 26Riyad MahrezSUB
  4. 80Cole PalmerSUB
  5. 17Kevin De BruyneSUB
  6. 53Samuel EdozieSUB
  7. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  8. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  9. 25FernandinhoSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 14' VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Manchester City (Ilkay Gündogan).
  3. 22' Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 28' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
  5. 31' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  6. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Dan Burn.
  7. 58' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Neal Maupay.
  8. 60' João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 72' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Pascal Groß.
  12. 75' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  13. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Jack Grealish.
  14. 81' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 3. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  15. 84' Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 4. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.

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