English Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 17': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 26': Phil Foden
  • 34': Phil Foden
  • 62': Julián Álvarez

Man City humble Brighton to keep pressure on Arsenal

Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 4': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 14': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 14': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 17': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
  • 18': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentín Barco with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 24': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 2. Phil Foden (Manchester City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 28': Foul by Phil Foden (Manchester City).
  • 28': Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 35': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 35': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernardo Silva.
  • 39': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 45': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Joël Veltman.
  • 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Adam Lallana.
  • 46': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 46': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 46': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Foul by Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 51': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by João Pedro.
  • 53': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Jakub Moder.
  • 57': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Carlos Baleba.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 61': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Pedro is caught offside.
  • 62': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Simon Adingra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 65': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 75': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mark O’Mahony replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 76': Foul by João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 76': Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 76': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Rodri.
  • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Kyle Walker.
  • 83': Foul by Valentín Barco (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 83': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Delay in match (Manchester City).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Julio.
  • 89': Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
  • 89': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
  • 90'+1': João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 4.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
64.7 Possession 35.3
14 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
734 Accurate Passes 376
786 Passes 421
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 27
23 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 6
11 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 10
7 Effective Clearances 14
7 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,596

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 13 +18 34
2 Arsenal 13 +12 25
3 Chelsea 13 +12 25
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 +5 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Jason Steele (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
29 Jan Paul van Hecke
19 Valentín Barco
34 Joël Veltman Yellow Card
13 Pascal Groß
15 Jakub Moder
20 Carlos Baleba Yellow Card
18 Danny Welbeck
9 João Pedro
14 Adam Lallana

MNC Manchester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
6 Nathan Aké
25 Manuel Akanji
16 Rodri
24 Josko Gvardiol
2 Kyle Walker
8 Mateo Kovacic
17 Kevin De Bruyne
47 Phil Foden
20 Bernardo Silva
19 Julián Álvarez

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