English Premier League

FT Thursday, April 25, 2024
Manchester City WDWLW 4
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Brighton & Hove Albion WLDLD 0
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MNC314
BHA000
American Express Stadium · 31,596 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 29Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R
  4. 19Valentín BarcoLB
  5. 34Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 13Pascal GrossAM
  7. 15Jakub ModerLM
  8. 20Carlos BalebaRM
  9. 18Danny WelbeckF
  10. 9João PedroAM-L
  11. 14Adam LallanaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 55Mark O’MahonySUB
  2. 42Odeluga OffiahSUB
  3. 31Ansu FatiSUB
  4. 10Julio EncisoSUB
  5. 40Facundo BuonanotteSUB
  6. 1Bart VerbruggenSUB
  7. 4Adam WebsterSUB
  8. 3Igor JulioSUB
  9. 24Simon AdingraSUB

MNC · 4-1-4-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 16RodriDM
  5. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  6. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  7. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  8. 17Kevin De BruyneCM-R
  9. 47Phil FodenLM
  10. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  11. 19Julián ÁlvarezF

Substitutes

  1. 5John StonesSUB
  2. 52Oscar BobbSUB
  3. 82Rico LewisSUB
  4. 18Stefan OrtegaSUB
  5. 21Sergio GómezSUB
  6. 11Jérémy DokuSUB
  7. 10Jack GrealishSUB
  8. 27Matheus NunesSUB
  9. 3Rúben DiasSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 35' Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Odeluga Offiah replaces Joël Veltman.
  6. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Simon Adingra replaces Adam Lallana.
  7. 56' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Igor Julio replaces Jakub Moder.
  8. 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.
  9. 71' Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Phil Foden.
  10. 72' Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  11. 75' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mark O’Mahony replaces Danny Welbeck.
  12. 76' Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Bernardo Silva.
  14. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Rodri.
  15. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Kyle Walker.

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