English Premier League

Brighton vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 81': Alexis Mac Allister (P)
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1 - 4
  • 13': Ilkay Gündogan
  • 28': Phil Foden
  • 31': Phil Foden
  • 90'+5': Riyad Mahrez

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 14': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1 Manchester City (Ilkay Gündogan).
  • 22': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 57': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tariq Lamptey replaces Dan Burn.
  • 58': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Enock Mwepu replaces Neal Maupay.
  • 60': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Pascal Groß.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 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.
  • 84': Ederson (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 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.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 4.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,215

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+40 Liverpool 28 67 1
+28 Arsenal 27 54 3
+11 Nottingham Forest 27 48 7
+16 Manchester City 27 47 8
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
5 Lewis Dunk
33 Dan Burn
34 Joël Veltman
15 Jakub Moder Yellow Card
13 Pascal Groß
14 Adam Lallana Yellow Card
3 Marc Cucurella
20 Solly March
9 Neal Maupay
11 Leandro Trossard

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK) Yellow Card
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker Yellow Card
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan
20 Bernardo Silva
47 Phil Foden
10 Jack Grealish
9 Gabriel Jesus

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