Manchester City defeats Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

FALMER. Manchester City had a comfortable win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Manchester City defeats Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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FALMER. Manchester City had a easy win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Manchester City got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from I. Gundogan (13′), P. Foden (28′) and P. Foden (31′). Brighton & Hove Albion tried to recover with a goal from A. Mac Allister (80′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by R. Mahrez for Manchester City.

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Friend with the help of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 10 Total 23
  • 5 On Target 13
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 74 Attack 117
  • 52 Dangerous attack 43
  • 86 Ball safe 96
  • 6 Free Kicks 12
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Brighton & Hove Albion was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Manchester City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Manchester City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Brighton & Hove Albion shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 23 times, 13 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (A. Lallana and J. Moder). On the opposite side, Manchester City received 3 yellow cards (Ederson, J. Cancelo and K. Walker).

Match Timeline

13'
22'
Kyle Walker- Yellow
28'
Phil Foden(goal)J. Grealish
31'
Phil Foden(goal)Gabriel Jesus
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->D. Burn
57'
58'
60'
Jakub Moder- Yellow
63'
Adam Lallana- Yellow
70'
72'
75'
77'
Kevin De Bruyne- sub ->J. Grealish
80'
84'
Ederson- Yellow
87'
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 15 points like Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will have 20 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion will play away with Liverpool on the 30th of October with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).

Manchester City will host Crystal Palace on the 30th of October with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
7.8
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
6.8
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.2
57'
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.4
M
Marc Cucurella 3.Spain
6.5
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.5
70'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
6.7
72'
M
Solomon March 20.England
6.7
M
Jakub Moder 15.Poland
6.8
63'
F
Leandro Trossard 11.Belgium
7.3
F
Neal Maupay 9.France
6.6
58'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.9
57'
D
Adam Webster 4.England
D
Shane Duffy  24.Republic of Ireland
M
Yves Bissouma 8.Mali
M
Taylor Richards 30.England
M
E. Mwepu 12.Zambia
6.9
58'
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
7.1
72' Goals80'
F
Aaron Connolly 7.Republic of Ireland

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Graham Potter decided to play with the following team: Robert Sánchez (7.8), Joël Veltman (6.8), Lewis Dunk (7.4), Dan Burn (6.2), Solly March (6.7), Pascal Groß (6.7), Adam Lallana (6.5), Jakub Moder (6.8), Marc Cucurella (6.5), Leandro Trossard (7.3) and Neal Maupay (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tariq Lamptey (6.9), Yves Bissouma, Aaron Connolly, Taylor Richards, Jason Steele, Enock Mwepu (6.9), Adam Webster, Alexis Mac Allister (7.1) and Shane Duffy.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: D. Burn for T. Lamptey (57′), N. Maupay for E. Mwepu (58′) and P. Gross for A. Mac Allister (72′).

Best player: Robert Sánchez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 7.80. He performed 8 saves.

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.8
84'
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.2
22'
D
João Cancelo 27.Portugal
6.5
60'
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
7.0
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
6.8
M
7.9
75' Goals13'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.5
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.0
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.8
77'
F
Phil Foden 47.England
9.4
Goals28', 31'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
7.6
87'
Substitutes
G
Zack Steffen 13.United States
D
John Stones 5.England
D
Nathan Aké  6.Netherlands
D
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
6.8
77'
M
Fernandinho 25.Brazil
6.8
75'
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
7.4
87' Goals90'
F
Samuel Edozie 53.England

Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (6.2), Rúben Dias (6.8), Aymeric Laporte (7.0), João Cancelo (6.5), Bernardo Silva (7.5), Rodri (7.0), İlkay Gündoğan (7.9), Gabriel Jesus (7.6), Phil Foden (9.4) and Jack Grealish (7.8).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin De Bruyne (6.8), John Stones, Fernandinho (6.8), Riyad Mahrez (7.4), Samuel Edozie, Zack Steffen, Cole Palmer, Nathan Aké and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: I. Gundogan for Fernandinho (75′), J. Grealish for K. De Bruyne (77′) and Gabriel Jesus for R. Mahrez (87′).

Best player: Phil Foden​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Phil Foden.

His rating is (9.4) with 2 goals, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​