MANCHESTER. Manchester City bested Brighton & Hove Albion to win 2-1. It was Manchester City to strike first with an early goal of Julián Álvarez at the 7′. Then Erling Haaland scored again for Manchester City in the 19′ minute. Eventually, Ansu Fati reduced the distance for Brighton & Hove Albion (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Manchester City made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Ian Hussin and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.17 degrees Celsius or 52.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Manchester City had a superior ball possession 59% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 3 yellow cards (Manuel Akanji, Jack Grealish and Rodri). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards (Igor Júlio and Solly March).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Manchester City will have 21 points like Arsenal to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 16 points like Newcastle United and Aston Villa to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will host AFC Bournemouth on the 4th of November with a 13-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Everton on the 4th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Stefan Ortega (6.8), Kyle Walker (6.8), Manuel Akanji (7.0), Joško Gvardiol (7.7), John Stones  (7.0), Rodri (7.5), Phil Foden (7.3), Julián Álvarez (7.7), Bernardo Silva (7.1), Jeremy Doku (8.4) and Erling Haaland (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Rúben Dias (6.8), Nathan Aké, Mateo Kovačić, Jack Grealish (7.5), Ederson, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes and Rico Lewis.

Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Nathan Aké (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: John Stones  for Rúben Dias (75′), Julián Álvarez for Nathan Aké (90′) and Jeremy Doku for Jack Grealish (75′).

Best player: Jeremy Doku​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Jeremy Doku even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Also Brighton & Hove Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Jason Steele (6.8), James Milner (6.3), Lewis Dunk (7.7), Igor Júlio (6.3), Solly March (6.8), Carlos Baleba (6.3), Pascal Groß (7.0), Simon Adingra (6.4), Danny Welbeck (6.6), Kaoru Mitoma (7.0) and João Pedro (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bart Verbruggen, Evan Ferguson (6.3), Jan Paul van Hecke, Joël Veltman (6.8), Mahmoud Dahoud, Billy Gilmour (7.0), Adam Lallana, Adam Webster and Ansu Fati (8.1).

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Evan Ferguson (injured), Billy Gilmour (injured) and Jan Paul van Hecke (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Danny Welbeck for Evan Ferguson (16′), Carlos Baleba for Billy Gilmour (66′), James Milner for Joël Veltman (46′), João Pedro for Ansu Fati (66′) and Solly March for Jan Paul van Hecke (90′).

Best player: Ansu Fati​

The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Ansu Fati.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Results of the day

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

• Sheffield United – Manchester United – 1-2
• Nottingham Forest – Luton Town – 2-2
• Newcastle United – Crystal Palace – 4-0
• Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-1
• Liverpool – Everton – 2-0
• Chelsea – Arsenal – 2-2
• Brentford – Burnley – 3-0
• AFC Bournemouth – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2