MANCHESTER. Manchester City tops Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1. Manchester City got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from E. Haaland (22′) and E. Haaland (43′). Brighton & Hove Albion tried to recover with a goal from L. Trossard (53′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (75′) scored by K. De Bruyne for Manchester City.

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 Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Matthew Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Manchester City

3 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 10 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 92 Attack 85
  • 36 Dangerous attack 49
  • 67 Ball safe 73
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Manchester City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brighton & Hove Albion was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Manchester City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Manchester City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 1 yellow card (R. Mahrez). Talking about the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (M. Caicedo, P. Gross and P. Estupinan).

Match Timeline

Erling Haaland(goal)Ederson
22'
26'
Bernardo Silva(var)
41'
Erling Haaland(penalty)
43'
46'
Tariq Lamptey- sub ->Adam Lallana
53'
54'
61'
Pascal Groß- Yellow
Phil Foden- sub ->Riyad Mahrez
62'
66'
Pervis Estupiñán- sub ->Joël Veltman
74'
Pervis Estupiñán- Yellow
Kevin De Bruyne(goal)Bernardo Silva
75'
77'
79'
Julián Álvarez- sub ->Erling Haaland
80'
87'
Billy Gilmour- sub ->A. Mac Allister
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Manchester City will have 26 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 15 points like Fulham to move up in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (6 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will play away agasint Arsenal on the 13th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.5
D
João Cancelo 7.Portugal
7.1
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
7.1
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
6.8
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.8
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
7.5
75'
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.3
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.1
F
Jack Grealish 10.England
6.4
77'
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria
6.1
62' 54'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
8.1
80' 22', 43'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
John Stones 5.England
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
M
Sergio Gómez 21.Spain
M
İlkay Gündoğan 8.Germany
M
Cole Palmer 80.England
6.2
77'
M
Phil Foden 47.England
6.3
62'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
6.8
80'

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

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.5), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Rúben Dias (6.8), Aymeric Laporte (7.1), João Cancelo (7.1), Kevin De Bruyne (7.5), Rodri (7.1), Bernardo Silva (7.3), Riyad Mahrez (6.7), Erling Haaland (8.4) and Jack Grealish (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: John Stones, Sergio Gómez, Nathan Aké, Rico Lewis, İlkay Gündoğan, Stefan Ortega, Cole Palmer (6.6), Julián Álvarez (6.2) and Phil Foden (6.2).

Substitutions

Manchester City made 3 changes: R. Mahrez for P. Foden (62′), J. Grealish for C. Palmer (77′) and E. Haaland for J. Alvarez (80′).

Best player: Erling Haaland​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Erling Haaland.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Robert Sánchez 1.Spain
5.9
D
Adam Webster 4.England
6.4
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
6.5
66'
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
5.9
M
Solomon March 7.England
7.0
M
Alexis Mac Allister 10.Argentina
6.9
87'
M
Moisés Caicedo 25.Ecuador
6.8
26'
M
Leandro Trossard 11.Belgium
7.1
53'
F
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.4
46'
F
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
7.1
87' 61'
F
Danny Welbeck 18.England
6.7
79'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
Levi Colwill 6.England
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
D
Pervis Estupiñán 30.Ecuador
6.1
66' 74'
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.4
46'
M
Billy Gilmour 27.Scotland
6.1
87'
F
Julio Enciso 20.Paraguay
F
Deniz Undav 21.Germany
6.2
79'
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 19.Ecuador
6.3
87'

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Robert Sánchez (5.9), Joël Veltman (6.8), Lewis Dunk (5.9), Adam Webster (6.4), Solly March (7.0), Alexis Mac Allister (7.0), Moisés Caicedo (6.8), Leandro Trossard (7.1), Pascal Groß (6.9), Danny Welbeck (6.8) and Adam Lallana (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Billy Gilmour, Julio Enciso, Jason Steele, Levi Colwill, Jan Paul van Hecke, Pervis Estupiñán (6.4), Tariq Lamptey (6.6), Deniz Undav (6.8) and Jeremy Sarmiento.

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: A. Lallana for T. Lamptey (46′), J. Veltman for P. Estupinan (66′), D. Welbeck for D. Undav (79′), A. Mac Allister for B. Gilmour (87′) and P. Gross for J. Sarmiento (87′).

Best player: Leandro Trossard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was Leandro Trossard.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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