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Post Match Thread: Manchester City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion | Matchday 9 | English Premier League (alien.top)

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Man City 2-1 Brighton

Manchester City scorer: Julián Álvarez (7'), Erling Haaland (19')

Brighton & Hove Albion scorer: Ansu Fati (73')

Red Card: Manuel Akanji (90'+5')

Venue: Etihad Stadium

Referee: Robert Jones

LINE-UPS

Manchester City: Ortega; Walker, Stones ( Dias, 75'), Akanji, Gvardiol; Silva, Rodri; Foden, Álvarez (Aké, 90+6'), Doku (Grealish, 75'); Haaland

Subs: Ederson, Phillips, Kovacic, Gomez, Nunes, Lewis

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Brighton & Hove Albion: Steele; Milner (Veltman, 45'), Dunk, Igor, March (van Hecke, 90+4'); Baleba (Gilmour, 66'), Groß; Adingra, Welbeck (Ferguson, 16'), Mitoma; Pedro (Fati, 66')

Subs: Verbruggen, Webster, Dahoud, Lallana

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

7' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box.

16' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson replaces Danny Welbeck because of an injury.

19' Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box.

36' Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

38' Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45+5' HT Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.

45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces James Milner.

63' Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64' IgorJulio (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati replaces João Pedro.

66' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour replaces Carlos Baleba.

73' Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ansu Fati (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box.

75' Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces John Stones.

75' Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Jérémy Doku.

84' Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90+4' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan van Hecke replaces Solly March because of an injury.

90+5' Second yellow card to Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) for a bad foul.

90+6' Substitution, Manchester City.Nathan Aké replaces Julián Álvarez.

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[–] Alive-Ad-4164@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Close game

[–] notthatdramatic@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If only they could score from that corner Would’ve been huge for Brighton to take a point at the Etihad

[–] scbeski@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Uhhh should've been at least 2.5-3 more mins there right? Ref not tracking the injury or the sub time properly

[–] FancyCrawdad@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would love to hear more about how we're constantly favoured by the refs after that performance from Rob Jones. Gave just about everything Brighton's way

[–] MisterS1997@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He’s not a manc ref who’s bribed to go over an ref uae games. He’s not on your owners payroll so he didn’t give you every decision like the other refs

[–] emize@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

3 points all that matters.

Next game.

[–] punindya@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

That was too stressful at the end for how much control we had throughout the match. Should have buried them in the first half itself.

[–] benc777@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Doku would have to be ahead of Grealish already? City look so much more threatening with Doku out wide.

[–] SeattleMatt123@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Wasn't expecting a result, glad we played well and had a chance at a point. Get well Solly!!! UTA!

[–] Fifaneymar2535@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Graelish wont be anywhere near starting 11 with doku around, when graelish came on all he does it get the ball and pass it back

[–] lavender_r@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Shit's won us the treble so can't be that bad lol

[–] Pasan90@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Thing about grealish is that he don't loose the ball much.

[–] innit122@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Sucks that we have no akanji for the Derby. Now we're stuck with ake/Gvardiol + Dias + Stones + Walker. We need better defenders smh

[–] It_hurtswhen_IP@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

City ain’t what they used to be

[–] 2daMooon@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

CiTy HaVe BoUgHt ThE rEfS!!11!!

[–] jerrie86@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Such a shit display in the second half. and not sure if Akanji deserved a 2nd yellow.

[–] Chiswell123@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It was definitely a yellow.

[–] Switchnaz@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It's rare to see a team of much lower expected quality dominate possession against a pep guardiola side but brighton played great second half.

[–] blazinrumraisin@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Ref lost the thread at the end there. Suddenly, every touch is a foul and a yellow card.

[–] JakeNutters@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wank in the first half, been crap every time Milner plays it's no a coincidence we came into the game when he was off.

A lot of poor performances in general but overall 2-1 loss away at City and managed to get them a red card not awful the injuries are more concerning given this game was a write off.

Now 5 games without a win so hopefully that changes against Ajax the schedule is a bit easier going forward now in the league.

[–] PowderEagle_1894@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

No idea what De Zebri was thinking when playing Milner against one of the most quick and direct winger in the league

[–] Inmolatus@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How is Fati doing so far?

[–] It_hurtswhen_IP@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He played very well tbh

[–] FraudCommission@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

why is Ederson benched?

[–] BadBehaviour613@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly wasn't the statement demolition I was expecting. Perhaps this year the title race could get interesting...

[–] EVANonSTEAM@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Brighton are a good team, has everyone forgotten that?

[–] g0t-cheeri0s@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

First time I've watched them in a while. Their comfort in playing out the back with extremely tight passes was impressive. Mitoma too, such a joy to watch. Would not have been surprised if Brighton grabbed an equaliser.

[–] mister_greenman@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They concede for fun, only the bottom three have conceded more than them.

[–] EVANonSTEAM@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

And? They have scored more goals than 18 other teams in the league; including City.

[–] luvvdmycat@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Has Doku supplanted Grealish?

Doku was dangerous today.