FT: Brighton 0-4 Man City - De Bruyne heads opener, Foden double & Alvarez with fourth
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Brighton 0-3 Man City
Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
One pass too many for Brighton.
You can feel the nerves inside the stadium when they start playing five-a-side in their own box.
There is courage and there is stupidity when City press you high up.
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Ben Mee
Brentford defender on BBC Radio Manchester
Risk reward as we said before. They're taking chances, that's the way they play.
City have set a really good trap, Bernado Silva is working his socks off. He wins the ball back and it's a clinical finish from Foden.
Game over already, probably.
Phil Foden
Phil Foden takes advantage of Brighton's attempts to play it out from the back and gets his second goal of the game.
Brighton play about 10 passes around their box and Bernardo Silva wins the ball off rookie Valentin Barco with Foden sweeping a shot into the bottom corner.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 0-2 Man City
Ben Mee
Brentford defender on BBC Radio Manchester
De Zerbi looks frustrated. The press isn't working for his side.
Kevin De Bruyne is everywhere.
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Haaland is a "win more" player. If City are already doing well and going to win the game, Haaland will will add more goals. If City aren't doing so well, he's rarely the player to drag them back into contention like KDB would.
Dan
Brighton 0-2 Man City
Manchester City didn't look like themselves the other day against Chelsea. They do today though.
They win the ball off Brighton in their own half and a few quick passes later are attacking again.
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Julian Alvarez plays it out to Kyle Walker on the right. He fizzes in a low ball towards Phil Foden but Jason Steele cuts it out.
Brighton 0-2 Man City
Tough to see a way back for Brighton here. City are cruising.
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Tim: How was that ever a free kick?
Mark: Ref gives a free kick for a slip. City score a deflected goal. You can’t make it up.
Callum: Did Foden really just score from a free kick he won from tripping over his own feet?!
Brighton 0-2 Man City
That is Phil Foden's seventh Premier League goal against Brighton. Only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (nine) has more.
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Manchester City are one point behind Arsenal and two above Liverpool as things stand. With an extra game in hand on both.
Brighton 0-2 Man City
Alan Smith
Former Arsenal forward on Sky Sports
I don't think it was going to beat Jason Steele without the deflection.
It comes off Gross and it is one of those that is difficult to do anything about, for the goalkeeper.
Foden will claim it no doubt. 23 goals and counting.
Image source, Getty ImagesBrighton 0-2 Man City
As Ben Mee says, it was never a free-kick. Except for the fact it was given...
Brighton 0-2 Man City
Ben Mee
Brentford defender on BBC Radio Manchester
I think it's taken a deflection the way it has gone in. The keeper has dived past it. I think it's Gross, he's turned his back on the ball. When you do that in the penalty area that's a dangerous thing.
They'll be disappointed with that, but City were lucky to get the free-kick in the first place.
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City are a much better team without Haaland. Discuss.
Kris
Phil Foden
Phil Foden is booed as he steps up to take it... and he scores.
He blasts his free-kick in and it hits the back of Pascal Gross before flying past the goalkeeper.
That's Foden's 50th Premier League goal.
Image source, ReutersBrighton 0-1 Man City
Phil Foden and Kevin de Bruyne stand over this.
Brighton 0-1 Man City
Dancing feet from Phil Foden, who glides towards the box and he goes down right on the edge of the area. Free-kick. Not certain he was fouled in truth but VAR don't check free-kicks.
Brighton 0-1 Man City
Ben Mee
Brentford defender on BBC Radio Manchester
Superb play from Manchester City, really patient. De Bruyne's driving at the back four, he's looking for a pass but in the end goes himself, pulling the trigger.
Brighton 0-1 Man City
That was Kevin de Bruyne's 68th Premier League goal, and the first with his head.
Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 26 | 56 | 77 |
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| 33 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 80 | 32 | 48 | 76 |
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| 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 34 | 41 | 74 |
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| 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 66 |
| |
| 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 49 | 16 | 60 |
| |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 53 |
| |
| 33 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 69 | 54 | 15 | 50 |
| |
| 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 63 | -9 | 48 |
| |
| 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 47 |
| |
| 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 45 |
| |
| 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 44 |
| |
| 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 43 |
| |
| 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 42 |
| |
| 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 39 |
| |
| 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 35 |
| |
| 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 33 |
| |
| 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 26 |
| |
| 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 75 | -28 | 25 |
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| 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 23 |
| |
| 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 92 | -59 | 16 |
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Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Roberto De Zerbi
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
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Brighton have lost 11 of their 13 Premier League games against Manchester City (W1 D1), though each of their four points earned against the Citizens in the competition have come across their last three home games against them (W1 D1 L1).
Man City have scored in all 13 of their Premier League games against Brighton – they’ve only faced Bournemouth (14) more often in the competition while scoring in every game.
Both times Manchester City have failed to beat Brighton in the Premier League have come in a midweek game at the Amex Stadium – they lost 3-2 in May 2021 (Tuesday) and drew 1-1 in May 2023 (Wednesday), though had already been confirmed as champions both times.
Brighton have failed to score in all three of their midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games so far in 2024, drawing 0-0 with both West Ham and Brentford and losing 4-0 to Luton.
Manchester City have won 17 of their 19 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games over the last three seasons, with the exceptions being a 1-1 draw at Brighton (May 2023) and a 1-0 loss at Aston Villa (December 2023).
Since beating Sheffield United 5-0 in February, Brighton have scored just four goals in their last seven Premier League games. The Seagulls are also winless in each of their last four (D2 L2).
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League games (W13 D4), last having a longer run within the same season between November and March in 2020-21 (19).
Brighton’s 3-0 defeat against Arsenal in their last Premier League home game ended a 12-game unbeaten run for the Seagulls at the Amex Stadium in the league (W6 D6). They last lost consecutive home league games in November/December 2022 (including defeat to Arsenal), while they last lost consecutive home league games in the same month in March 2022.
Against no side has Man City’s Phil Foden scored more Premier League goals than he has against Brighton, netting six in his last seven such appearances against the Seagulls. His next goal will be his 50th in the Premier League.
Seven of Kevin De Bruyne’s nine Premier League goal involvements for Man City this season have come in his six away appearances (all 3 goals, plus 4 assists). He’s averaging a goal or assist every 43 minutes on the road in the league this term.
