Premier League: Manchester City overcomes Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0
MANCHESTER. Manchester City was eventually too strong for Brighton & Hove Albion.
MANCHESTER. Manchester City was ultimately too good for Brighton & Hove Albion with the goal of R. Mahrez (54′), P. Foden (66′) and B. Silva (82′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Mike Dean with the help of Darren Cann and Edward Smart. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.52 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 65% while Brighton & Hove Albion was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards (A. Mac Allister, A. Webster and L. Dunk).
After playing this encounter, Manchester City will have 74 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will stay with 40 points like Leicester City to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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46'46'
R. Dias
N. Ake
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54'54'
R. Mahrez
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61'61'
A. Webster
T. Lamptey
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66'66'
P. Foden
R. Mahrez
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73'73'
J. Sarmiento
M. Caicedo
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77'77'
O. Zinchenko
J. Stones
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78'78'
N. Maupay
D. Welbeck
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80'80'
A. Mac Allister
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81'81'
A. Webster
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82'82'
B. Silva
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83'83'
G. Jesus
K. De Bruyne
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90'90'
L. Dunk
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will host Watford on the 23rd of April with a 14-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Brighton & Hove Albion will host Southampton on the 24th of April with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , João Cancelo , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , Nathan Aké , Kevin De Bruyne , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Riyad Mahrez , Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden .
Manchester City could not rely on the presence of R. Dias (injured).
Substitutes
Manchester City made 3 changes: N. Ake for R. Dias (46′), J. Stones for O. Zinchenko (77′) and K. De Bruyne for G. Jesus (83′).
Top player: Riyad Mahrez
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Formation and Lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Graham Potter played with: Robert Sánchez , Joël Veltman , Lewis Dunk , Marc Cucurella , Tariq Lamptey , Enock Mwepu , Alexis Mac Allister , Moisés Caicedo , Solly March , Pascal Groß and Danny Welbeck .
Substitutes
Brighton & Hove Albion made 3 changes: T. Lamptey for A. Webster (61′), M. Caicedo for J. Sarmiento (73′) and D. Welbeck for N. Maupay (78′).
Top player: Moisés Caicedo
Probably the most impressive player in Brighton & Hove Albion was Moisés Caicedo.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
