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.
Honestly wasn't the statement demolition I was expecting. Perhaps this year the title race could get interesting...
Brighton are a good team, has everyone forgotten that?
They concede for fun, only the bottom three have conceded more than them.
And? They have scored more goals than 18 other teams in the league; including City.
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.