Manchester City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City

1–1

HT 1–0

Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League Wed 7 Jan, 19:30London Etihad Stadium, Manchester Thomas Bramall 51,728 attendance

Timeline

29' Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
41' Pascal Gross Yellow Card
53' Jan Paul van Hecke Yellow Card
60' Kaoru Mitoma assist Yasin Ayari
60' Gianluigi Donnarumma Yellow Card
61' Maxim De Cuyper Yellow Card
64' Rodri for Nico González
69' Kaoru Mitoma Yellow Card
73' Rayan Cherki for Phil Foden
73' Nico O'Reilly for Nathan Aké
73' Rico Lewis for Matheus Nunes
77' Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter
77' Brajan Gruda for Diego Gómez
83' Tom Watson for Kaoru Mitoma
83' James Milner for Yasin Ayari
89' Tom Watson Yellow Card

Match stats

60.3% Possession 39.7%

21 Shots 6

6 On target 3

6 Fouls 16

1 Yellow cards 6

0 Red cards 0

2 Offsides 3

2 Saves 3

530 Accurate passes 313

Lineups

Manchester City 4-1-4-1

25 Donnarumma

6 Aké 68 Alleyne 45 Khusanov 27 Nunes

14 González

11 Doku 47 Foden 4 Reijnders 20 Silva

9 Haaland

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Verbruggen

29 De Cuyper 5 Dunk 6 van Hecke 13 Hinshelwood

30 Gross 26 Ayari

22 Mitoma 25 Gómez 24 Kadioglu

10 Rutter

Manchester City 4-1-4-1

25 Gianluigi Donnarumma G
68 Max Alleyne CD-L
45 Abdukodir Khusanov CD-R
14 Nico González ▼ DM
6 Nathan Aké ▼ LB
27 Matheus Nunes ▼ RB
47 Phil Foden ▼ CM-L
4 Tijjani Reijnders CM-R
11 Jérémy Doku LM
20 Bernardo Silva RM
9 Erling Haaland F

Came on

10 Rayan Cherki ▲ SUB
33 Nico O'Reilly ▲ SUB
82 Rico Lewis ▲ SUB
16 Rodri ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

63 Divine Mukasa SUB
1 James Trafford SUB
92 Reigan Heskey SUB
56 Ryan McAidoo SUB
91 Stephen Mfuni SUB

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

1 Bart Verbruggen G
5 Lewis Dunk CD-L
6 Jan Paul van Hecke CD-R
29 Maxim De Cuyper LB
13 Jack Hinshelwood RB
25 Diego Gómez ▼ AM
30 Pascal Gross LM
26 Yasin Ayari ▼ RM
10 Georginio Rutter ▼ F
22 Kaoru Mitoma ▼ AM-L
24 Ferdi Kadioglu AM-R

Came on

20 James Milner ▲ SUB
18 Danny Welbeck ▲ SUB
14 Tom Watson ▲ SUB
8 Brajan Gruda ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

53 Harry Howell SUB
23 Jason Steele SUB
42 Diego Coppola SUB
21 Olivier Boscagli SUB
51 Charlie Tasker SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
90'+6' Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
90'+5' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
90'+2' Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Alleyne with a headed pass following a corner.
90'+2' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
90'+1' Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
90' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89' Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89' Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89' Foul by Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion).

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88' Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
86' Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
84' Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
84' Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84' Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Yasin Ayari.
83' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
83' Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
82' Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
81' Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
80' Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
80' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Diego Gómez.
77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck replaces Georginio Rutter.
77' Offside, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is caught offside.
75' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75' Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
75' Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross.
74' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
74' Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74' Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
74' Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
74' Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Matheus Nunes.
73' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Nathan Aké.
73' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Phil Foden.
70' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
70' Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
69' Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69' Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
66' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
65' Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65' Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
64' Substitution, Manchester City. Rodri replaces Nico González.
63' Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63' Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion).
63' Handball by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
61' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
60' Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
60' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58' Delay in match (Manchester City).
55' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
53' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53' Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
53' Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49' Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
49' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
45' Second Half begins Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+4' First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+4' Attempt missed. Nico González (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+4' Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
45'+3' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is caught offside.
45'+1' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45' Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu is caught offside.
41' Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
41' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
39' VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
38' Penalty conceded by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
38' Penalty Manchester City. Jérémy Doku draws a foul in the penalty area.
36' Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
36' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34' Foul by Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
34' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29' Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29' Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
29' Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross following a corner.
27' Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
26' Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a cross.
25' Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25' Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
24' Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
24' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21' Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
21' Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
19' Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
16' Foul by Nico González (Manchester City).
16' Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15' Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion).
14' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
9' Attempt missed. Max Alleyne (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
9' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
8' Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
6' Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden is caught offside.
6' Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
4' Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
2' Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross.
1' Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Manchester City D D W W W

W Brentford 2-0 Carabao Cup
W West Ham United 3-0 Premier League
W at Nottingham Forest 2-1 Premier League
D at Sunderland 0-0 Premier League
D Chelsea 1-1 Premier League

Brighton & Hove Albion W D L D L

L at Liverpool 2-0 Premier League
D Sunderland 0-0 Premier League
L at Arsenal 2-1 Premier League
D at West Ham United 2-2 Premier League
W Burnley 2-0 Premier League

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

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