⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Man City above the line
Brighton Hove belowGoals and cards
- 11'GoalYasin Ayari, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Set up by Maxim De Cuyper0-1
The score, against the pace we expected
Brighton Hove got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MCI better than we expected
▼ BHA better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about a goal worse than we expected for Man City.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Man City
Good plays
- SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Maxim De Cuyper with a header from the centre of the box
54' · MCI 0-1 BHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Brighton Hove
Good plays
- WINNER
Yasin Ayari, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner, set up by Maxim De Cuyper
11' · MCI 0-1 BHA
- SAVE
Bart Verbruggen kept out Iliman Ndiaye from the right side of the box
25' · MCI 0-1 BHA
- SAVE
Bart Verbruggen kept out Iliman Ndiaye from the right side of the box
52' · MCI 0-1 BHA
- BIG SAVE
Bart Verbruggen kept out Erling Haaland with a header from the right side of the six yard box
62' · MCI 0-1 BHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Man City
- ★
Iliman Ndiaye Right Forward
4 shots, 2 on target
- ★
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ★
Jérémy Doku Left Forward
3 shots, 1 on target
Brighton Hove
- ★
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
7 saves
- ★
Yasin Ayari Attacking Midfielder
Goal 11'
- ★
Maxim De Cuyper Attacking Midfielder Left
Set up Ayari, 2 shots, 1 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Brighton Hove won, and why Man City did not.
From the game
- Got away with it at the back, kept a clean sheet from chances worth about 3 goals
- Man City were without Antoine Semenyo
- Won it with 38% of the ball, out-shot 21 to 7
- Bart Verbruggen made 7 saves and kept a clean sheet
Key battles
📊The numbers
| MCI | BHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Possession | 38% |
| 21 | Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 502 | Passes completed | 280 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 77% |
| 11 | Tackles won | 15 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 63% | Share of the chances | 37% |
| 17 | Passes completed near goal | 3 |
| 10 | Passes allowed before winning it back | 12 |
