Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City, 12 May 2019

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance30,662

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Manchester City had now won all four meetings in the Premier League by at least two-goal margins. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Drawn: 0 Manchester City won: 4 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 2 Manchester City scored: 11

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Glenn Murray 27 G

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 28 G
Aymeric Laporte 38 G
Riyad Mahrez 63 G
Ilkay Gündogan 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Vincent Kompany Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Jürgen Locadia for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 67
Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 68
Martín Montoya for Bruno Saltor 84

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for David Silva 78
Nicolás Otamendi for Vincent Kompany 86
Danilo for Kyle Walker 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Martín Montoya
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Forward Florin Andone
Forward Jürgen Locadia

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

Final league position 2018-19: 17th Manager Chris Hughton was sacked the day after this game. Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League (lost six) and had now lost two of their last five games. Albion had now lost the final game in each of their last four seasons in the top division. Glenn Murray scored seven goals in the Seagulls' first seven home games in this Premier League season but had then failed to score in the following 11 games at the Amex Stadium before he scored in this game. Albion had now conceded 53 goals in their 38 home games in the Premier League. Bruno Saltor made his 236th and last appearance for Albion before retirement. At 38 years and 223 days, he was the oldest outfield player in this Premier League season. Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in 12 games in the top division against reigning champions (lost ten); more than any other team.

Comments:

Final league position 2018-19: 1st This result confirmed Manchester City as Premier League champions. They became the first team to win consecutive Premier League titles since Manchester United in 2008-09. Liverpool would have been this season's champions if City had failed to win this game. They had now won their fourth Premier League title; only Manchester United (13) and Chelsea (five) had now won more. It was their sixth top division title. Pep Guardiola equalled Sir Alex Ferguson's record of eight league titles as a manager in the top five European leagues in this century (including 1999-2000). During his ten-year managerial career, he had now accrued 906 league points out of possible 1,104 possible (82%). In terms of silverware, Pep was now equal with Jock Stein as the third most successful manager in the history of European football with 26 trophies behind Sir Alex Ferguson (49) and Valery Lobanovsky (28). This was the eighth time the Premier League title had been decided on the final day of the season, with City now winning it on three occasions (2011-12, 2013-14 and 2018-19). On a three points for a win basis, their total of 98 points became the joint-second highest for the history of the top division only behind their own total of 100 points in the previous season. City became the first team to win their last 14 games of a top division season. The record was previously held by Arsenal with 13 in 2001-02. City won 18 of their last 19 games in this Premier League season; those games alone would have accrued enough points to finish in 8th position. This was their 32nd win of the season which equalled the top division record that they set in the previous season. City had now not lost on the final day of a league season since 2012-13, when they lost to a Norwich City side managed by current Brighton and Hove Albion boss Chris Hughton. Sergio Agüero became the sixth highest scorer in the history of the Premier League with 164 goals in 239 games. City were behind in this game for 83 seconds. It was the first time that they had trailed in a game in the Premier League since their 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on 29 January 2019. City conceded the first goal in a Premier League game for the first time since their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on 8 December 2018. This was also the first time they had conceded the first goal of a game in the Premier League before taking the lead since 3 December 2017 against West Ham United.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Glenn Murray 27 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder Beram Kayal
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Knockaert
Forward Glenn Murray

Substitutions:

Jürgen Locadia for Alireza Jahanbakhsh 67
Florin Andone for Glenn Murray 68
Martín Montoya for Bruno Saltor 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Gaëtan Bong
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Martín Montoya
Midfielder Jayson Molumby
Forward Florin Andone
Forward Jürgen Locadia

Comments:

Final league position 2018-19: 17th Manager Chris Hughton was sacked the day after this game. Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in their last nine games in the Premier League (lost six) and had now lost two of their last five games. Albion had now lost the final game in each of their last four seasons in the top division. Glenn Murray scored seven goals in the Seagulls' first seven home games in this Premier League season but had then failed to score in the following 11 games at the Amex Stadium before he scored in this game. Albion had now conceded 53 goals in their 38 home games in the Premier League. Bruno Saltor made his 236th and last appearance for Albion before retirement. At 38 years and 223 days, he was the oldest outfield player in this Premier League season. Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in 12 games in the top division against reigning champions (lost ten); more than any other team.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Sergio Agüero 28 G
Aymeric Laporte 38 G
Riyad Mahrez 63 G
Ilkay Gündogan 72 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Vincent Kompany Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
David Silva Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero Forward

Substitutions:

Kevin De Bruyne for David Silva 78
Nicolás Otamendi for Vincent Kompany 86
Danilo for Kyle Walker 88

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

Final league position 2018-19: 1st This result confirmed Manchester City as Premier League champions. They became the first team to win consecutive Premier League titles since Manchester United in 2008-09. Liverpool would have been this season's champions if City had failed to win this game. They had now won their fourth Premier League title; only Manchester United (13) and Chelsea (five) had now won more. It was their sixth top division title. Pep Guardiola equalled Sir Alex Ferguson's record of eight league titles as a manager in the top five European leagues in this century (including 1999-2000). During his ten-year managerial career, he had now accrued 906 league points out of possible 1,104 possible (82%). In terms of silverware, Pep was now equal with Jock Stein as the third most successful manager in the history of European football with 26 trophies behind Sir Alex Ferguson (49) and Valery Lobanovsky (28). This was the eighth time the Premier League title had been decided on the final day of the season, with City now winning it on three occasions (2011-12, 2013-14 and 2018-19). On a three points for a win basis, their total of 98 points became the joint-second highest for the history of the top division only behind their own total of 100 points in the previous season. City became the first team to win their last 14 games of a top division season. The record was previously held by Arsenal with 13 in 2001-02. City won 18 of their last 19 games in this Premier League season; those games alone would have accrued enough points to finish in 8th position. This was their 32nd win of the season which equalled the top division record that they set in the previous season. City had now not lost on the final day of a league season since 2012-13, when they lost to a Norwich City side managed by current Brighton and Hove Albion boss Chris Hughton. Sergio Agüero became the sixth highest scorer in the history of the Premier League with 164 goals in 239 games. City were behind in this game for 83 seconds. It was the first time that they had trailed in a game in the Premier League since their 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on 29 January 2019. City conceded the first goal in a Premier League game for the first time since their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on 8 December 2018. This was also the first time they had conceded the first goal of a game in the Premier League before taking the lead since 3 December 2017 against West Ham United.