Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City, 23 October 2021

Score4-1 to Manchester City
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAMEX Stadium
Attendance31,215

View Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Drawn: 0 Manchester City won: 8 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 6 Manchester City scored: 27 Manchester City avoided losing consecutive league meetings with Brighton and Hove Albion for the first time (played 23).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Alexis Mac Allister penalty 81 P

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 13 G
Phil Foden 28 G
Phil Foden 31 G
Riyad Mahrez 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Tariq Lamptey for Dan Burn 57
Enock Mwepu for Neal Maupay 58
Alexis Mac Allister for Pascal Gross 72

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Ilkay Gündogan 75
Kevin De Bruyne for Jack Grealish 77
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 87

Cards:

Jakub Moder 63 Y
Adam Lallana 70 Y

Cards:

Kyle Walker 22 Y
João Cancelo 60 Y
Ederson 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Tariq Lamptey
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Enock Mwepu
Forward Aaron Connolly

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 4th This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first defeat in their last six games in the Premier League (won two). The Seagulls avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since April 2019. Albion conceded four or more goals in a game at the AMEX Stadium for the first time since the visit of Manchester City in the Premier League on 11 July 2020.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now scored four or more goals in six of their 14 games in all competitions so far in this season. City had now conceded four goals in their last ten games in the Premier League. They had now taken 20 points from their nine games so far in this Premier League season; five more points than at the same stage of the previous season.

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Alexis Mac Allister penalty 81 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Forward Neal Maupay

Substitutions:

Tariq Lamptey for Dan Burn 57
Enock Mwepu for Neal Maupay 58
Alexis Mac Allister for Pascal Gross 72

Cards:

Jakub Moder 63 Y
Adam Lallana 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender Tariq Lamptey
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Yves Bissouma
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder Taylor Richards
Midfielder/Forward Enock Mwepu
Forward Aaron Connolly

Comments:

League position: 4th This was Brighton and Hove Albion's first defeat in their last six games in the Premier League (won two). The Seagulls avoided failing to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since April 2019. Albion conceded four or more goals in a game at the AMEX Stadium for the first time since the visit of Manchester City in the Premier League on 11 July 2020.

4 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 13 G
Phil Foden 28 G
Phil Foden 31 G
Riyad Mahrez 90 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
João Cancelo Defender
Aymeric Laporte Defender
Rúben Dias Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rodri Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Bernardo Silva Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Ilkay Gündogan 75
Kevin De Bruyne for Jack Grealish 77
Riyad Mahrez for Gabriel Jesus 87

Cards:

Kyle Walker 22 Y
João Cancelo 60 Y
Ederson 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Sam Edozie
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer

Comments:

League position: 2nd Manchester City had now scored four or more goals in six of their 14 games in all competitions so far in this season. City had now conceded four goals in their last ten games in the Premier League. They had now taken 20 points from their nine games so far in this Premier League season; five more points than at the same stage of the previous season.