Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 20 April 2022

Score3-0 to Manchester City
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,226
Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 10 Manchester City won: 9 Drawn: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Manchester City scored: 30 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 6 Manchester City remained unbeaten in their all-time 12 home league games against Brighton and Hove Albion (won ten).

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 53 G
Phil Foden 65 G
Bernardo Silva 82 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tariq Lamptey Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Enock Mwepu Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Rúben Dias for Nathan Aké 46
Olexsandr Zinchenko for John Stones 77
Gabriel Jesus for Kevin De Bruyne 83

Substitutions:

Adam Webster for Tariq Lamptey 61
Jeremy Sarmiento for Moisés Caicedo 73
Neal Maupay for Danny Welbeck 77

Cards:

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 79 Y
Adam Webster 81 Y
Lewis Dunk 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Marc Leonard
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 1st 57 goals had now been scored in Manchester City's home games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (for 45, against 12); more than any other team. City had now kept a clean sheet in 11 of their last 17 home games in the Premier League. They had now have won all of their last 19 league games played on a Wednesday.

Comments:

League position: 10th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost seven of their last ten games in the Premier League (won two). The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. Albion had now scored one or no goals in 25 of their 33 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Riyad Mahrez 53 G
Phil Foden 65 G
Bernardo Silva 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender João Cancelo
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez

Substitutions:

Rúben Dias for Nathan Aké 46
Olexsandr Zinchenko for John Stones 77
Gabriel Jesus for Kevin De Bruyne 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Roméo Lavia
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 1st 57 goals had now been scored in Manchester City's home games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (for 45, against 12); more than any other team. City had now kept a clean sheet in 11 of their last 17 home games in the Premier League. They had now have won all of their last 19 league games played on a Wednesday.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Graham Potter

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper
Tariq Lamptey Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Moisés Caicedo Defender/Midfielder
Marc Cucurella Defender/Midfielder
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Enock Mwepu Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Adam Webster for Tariq Lamptey 61
Jeremy Sarmiento for Moisés Caicedo 73
Neal Maupay for Danny Welbeck 77

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 79 Y
Adam Webster 81 Y
Lewis Dunk 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom McGill
Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender Odel Offiah
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Marc Leonard
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Jeremy Sarmiento
Forward Neal Maupay

Comments:

League position: 10th Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost seven of their last ten games in the Premier League (won two). The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2018. Albion had now scored one or no goals in 25 of their 33 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22.