Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 21 October 2023

Score2-1 to Manchester City
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance53,466

View Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Manchester City won: 11 Drawn: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 1 Manchester City scored: 36 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 9 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now lost on all of their seven visits to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 7 G
Erling Haaland 19 G

Goals:

Ansu Fati 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Igor Julio Defender
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Grealish for Jérémy Doku 75
Rúben Dias for John Stones 75
Nathan Aké for Julián Alvarez 90+6

Substitutions:

Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 16
Joël Veltman for James Milner 46
Ansu Fati for João Pedro 66
Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba 66
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Solly March 90+4

Cards:

Rodri 38 Y
Manuel Akanji 63 Y
Jack Grealish 84 Y
Manuel Akanji 90+5 Y
Manuel Akanji 90+5 R

Cards:

Solly March 36 Y
Igor Julio 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now won their last 21 home games in all competitions to create a new record in the Premier League era. . City avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. . They had now become the sixth team to take 1,000 points from their home games in the Premier League (1,001 points from 504 games).

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2018. . This was Albion's 1,000th defeat in away games played in the Premier League and Football League. . The Seagulls had now lost nine of their last 31 games in the Premier League (won 16).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Julián Alvarez 7 G
Erling Haaland 19 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Jack Grealish for Jérémy Doku 75
Rúben Dias for John Stones 75
Nathan Aké for Julián Alvarez 90+6

Cards:

Rodri 38 Y
Manuel Akanji 63 Y
Jack Grealish 84 Y
Manuel Akanji 90+5 Y
Manuel Akanji 90+5 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Sergio Gómez
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now won their last 21 home games in all competitions to create a new record in the Premier League era. . City avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2016. . They had now become the sixth team to take 1,000 points from their home games in the Premier League (1,001 points from 504 games).

1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Roberto De Zerbi

Goals:

Ansu Fati 73 G

Starting lineup:

Jason Steele Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Igor Julio Defender
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Pascal Gross Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 16
Joël Veltman for James Milner 46
Ansu Fati for João Pedro 66
Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba 66
Jan Paul Van Hecke for Solly March 90+4

Cards:

Solly March 36 Y
Igor Julio 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder/Forward Ansu Fati
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2018. . This was Albion's 1,000th defeat in away games played in the Premier League and Football League. . The Seagulls had now lost nine of their last 31 games in the Premier League (won 16).