Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 29 September 2018

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance54,152

View Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Brighton and Hove Albion remained without a win in their nine visits to Manchester City (lost seven). Their last league win against City was a 2-1 victory at Goldstone Ground in League Division Two on 1 April 1989. Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Manchester City won: 3 Drawn: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 0 Manchester City scored: 7 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 1

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 29 G
Sergio Agüero 65 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Gaëtan Bong Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Martín Montoya Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Beram Kayal Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Anthony Knockaert Midfielder/Forward
Jürgen Locadia Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 66
Riyad Mahrez for Leroy Sané 71
Phil Foden for David Silva 88

Substitutions:

Glenn Murray for Jürgen Locadia 73
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Anthony Knockaert 78
José Izquierdo for Solly March 83

Cards:

Cards:

Anthony Knockaert 9 Y
Shane Duffy 42 Y
Martín Montoya 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Glenn Murray

Comments:

League position: 1st After seven games, Manchester City had now scored 21 goals in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Sergio Agüero had now scored 15 goals in his last 11 home games in the Premier League. City had now dropped only four points in their last 13 games in the Premier League (won 11).

Comments:

League position: 14th Brighton and Hove Albion had now won only two of their last 16 games in the Premier League; both against Manchester United. The Seagulls were now without a win in their last 17 away games in the Premier League since 4 November 2017 (a 1-0 win at Swansea City) and had failed to score in 12 of those games. Albion had now lost all eight of their away games in the Premier League against the big six opposition.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Raheem Sterling 29 G
Sergio Agüero 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Nicolás Otamendi
Defender Kyle Walker
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder David Silva
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling
Forward Sergio Agüero

Substitutions:

Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero 66
Riyad Mahrez for Leroy Sané 71
Phil Foden for David Silva 88

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Danilo
Defender Vincent Kompany
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st After seven games, Manchester City had now scored 21 goals in this Premier League season; more than any other team. Sergio Agüero had now scored 15 goals in his last 11 home games in the Premier League. City had now dropped only four points in their last 13 games in the Premier League (won 11).

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Chris Hughton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper
Gaëtan Bong Defender
Shane Duffy Defender
Martín Montoya Defender
Lewis Dunk Defender/Midfielder
Solly March Defender/Midfielder
Yves Bissouma Midfielder
Beram Kayal Midfielder
Davy Pröpper Midfielder
Anthony Knockaert Midfielder/Forward
Jürgen Locadia Forward

Substitutions:

Glenn Murray for Jürgen Locadia 73
Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Anthony Knockaert 78
José Izquierdo for Solly March 83

Cards:

Anthony Knockaert 9 Y
Shane Duffy 42 Y
Martín Montoya 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Leon Balogun
Defender Bruno Saltor
Defender/Midfielder Bernardo
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder/Forward José Izquierdo
Forward Glenn Murray

Comments:

League position: 14th Brighton and Hove Albion had now won only two of their last 16 games in the Premier League; both against Manchester United. The Seagulls were now without a win in their last 17 away games in the Premier League since 4 November 2017 (a 1-0 win at Swansea City) and had failed to score in 12 of those games. Albion had now lost all eight of their away games in the Premier League against the big six opposition.