Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 – 2

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Manchester City FC

Tue 18 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

R 10' Joao Cancelo

Alireza Jahanbakhsh 27' Y

Y 73' Bernardo Silva

Y 79' Ruben Dias

Y 79' Rodri

Y 82' Fernandinho

Adam Webster 90' Y

Robert Sanchez 90' Y

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Referee Tim Wood
Referee Jonathan Moss
Referee Graham Scott
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Nick Hopton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2020-07-11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–5 Manchester City FC 2019-08-31 Manchester City FC 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2019-05-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Manchester City FC	H	3–2	W
15 May	West Ham United FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
01 May	Leeds United FC	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	0–0	D

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	2–3	L
14 May	Newcastle United FC	A	4–3	W
08 May	Chelsea FC	H	1–2	L
04 May	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	2–0	W
01 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–0	W
28 Apr	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Manchester City FC
#15	Position	#9
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 15th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at The American Express Community Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester City FC.
2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ilkay Gundogan makes it 0-1.
7' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' That is a Red card for Manchester City FC. Joao Cancelo will be fuming at that decision.
15' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Ferran Torres exits the field as Eric Garcia enters on 15.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
26' Leandro Trossard gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Danny Welbeck and will look to change the dynamic.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 27 minutes.
28' Leandro Trossard gets the nod from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. He replaces Danny Welbeck and will look to change the dynamic.
29' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Trossard. He replaces Danny Welbeck on 29 minute.
34' Manchester City FC have won 1020 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester City FC's compact .
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Phil Foden makes no mistake. 0-2!
49' Adam Lallana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alireza Jahanbakhsh at the 49 minute mark.
50' GOAL! Leandro Trossard scores on 50.
55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ilkay Gundogan departs to be replaced by Fernandinho.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pep Guardiola will be considering his options from the bench.
65' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 65 minute. Steven Alzate leaves to be changed by Andi Zeqiri.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' Adam Webster adds to his 0 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
73' The referee calls foul for Bernardo Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
76' A stunning finish from Dan Burn — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Jesus. He replaces Bernardo Silva on 77 minute.
78' The whistle greets Bernardo Silva as he departs to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruben Dias on 79 minutes.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fernandinho on 82.
87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brighton & Hove Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Adam Webster is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
With this win, Brighton & Hove Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Adam Webster
18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Leandro Trossard 29'
16
Alireza Jahanbakhsh ↓ Adam Lallana 49'
13
Pascal Gross
8
Yves Bissouma
33
Dan Burn
17
Steven Alzate ↓ Andi Zeqiri 65'
10
Alexis Mac Allister
3
Ben White
15
Jakub Moder
26
Robert Sanchez

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Phil Foden	8
Erling Haaland	6
Bernardo Silva	4
Raheem Sterling	4
Sergio Aguero	4
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Kevin De Bruyne	3

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-05-15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 West Ham United FC D 2021-05-09 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-05-01 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–0 Leeds United FC W 2021-04-24 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2021-04-20 Chelsea FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2021-05-18 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-05-14 Newcastle United FC 3–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-05-08 Manchester City FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2021-05-04 Manchester City FC 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

0.83 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.24 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC29% Draw31% Manchester City FC40%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Manchester City FC

71%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC17% Draw53% Manchester City FC30%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

15.1%

0 – 1

14.5%

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 2

9.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

5.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 2

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

2 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	15%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	24%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.