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 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 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
#2	Position	#3
22	Points	21
10	Played	10
7 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 3
26	Scored	21
7	Conceded	13
+19	GD	+8
2.20	PPG	2.10
70%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts). Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to score. At the same time, Manchester City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' Magnificent from Ilkay Gundogan! That is 62 goals in 452 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
10' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Red card on 10.
15' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Garcia is hanging Ferran Torres on the field on 15 minute.
20' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Brighton & Hove Albion 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.
26' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Leandro Trossard comes on to replace Danny Welbeck.
27' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be fuming at that decision.
28' A change in the Brighton & Hove Albion FC ranks — Danny Welbeck exits the field as Leandro Trossard enters on 28.
29' Another substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC to replace Danny Welbeck by Leandro Trossard on 29 minute.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' Fernandinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
48' Phil Foden is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the midfielder.
49' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Adam Lallana on, Alireza Jahanbakhsh off on 49 minutes.
50' A goal from the Belgium international Leandro Trossard! He fires home on 50 to make it 1-2!
55' Danny Welbeck has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 428 appearances.
56' Fernandinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilkay Gundogan on 56 minute.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andi Zeqiri is hanging Steven Alzate on the field on 65 minute.
70' 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.
72' Magnificent from Adam Webster! That is 14 goals in 402 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
73' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' Dan Burn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
77' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriel Jesus is hanging Bernardo Silva on the field on 77 minute.
78' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Bernardo Silva is withdrawn and Gabriel Jesus gets his opportunity.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Ruben Dias argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
82' Poor challenge from Fernandinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
87' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' Adam Webster picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

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
Raheem Sterling	4
Sergio Aguero	4
Bernardo Silva	4
Kevin De Bruyne	3
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Riyad Mahrez	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

3 / 4

2.25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC46% Draw23% Manchester City FC31%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Manchester City FC

54%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC37% Draw38% Manchester City FC25%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

1 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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