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

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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 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#3	Position	#1
10	Points	15
5	Played	5
3 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 0 / 0
16	Scored	13
5	Conceded	5
+11	GD	+8
2.00	PPG	3.00
60%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	3 G	3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	2 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	2 G
Malick Yalcouye	2 G
Maxim De Cuyper	1 G	2 A

Manchester City FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at The American Express Community Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion FC face off against Manchester City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
2' Brilliant from the ! Ilkay Gundogan makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
7' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
10' Joao Cancelo is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
15' Ferran Torres makes way for Eric Garcia at the 15 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
26' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Leandro Trossard on, Danny Welbeck off on 26 minutes.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 27.
28' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Danny Welbeck is withdrawn and Leandro Trossard gets his opportunity.
29' The whistle greets Danny Welbeck as he departs to be replaced by Leandro Trossard.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 338 games and scored 458 goals.
39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
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' Goal! Phil Foden scores his 98 goal in 438 matches.
49' Adam Lallana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh on 49 minute.
50' Leandro Trossard adds to his 2 season tally! Brighton & Hove Albion FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
55' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fernandinho is hanging Ilkay Gundogan on the field on 56 minute.
61' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' Another change for Brighton & Hove Albion FC made on 65 minute. Steven Alzate leaves to be changed by Andi Zeqiri.
70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
72' Adam Webster is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-back.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bernardo Silva.
76' The England Dan Burn breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 3-2!
77' Bernardo Silva makes way for Gabriel Jesus at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester City FC.
78' The crowd applauds Bernardo Silva as he leaves the pitch. Gabriel Jesus steps in for Manchester City FC.
79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ruben Dias on 79 minutes.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fernandinho.
87' The 25-year-old Eric Garcia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Adam Webster on 90 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Brighton & Hove Albion FC to claim maximum points.

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

3 / 4

2.13 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC40% Draw23% Manchester City FC37%

Actual: Brighton & Hove Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Manchester City FC

60%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC32% Draw37% Manchester City FC31%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 3

3.5%

2 – 0

3.4%

0 – 2

3.3%

1 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	17%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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