Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Manchester City FC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 16:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Kyle Walker

Y 60' Joao Cancelo

Jakub Moder 63' Y

Adam Lallana 70' Y

Y 84' Ederson

Overview

Match Preview

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 Kevin Friend
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Simon Long
Referee Adrian Holmes

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

2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Manchester City FC	H	1–4	L
16 Oct	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D
02 Oct	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D
27 Sep	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
19 Sep	Leicester City FC	H	2–1	W
11 Sep	Brentford FC	A	1–0	W

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	4–1	W
19 Oct	Club Brugge KV	A	5–1	W
16 Oct	Burnley FC	H	2–0	W
03 Oct	Liverpool FC	A	2–2	D
28 Sep	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Brighton & Hove Albion FC and Manchester City FC is underway.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their trying to find a way past Manchester City FC's compact .
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
13' Manchester City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ilkay Gundogan on 13.
18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Walker on 22.
27' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
28' Magnificent from Phil Foden! That is 98 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
31' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gabriel Jesus makes no mistake. 0-3!
36' The 33-year-old Ederson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' Brighton & Hove Albion FC have won 459 goals from 339 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Pascal Gross has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 339 appearances.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
57' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Dan Burn departs to be replaced by Tariq Lamptey.
58' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC bench stirs into life. Neal Maupay is withdrawn and Enock Mwepu gets his opportunity.
60' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 60.
63' Jakub Moder picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Lallana is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 70.
72' The whistle greets Pascal Gross as he departs to be replaced by Alexis Mac Allister.
75' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Ilkay Gundogan has done his job and it is now time for Fernandinho to step up.
77' Kevin De Bruyne gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Jack Grealish and will look to change the dynamic.
81' What a moment for Alexis Mac Allister! That strike on 81 puts his side firmly in control.
84' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' The whistle greets Gabriel Jesus as he departs to be replaced by Riyad Mahrez.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

14
Adam Lallana
5
Lewis Dunk
20
Solomon March
13
Pascal Gross ↓ Alexis Mac Allister 72'
9
Neal Maupay ↓ Enock Mwepu 58'
33
Dan Burn ↓ Tariq Lamptey 57'
34
Joel Veltman
3
Cucurella
11
Leandro Trossard
15
Jakub Moder
1
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
Kevin De Bruyne	3
Ilkay Gundogan	3
Riyad Mahrez	3

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC L 2021-10-16 Norwich City FC 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-10-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2021-09-27 Crystal Palace FC 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2021-09-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Leicester City FC W 2021-09-11 Brentford FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Manchester City FC Form

2021-10-23 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–4 Manchester City FC W 2021-10-19 Club Brugge KV 1–5 Manchester City FC W 2021-10-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Burnley FC W 2021-10-03 Liverpool FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2021-09-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-09-25 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.81 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.3 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC30% Draw23% Manchester City FC47%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Manchester City FC

70%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Manchester City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC25% Draw37% Manchester City FC38%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

5.8%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

1 – 4

Actual

0 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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