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

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Wed 20 Apr 2022 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 79' Alexis Mac Allister

Y 81' Adam Webster

Y 89' Lewis Dunk

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Neil Davies
Referee Darren Cann
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee Mike Dean
Referee Eddie Smart

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	3–0	W
16 Apr	Liverpool FC	H	2–3	L
13 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	Liverpool FC	H	2–2	D
05 Apr	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–0	W
02 Apr	Burnley FC	A	2–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
16 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	2–1	W
02 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	0–0	D
16 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Liverpool FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#9	Position	#15
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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester City FC is hosting Brighton & Hove Albion FC for another epic battle.
5' Moises Caicedo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Joao Cancelo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Ruben Dias gets the nod from Manchester City FC. He replaces Nathan Ake and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
53' Brilliant from the ! Riyad Mahrez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
58' A quiet spell here at Etihad Stadium. Brighton & Hove Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' The crowd applauds Tariq Lamptey as he leaves the pitch. Adam Webster steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
65' Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with the perfectly-timed delivery and Phil Foden makes no mistake. 2-0!
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
73' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Moises Caicedo has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Sarmiento to step up.
77' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. John Stones departs to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
79' Controversy at the stadium! Alexis Mac Allister argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Webster.
82' The Portugal Bernardo Silva breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 3-0!
83' It is a substitution in Manchester City FC team. Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 83 minute.
88' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
89' Lewis Dunk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Manchester City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

18
Danny Welbeck ↓ Neal Maupay 77'
5
Lewis Dunk
20
Solomon March
13
Pascal Gross
34
Joel Veltman
3
Cucurella
12
Enock Mwepu
10
Alexis Mac Allister
2
Tariq Lamptey ↓ Adam Webster 61'
1
Robert Sanchez
25
Moises Caicedo ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 73'

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

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

Manchester City FC Form

2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-16 Manchester City FC 2–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-13 Club Atlético de Madrid 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2022-04-10 Manchester City FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D 2022-04-05 Manchester City FC 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2022-04-02 Burnley FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2022-04-20 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2022-04-16 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-09 Arsenal FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2022-04-02 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Norwich City FC D 2022-03-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2022-03-12 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.51 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC54% Draw31% Brighton & Hove Albion FC15%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.68

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	79%	21%
± 1.5	50%	50%
± 2.5	24%	76%
± 3.5	10%	90%
± 4.5	3%	97%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

46%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC32% Draw58% Brighton & Hove Albion FC10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

21.1%

1 – 0

20.6%

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

11.9%

0 – 1

2 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

2.7%

3 – 1

2.7%

0 – 2

2.1%

2 – 2

1.8%

4 – 0

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	15%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	28%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	11%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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