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

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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

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

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

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

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Manchester City FC have kicked off against Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' 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.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riyad Mahrez made 440 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
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' 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.
53' GOAL! Riyad Mahrez fires home to make it 1-0!
58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
61' Adam Webster is replacing Tariq Lamptey for the Brighton & Hove Albion FC side.
65' Phil Foden does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jeremy Sarmiento suffering a number of foals already.
73' Moises Caicedo makes way for Jeremy Sarmiento at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
77' Oleksandr Zinchenko has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Stones on 77 minute.
79' Alexis Mac Allister is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
81' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Adam Webster will be fuming at that decision.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bernardo Silva makes it 3-0.
83' Manchester City FC make a change. Kevin De Bruyne trudges off to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus on 83 minutes.
88' Tariq Lamptey, a Ghana defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
89' That is a Yellow card for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Lewis Dunk will be fuming at that decision.
Another three points for Manchester City FC.

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

2 / 4

2.24 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC54% Draw21% Brighton & Hove Albion FC25%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

46%

Manchester City FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC39% Draw38% Brighton & Hove Albion FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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