Brighton 2 – 1 Manchester City: Brighton pulls off a surprise home win
Brighton beat Manchester City 2-1 in a thrilling encounter at the American Express Stadium. The home side, with a standout performance, managed to control the reigning champions in the second half thanks to the effectiveness of Joao Pedro and O’Riley.
The game started with a goal from Erling Haaland for Manchester City in the 23rd minute, but Brighton did not flinch and found the equalizer through Joao Pedro in the 78th minute. O’Riley, who came on as a substitute, scored the winning goal for Brighton in the 83rd minute, leaving Manchester City without any points.
In the first half, Brighton were disciplined and maintained good possession despite the pressure from the visiting team. In the second half, the south coast team loosened up and began to create danger, finding the reward in the two goals that gave them victory.
While Manchester City dominated possession, they failed to capitalize on the chances they generated and lacked finishing. Brighton, for their part, took advantage of their chances and took a victory that puts them at the top of the table.
The game was marked by yellow cards. Brighton saw yellow cards for Ayari, Igor, and Simpson-Pusey, while Manchester City saw yellow cards for Lewis and Haaland.
Brighton’s victory, in which they managed to beat a team like Manchester City, is a sign of the competitiveness of English football.
Substitutions brighton: at minute 46 C. Baleba came in and Y. Ayari went out., at minute 57 M. O’Riley came in and J. Hinshelwood went out., at minute 66 Joao Pedro came in and S. Adingra went out., at minute 66 B. Gruda came in and G. Rutter went out., at minute 90 J. Moder came in and K. Mitoma went out.
Substitutions manchester city: at minute 72 B. Silva came in and I. Gundogan went out., at minute 74 K. De Bruyne came in and Savinho went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Brighton
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