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Manchester City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion, Premier League

0–1

xG 1.95 – 1.00

Half time 0–1

Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium
Referee
Craig Pawson
Attendance
0

Manchester City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion. xG 1.9-1.0. Brighton & Hove Albion won it with fewer chances.

Our call3–1

Final0–1

We predicted 3-1. It finished 0-1. We said Manchester City. It was Brighton & Hove Albion won.

We missed this one

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Manchester City

4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca

Avg rating 6.69

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler

Avg rating 7.12

  • Donnarumma

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Gvardiol

    #24 · Left-back · Manchester City

    79′ played

    7.0

    Off 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Dias

    #3 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Khusanov

    #45 · Centre-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Nunes

    #27 · Right-back · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.23

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
  • Anderson

    #5 · Midfielder · Manchester City

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.23
  • Enzo Fernández

    #17 · Midfielder · Manchester City

    64′ played

    6.3

    Off 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.15

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Doku

    #11 · Forward · Manchester City

    90′ played

    8.3

    Player of the match

    xG
    0.12

    Passing

    xA
    0.56
  • Haaland

    #9 · Forward · Manchester City

    90′ played

    6.2
    xG
    0.56

    Passing

    xA
    0.16
  • Bouaddi

    #32 · Midfielder · Manchester City

    55′ played

    5.9

    Off 55′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Ndiaye

    #7 · Forward · Manchester City

    79′ played

    7.0

    Off 79′

    xG
    0.55

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Verbruggen

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    9.0

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Boscagli

    #21 · Left-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    64′ played

    6.9

    Off 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dunk

    #5 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.8

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Vušković

    #44 · Centre-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.2

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Costinha

    #20 · Right-back · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    7.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Groß

    #13 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Andrés

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    64′ played

    6.9

    Off 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • De Cuyper

    #29 · Left winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    72′ played

    7.7

    1 assistOff 72′

    xG
    0.24
  • Ayari

    #26 · Attacking midfielder · Brighton & Hove Albion

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.52
  • Gómez

    #25 · Right winger · Brighton & Hove Albion

    84′ played

    7.0

    Off 84′

    xG
    0.06

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Kostoulas

    #19 · Forward · Brighton & Hove Albion

    72′ played

    6.6

    Off 72′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

Bench

  • Cherki

    #10 · Substitute · Manchester City

    35′ played

    6.5

    On 55′

    Passing

    xA
    0.10

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • O'Reilly

    #33 · Substitute · Manchester City

    26′ played

    6.8

    On 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.35

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
  • Allan

    #37 · Substitute · Manchester City

    11′ played

    6.0

    On 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
  • Foden

    #47 · Substitute · Manchester City

    11′ played

    6.0

    On 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

Bench

  • Hadjam

    #3 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    26′ played

    6.9

    On 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Wieffer

    #27 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    26′ played

    6.4

    On 64′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Hinshelwood

    #8 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    18′ played

    6.3

    On 72′

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
  • Yalcouyé

    #35 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    18′ played

    7.0

    On 72′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Rutter

    #10 · Substitute · Brighton & Hove Albion

    6′ played

    On 84′

    Passing

    xA
    0.08

    Attack

    xG
    0.04

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Original: MichaelEmilio / Derivative work: Danyele / CC BY 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth, CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 62%Possession38%
    MCI 62%, BHA 38%.
  • 1.95Expected goals (xG)1.00
    MCI 1.95, BHA 1.00.
  • 1.92Non-penalty xG1.00
    MCI 1.92, BHA 1.00.
  • 1.74xG on target0.94
    MCI 1.74, BHA 0.94.
  • 21Shots7
    MCI 21, BHA 7.
  • 6On target3
    MCI 6, BHA 3.
  • 5Big chances4
    MCI 5, BHA 4.
  • 597Passes362
    MCI 597, BHA 362.
  • 84%Pass accuracy77%
    MCI 84%, BHA 77%.
  • 8Corners2
    MCI 8, BHA 2.
  • 17Tackles22
    MCI 17, BHA 22.
  • 5Interceptions15
    MCI 5, BHA 15.
  • 2.7PPDA (lower = more pressing)5.5
    MCI 2.7, BHA 5.5.
  • 9Fouls13
    MCI 9, BHA 13.
  • 0Yellow cards3
    MCI 0, BHA 3.
  • 0Red cards0
    MCI 0, BHA 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
  1. 11′
    Goal, Ayari (De Cuyper)0–1
  2. 20′
    Yellow card, Andrés
  3. 49′
    Yellow card, De Cuyper
  4. Substitution, Cherki (Off Bouaddi)
    55′
  5. Substitution, O'Reilly (Off Enzo Fernández)
    64′
  6. 64′
    Substitution, Hadjam (Off Andrés / Boscagli)
  7. 64′
    Substitution, Wieffer (Off Andrés / Boscagli)
  8. 72′
    Substitution, Hinshelwood (Off Kostoulas / De Cuyper)
  9. 72′
    Substitution, Yalcouyé (Off Kostoulas / De Cuyper)
  10. Substitution, Allan (Off Ndiaye / Gvardiol)
    79′
  11. Substitution, Foden (Off Ndiaye / Gvardiol)
    79′
  12. 81′
    Yellow card, Groß
  13. 84′
    Substitution, Rutter (Off Gómez)

Photos: Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Supporterhéninois / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Steffen Prößdorf / CC BY-SA 4.0

28 shots

Every shot

← BHA attack

MCI attack →

Ayari 11′Brighton & Hove Albion · Goal · Set piece · Left foot0.84xGOT0.52xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Manchester City1.95xG

Brighton & Hove Albion1.00xG

Full time0–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Ayari 11′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Manchester City on top81%

Brighton & Hove Albion on top19%

HT0′–5′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top5′–10′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top10′–15′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top15′–20′: Manchester City on top20′–25′: Manchester City on top25′–30′: Manchester City on top30′–35′: Manchester City on top35′–40′: Manchester City on top40′–45′: Manchester City on top45′–50′: Brighton & Hove Albion on top50′–55′: Manchester City on top55′–60′: Manchester City on top60′–65′: Manchester City on top65′–70′: Manchester City on top70′–75′: Manchester City on top75′–80′: Manchester City on top80′–85′: Manchester City on top85′–90′: Manchester City on top90′–95′: Manchester City on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

53Gvardiol18Doku20Ndiaye19Nunes52Khusanov30Donnarumma56Dias9Haaland31Enzo Fernández39Anderson24Bouaddi

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Manchester City · Starting XI until the first substitution (54')Busiest link: Dias and Gvardiol, 26 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Dias made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
20Groß43Verbruggen23Gómez37Vušković23De Cuyper24Costinha38Dunk30Andrés17Ayari18Kostoulas35Boscagli

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Brighton & Hove Albion · Starting XI until the first substitution (63')Busiest link: Verbruggen and Dunk, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Verbruggen made 1.5× an even share of the passes.

Manchester City leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 56), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 26).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.