Manchester City Dominates: Defeats Brighton 4-0 in One-Sided Match

Last updated on April 26, 2024

The match between Manchester City and Brighton is played on 26 April 2024. This match was very important for both teams to improve their position at the points table. Both teams were waiting for their match and hoped to win. Brighton fans were more excited because Brighton was going to face one of the top teams in the Premier League according to the points table. They wanted Brighton to defeat Manchester City but unluckily Brighton lost the match and Manchester City won one-sided. This match was played at Falmer Stadium. Let’s know-how and who scored the goals.

The match began with both teams looking very active and the first possession went to Manchester City. In the second minute of the match, Brighton stole the ball with a quick play and tried to send the ball into the goal box but the shot ended in the hands of Ederson. In the 10 minutes, Manchester City was looking more attacking but could not score any goal. The first goal was scored in the 16th minute of the match by Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City. This goal put pressure on the opponents and now opponents are trying to equalize the score. In the 23rd minute of the match, Manchester City got the first corner of the game which ended with the spider’s shot going wide. In the 24th minute, Manchester City claimed a foul. In the 26th minute, the second goal of the match was scored by Phil Foden which increased the lead of Manchester City. Now the situation was 2-0.

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In the 30 minutes, a powerful low cross shot was seen for the goal but the ball was caught by goalkeeper Steele. In the 34th minute of the match, the third goal of the match was scored again by Foden for Manchester City. Manchester City is now happy and looking relaxed but the opponents are depressed to score goals. In the 35 minutes, the first yellow card was shown to a Brighton player. In the 45th minute, three extra minutes were added but no goal was seen in the extra time. Till the 60 minutes, no more goal was seen in the second half. In the 62 minutes, the fourth and the last goal of the match was scored by Julian Alvarez again for Manchester City. In the 70 minutes, Manchester City replaced Kevin de Bruyne and Foden with Nunes and Grealish came in the field. In the 90 minutes, five extra minutes were added to the match but no goal was seen in the extra time and Manchester City won the match one-sided and did not allow opponents to score any goal in the match. 

The current captain of Manchester City is Kevin De Bruyne who has proved his leadership skills in the match. On the other hand, Brighton also played this match under a great captain named Lewis Dunk.   

Pre-Match Winning Probability:

According to the online resources, the winning probability of Manchester City was 68.8% and the winning probability of Brighton was very low which was 14.3%. It means that Manchester City was the expected winner and the same thing happened. The draw probability of this match was 19.2%. 

Position at The Points Table:

In the points table, Manchester City moved up to 2nd place after winning the match. Before this match, they were in third place. On the other hand, after losing this match Brighton came to the 11th position.

Second Last Match Between Both Teams:

Both teams faced each other last time the previous year on 21 October 2023 at Etihad Stadium. This match was won by Manchester City by 2-1 Brighton. 


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