Brighton - Manchester City 3 - 2: Post-Match Review

Premier League saw Brighton atname game in week 37. Manchester City went to The American Express Community Stadium for the Brighton match.

Brighton beat Manchester City 3 - 2 on 18 May, 2021 and found themselves in the 16th position at the rankings. Manchester City has fell short to get any points and they are in the 1st spot after the game.{nationality_Germany} {playerposition_M} İ. Gündoğan scored the first goal of the game in minute 2 at The American Express Community Stadium. Manchester City was able to to score with Phil Foden in minute 48. Despite their efforts, the game ended 3 - 2 and they left the pitch without any points. As the match continues their reasonable start didn't stop here and they were awarded with 3 points they wanted 3 - 2.

Goals: İ. Gündoğan '2, Phil Foden '48, L. Trossard '50, Adam Webster '72, Dan Burn '76

Brighton coach G. Potter used 3 substitutions. L. Trossard (29'), Adam Lallana (49'), Andi Zeqiri (65') brought on to the field and L. Trossard managed to score to change the scoreboard. Regarding to that G. Potter should take praise for the right move. 3 substitutions were used by Manchester City boss Guardiola. Eric García (15'), Fernandinho (56'), Gabriel Jesus (77') came off the bench and tried to prevent losing but their efforts was not enough after all. Those changes did not change anything at all and they faced a loss. Brighton is currently in the 16th position of Premier League with 41 points with this result. Manchester City, On the opposition, remained at 83 points in the 1st spot of Premier League.

Statistics

%63

Ball Possesion

%37

19

Shots

8

6

Shots On Goal

4

3

Yellow Cards

3

0

Red Cards

1

Brighton had 63% ball possession while winning against Manchester City by 3 - 2. They were playing with the ball more the whole match and this dominance lead them to victory.

Brighton had 19 total shots and 10 of them were accurate. These accurate shots on target resulted in 3 goals throughout the match and they managed to get the 3 points they targeted.

On the other hand, Manchester City had 19 total shots and 10 of them were accurate. They managed to find 2 goals from these shots on target. But that was not enough to get any points from this game. They went home with no points.

Player Performances

Let's check the player performances for both of the teams.

Dan Burn was the best defender for Brighton this game. He had 2 tackles and achieved 7.3 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. Y. Bissouma was the best midfielder for Brighton this game. He achieved 7.2 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. L. Trossard was the best attacker for Brighton this game. He scored 1 goal and achieved 7.9 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance.

Rúben Dias was the best defender for Manchester City this game. He achieved 6.2 rating in this game. He had an average game but it was not enough for his team to get points. İ. Gündoğan was the best midfielder for Manchester City this game. He had 1 goal and achieved 7.3 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level. Phil Foden was the best attacker for Manchester City this game. He had 1 goal and achieved 7.6 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level.

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