On Thursday, April 25, the rescheduled match of the 29th round of the English Premier League between Brighton and Manchester City took place.
Roberto De Zerbi had enough headaches because he couldn't count on eight of his players at once. At the same time, Pep Guardiola managed only without Erling Haaland.
But even in the absence of the Norwegian, the “citizens” found someone to score against. The first goal was especially noteworthy. In the 17th minute, Kyle Walker crossed from the flank into the penalty area, and Kevin De Bruyne sent the ball into the top corner with a falling header.
This goal is noteworthy because for the 32-year-old Belgian, who was playing his 255th match in the English Championship, this goal was the first of his 68 Premier League goals that he scored with a header.
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Even after the first half, the question of the winner of the match was closed, but Phil Foden tried his best to score a double. It is worth noting that the Englishman scored his 50th goal in the Premier League.
But Man City didn’t stop there either – in the 62nd minute, Julian Alvarez, replacing Haaland, hit Jason Steele’s goal for the fourth time.
Luckily for Seagulls fans, this was the last time their favorite team missed out.. However, De Zerbi's team left the field without scoring a goal at all.
As a result, Manchester City won a comfortable victory, thanks to which it overtook Liverpool and is now only one point behind the championship leader Arsenal, who have played one match more. Brighton remained eleventh with 44 points.
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Statistics of the match Brighton – Manchester City of the 29th round of the Premier League
Brighton – Manchester City 0:4
Goals : De Bruyne 17, Foden 26, 34, Alvarez 62.
Expected Goals (xG): 0.41 – 1.36
Ball possession: 35% – 65%
Beats: 7 – 14
Shots on target: 3 – 6
Fouls: 10 – 3
Brighton : Steele – Veltman (Offia 46), van Hecke, Dank, Barco – Gross, Baleba, Lallana (Adingra 46), Moder (Igor 56), Pedro – Welbeck (O'Mahony 75).
Manchester City : Ederson – Walker (Lewis 79), Akanji, Ake, Guardiol – Rodri (Gomez 79), Silva (Doku 78), Kovacic, De Bruyne (Nunes 72), Foden (Grealish 72) – Alvarez .
Warnings : Veltman, Baleba.
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