Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City

Goal kick for Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Reckless challenge there. Kaoru Mitoma commits a rough foul on Rico Lewis

The fourth official shows there are 7 minute(s) of time to be added

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 38%, Manchester City: 62%.

Brajan Gruda managed to score from an easy position.

Kaoru Mitoma provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Brajan Gruda scores with the right foot!

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Good effort by Jan Paul van Hecke as he directs a shot on target, but James Trafford saves it

Lewis Dunk from Brighton & Hove Albion heads towards goal but sees his effort blocked.

Maxim De Cuyper swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ruben Dias successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Brajan Gruda is blocked

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Manchester City

The referee signals a free kick as Oscar Bobb from Manchester City trips Maxim De Cuyper

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 37%, Manchester City: 63%.

The match resumes with a drop ball

Abdukodir Khusanov is injured and is replaced by Ruben Dias.

Matheus Nunes is leaving the field to be replaced by Rico Lewis in a tactical substitution.

Abdukodir Khusanov is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Brajan Gruda shoots from outside the box, but James Trafford has it under control

Brajan Gruda tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of James Trafford

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Good effort by Georginio Rutter as he directs a shot on target, but James Trafford saves it

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Brajan Gruda is penalised for pushing Rayan Ait Nouri

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.

Matheus Nunes successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Kaoru Mitoma is blocked

Jeremy Doku is penalised for pushing Yankuba Minteh

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Oscar Bobb from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Yasin Ayari

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

A chance presents itself to Erling Haaland from Manchester City but his header goes wide

Tijjani Reijnders from Manchester City swings in the corner from the left.

The referee runs back to show Joel Veltman from Brighton & Hove Albion a yellow card for the previous foul.

Jan Paul van Hecke successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Nico O'Reilly is blocked

Kaoru Mitoma relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 37%, Manchester City: 63%.

The match resumes with a drop ball

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Abdukodir Khusanov relieves the pressure with a clearance

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Goal kick for Manchester City

Omar Marmoush is leaving the field to be replaced by Jeremy Doku in a tactical substitution.

Bernardo Silva is leaving the field to be replaced by Nico O'Reilly in a tactical substitution.

Oooh... that was a sitter! Yankuba Minteh should have scored from that position

Yankuba Minteh from Brighton & Hove Albion sends a shot inches wide of the post. Close!

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Goal kick for Manchester City

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.

Yellow card for Rayan Ait Nouri

Rayan Ait Nouri is shown a yellow card by the referee

Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Georginio Rutter

Bart Verbruggen from Brighton & Hove Albion intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Yasin Ayari from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Rodri

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

With that goal, Brighton & Hove Albion equalised. Game on!

G O O O A A A L - James Milner from Brighton & Hove Albion puts it away from the penalty spot with the right foot! James Trafford chose the wrong side.

After VAR check, the referee decided to stay with the initial call - penalty for Brighton & Hove Albion!

VAR - PENALTY! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.

PENALTY! - Matheus Nunes handles the ball in the penalty box! Heavy protests from Matheus Nunes but the ref is uninterested.

Matheus Nunes successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Lewis Dunk is blocked

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Abdukodir Khusanov commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Reckless challenge there. Abdukodir Khusanov commits a rough foul on Yankuba Minteh

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Matheus Nunes from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Yasin Ayari swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Good effort by Yankuba Minteh as he directs a shot on target, but James Trafford saves it

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Joel Veltman relieves the pressure with a clearance

Jack Hinshelwood is leaving the field to be replaced by Yasin Ayari in a tactical substitution.

Diego Gomez is leaving the field to be replaced by Brajan Gruda in a tactical substitution.

Danny Welbeck is leaving the field to be replaced by Georginio Rutter in a tactical substitution.

Carlos Baleba is leaving the field to be replaced by James Milner in a tactical substitution.

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Oscar Bobb from Manchester City sends an effort wide of target

Oscar Bobb goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Oscar Bobb but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Oscar Bobb finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Abdukodir Khusanov makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.

Safe hands from Bart Verbruggen as he comes out and claims the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

The game is restarted

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Kaoru Mitoma is penalised for pushing Oscar Bobb

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Diego Gomez from Brighton & Hove Albion goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Abdukodir Khusanov

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 37%, Manchester City: 63%.

Goal kick for Manchester City

The cross by Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton & Hove Albion successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Maxim De Cuyper

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

The referee signals a free kick as Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City trips Joel Veltman

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Maxim De Cuyper makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

The referee signals a free kick as Yankuba Minteh from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Omar Marmoush

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 37%, Manchester City: 63%.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Jan Paul van Hecke relieves the pressure with a clearance

Oscar Bobb creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Kaoru Mitoma is penalised for pushing Bernardo Silva

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Maxim De Cuyper wins an air challenge against Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Diego Gomez

The second half is underway

It's over! The referee blows for half time

The match resumes with a drop ball

Yankuba Minteh is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton & Hove Albion goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Tijjani Reijnders

Kaoru Mitoma hand-balls

Kaoru Mitoma controls the ball with his hand

The referee signals a free kick as Joel Veltman from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Erling Haaland

The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.

Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Joel Veltman

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Rodri from Manchester City tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.

Jan Paul van Hecke relieves the pressure with a clearance

Rayan Ait Nouri is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

The referee signals a free kick as Yankuba Minteh from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Abdukodir Khusanov

The referee signals a free kick as Diego Gomez from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Rodri

Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 33%, Manchester City: 67%.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

The referee signals a free kick as Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Oscar Bobb

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

The match resumes with a drop ball

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 34%, Manchester City: 66%.

Manchester City managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?

Erling Haaland managed to score from an easy position.

Omar Marmoush provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Erling Haaland scores with the left foot!

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Rayan Ait Nouri makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Diego Gomez wins an air challenge against Oscar Bobb

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Tijjani Reijnders relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The match resumes with a drop ball

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 32%, Manchester City: 68%.

Rodri is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Omar Marmoush goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.

Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton & Hove Albion intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Yankuba Minteh relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Rayan Ait Nouri makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Erling Haaland from Manchester City heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.

Rodri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Bart Verbruggen makes a crucial save!

Erling Haaland sends a header towards goal, but Bart Verbruggen is there to comfortably save it

Rayan Ait Nouri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Erling Haaland fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Tijjani Reijnders creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Both sides are struggling to open up the opponent's defense

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton & Hove Albion is ruled offside

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Manchester City

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Carlos Baleba relieves the pressure with a clearance

Oscar Bobb from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Maxim De Cuyper swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 28%, Manchester City: 72%.

Kaoru Mitoma shoots from outside the box, but James Trafford has it under control

Kaoru Mitoma tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of James Trafford

Danny Welbeck creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Yankuba Minteh makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Rodri relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Jan Paul van Hecke commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book

Reckless challenge there. Jan Paul van Hecke commits a rough foul on Erling Haaland

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 31%, Manchester City: 69%.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Lewis Dunk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

The referee signals a free kick as Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton & Hove Albion trips Omar Marmoush

Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Omar Marmoush is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The match resumes with a drop ball

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 33%, Manchester City: 67%.

Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.

Good effort by Erling Haaland as he directs a shot on target, but Bart Verbruggen saves it

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Goal kick for Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Diego Gomez comes back onto the field.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The game is restarted

Diego Gomez is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.

Diego Gomez is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Ball possession: Brighton & Hove Albion: 23%, Manchester City: 77%.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Brighton & Hove Albion take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Abdukodir Khusanov relieves the pressure with a clearance

Diego Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Jack Hinshelwood

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Jack Hinshelwood relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play

A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.

Manchester City kick-off, and the game is underway.

The referee starts the match

Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium, the match will start in about 5 minutes.

Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium where the two teams take the field for the start of this match.

Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium where we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the two teams

Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium, where we await the arrival of today's teams.

Welcome to The American Express Community Stadium, now all we need are the two teams.

Welcome to today's crucial game from The American Express Community Stadium. We are awaiting the arrival of both teams, in anticipation of a great match!