Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

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

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

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

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Kaoru Mitoma provided the assist for the goal.

Brajan Gruda managed to score from an easy position.

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

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

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

Goal kick for Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

A shot by Brajan Gruda is blocked

Ruben Dias successfully blocks the shot

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

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

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

Abdukodir Khusanov is injured and is replaced by Ruben Dias.

The match resumes with a drop ball

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

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

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

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

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

Brajan Gruda is penalised for pushing Rayan Ait Nouri

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Jeremy Doku is penalised for pushing Yankuba Minteh

A shot by Kaoru Mitoma is blocked

Matheus Nunes successfully blocks the shot

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

A shot by Nico O'Reilly is blocked

Jan Paul van Hecke successfully blocks the shot

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

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

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Kaoru Mitoma relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Abdukodir Khusanov relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

The match resumes with a drop ball

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

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

Goal kick for Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

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

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

Goal kick for Manchester City

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

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

Yellow card for Rayan Ait Nouri

Rayan Ait Nouri is shown a yellow card by the referee

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A shot by Lewis Dunk is blocked

Matheus Nunes successfully blocks the shot

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

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

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

Kaoru Mitoma creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joel Veltman relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

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

Abdukodir Khusanov makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

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

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

The game is restarted

Kaoru Mitoma is penalised for pushing Oscar Bobb

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

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

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

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

Goal kick for Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Maxim De Cuyper

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Kaoru Mitoma is penalised for pushing Bernardo Silva

Oscar Bobb creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Jan Paul van Hecke relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

The second half is underway

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Diego Gomez

Maxim De Cuyper wins an air challenge against Bernardo Silva

It's over! The referee blows for half time

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

The match resumes with a drop ball

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

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

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

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

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

Kaoru Mitoma hand-balls

Kaoru Mitoma controls the ball with his hand

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

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

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Rayan Ait Nouri is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman

Jan Paul van Hecke relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are trying to create something here.

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

Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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

The match resumes with a drop ball

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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

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

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

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Omar Marmoush provided the assist for the goal.

Erling Haaland managed to score from an easy position.

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Diego Gomez wins an air challenge against Oscar Bobb

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

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Tijjani Reijnders relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

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

The match resumes with a drop ball

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

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

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Yankuba Minteh relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Rayan Ait Nouri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Bart Verbruggen makes a crucial save!

Rodri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Tijjani Reijnders creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton & Hove Albion is ruled offside

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Manchester City

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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

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

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

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

Carlos Baleba relieves the pressure with a clearance

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Yankuba Minteh makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Danny Welbeck creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

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.

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

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

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

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

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

Omar Marmoush is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman

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

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

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

The match resumes with a drop ball

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

Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

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

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 Manchester City

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

The game is restarted

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

Diego Gomez comes back onto the field.

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

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

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

Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Jack Hinshelwood

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

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

Diego Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Abdukodir Khusanov relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

Jack Hinshelwood relieves the pressure with a clearance

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

Goal kick for Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

Manchester City are trying to create something here.

The referee starts the match

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

A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.

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

Brighton & Hove Albion are in control of the ball.

Manchester City are in control of the ball.

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!