Brighton vs Man City

25 April 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

  • Kevin De Bruyne 17’
  • Phil Foden 26’, 34’
  • Julián Álvarez 62’

Match summary

Man City won comfortably, 4-0 away at Brighton. Man City led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin De Bruyne put Man City ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Kyle Walker, Phil Foden made it 0-2 with a direct free kick in the 26th minute, and Foden made it 0-3 in the 34th minute, set up by Bernardo Silva. In the second half, Julián Álvarez made it 0-4 in the 62nd minute, set up by Kyle Walker.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Brighton's 0.57 from 7.

Match stats

Brighton Man City
7 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 1.91
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.91
3 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Brighton Man City
Kick-off
17’
Kevin De Bruyne
Assist: Kyle Walker0-1 (Man City)
26’
Phil Foden0-2 (Man City)
34’
Phil Foden
Assist: Bernardo Silva0-3 (Man City)
Half-time0-3
62’
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Kyle Walker0-4 (Man City)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brighton
  • Joël Veltman
  • Carlos Baleba

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.91 17’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 0-1 17’ 26’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 26’ 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-3 34’ 62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 0-4 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.91 17’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), 0-1 De Bruyne 17’ 26’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-2 Foden 26’ 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), 0-3 Foden 34’ 62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 0-4 Álvarez 62’
Brighton 0.57 xGMan City 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brighton attacking 
62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+4’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Nathan Aké (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Phil Foden (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 23’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Valentín Barco (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 62’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 34’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 85’ João Pedro (Brighton), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+4’ Jéremy Doku (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 45’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 15’ Nathan Aké (Man City), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Phil Foden (Man City), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 50’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 20’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Simon Adingra (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 3’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Valentín Barco (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jason Steele GK900 0.000.000
Joël Veltman DEF490 0.000.000
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.031
Lewis Dunk DEF901 0.080.000
Valentín Barco DEF901 0.010.081
Carlos Baleba MID900 0.000.000
Jakub Moder MID590 0.000.000
Adam Lallana MID490 0.000.000
Pascal Groß MID901 0.040.000
João Pedro MID901 0.330.011
Danny Welbeck FWD782 0.070.000
Simon Adingra Sub411 0.050.000
Odeluga Offiah Sub410 0.000.000
Igor Julio Sub310 0.000.331
Mark O’Mahony Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 12% Avg odds 7.99
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.65
Man City win 71% Avg odds 1.36

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton WLDLD
Man City DDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-1 Brighton, 21 Oct 23 Next meeting: Brighton 2-1 Man City, 09 Nov 24  All Brighton vs Man City meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.