Brighton vs Man City

12 May 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Glenn Murray 27’
  • Sergio Agüero 28’
  • Aymeric Laporte 38’
  • Riyad Mahrez 63’
  • Ilkay Gündogan 72’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 4-1 away at Brighton. Man City led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Sergio Agüero equalised in the 28th minute, set up by David Silva, and Aymeric Laporte put Man City in front with a header in the 38th minute, set up by Riyad Mahrez. In the second half, Riyad Mahrez made it 1-3 in the 63rd minute, set up by David Silva and Ilkay Gündogan made it 1-4 with a direct free kick in the 72nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Brighton's 0.60 from 6.

Match stats

Brighton Man City
6 Shots 20
2 Shots on Target 9
2 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.60 xG 2.22
0.60 Non-penalty xG 2.22
0 Deep Completions 26

Key events

Brighton Man City
Kick-off
Glenn Murray
Assist: Pascal Groß1-0 (Brighton)
27’
28’
Sergio Agüero
Assist: David Silva1-1 (Man City)
38’
Aymeric Laporte
Assist: Riyad Mahrez1-2 (Man City)
Half-time1-2
63’
Riyad Mahrez
Assist: David Silva1-3 (Man City)
72’
Ilkay Gündogan1-4 (Man City)
Full-time1-4

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.22 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 27’ 28’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-1 28’ 38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), 1-2 38’ 63’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-3 63’ 72’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-4 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.22 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 1-0 Murray 27’ 28’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), 1-1 Agüero 28’ 38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), 1-2 Laporte 38’ 63’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), 1-3 Mahrez 63’ 72’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), 1-4 Gündogan 72’
Brighton 0.60 xGMan City 2.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Brighton attacking 
38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 30’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 28’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 12’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 89’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 46’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), from a corner, 0.50 xG, goal 27’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 30’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 28’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 12’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 89’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 61’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 37’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 46’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, goal 11’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Bernardo Silva (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Lewis Dunk (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mat Ryan GK900 0.000.000
Bruno DEF850 0.000.000
Shane Duffy DEF901 0.010.000
Lewis Dunk DEF902 0.050.000
Bernardo DEF900 0.000.000
Anthony Knockaert MID900 0.000.052
Pascal Groß MID9010 0.000.482
Beram Kayal MID900 0.000.000
Yves Bissouma MID900 0.000.000
Alireza Jahanbakhsh MID682 0.060.000
Glenn Murray FWD6911 0.470.000
Jürgen Locadia Sub220 0.000.000
Florin Andone Sub210 0.000.000
Martín Montoya Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 5% Bet365 odds 19.00
Draw 11% Bet365 odds 8.50
Man City win 84% Bet365 odds 1.16

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LDLDD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Brighton, 29 Sep 18 Next meeting: Man City 4-0 Brighton, 31 Aug 19  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.