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Pep Guardiola
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City
4-1-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
Expected goals (xG) flow
per shotMatch momentum
Minute-by-minute pressure. Bars toward a team mean sustained attacking territory.
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Player of the match
Match events
29'
L. Dunk
41'
⚽
E. Haaland (pen)1–0
41'
P. Groß
53'
J. P. van Hecke
60'
M. De Cuyper
60'
G. Donnarumma
60'
⚽
K. Mitoma1–1
64'
🔁
Rodri ◂ N. González
69'
K. Mitoma
73'
🔁
R. Lewis ◂ M. Nunes
73'
🔁
N. O’Reilly ◂ N. Aké
73'
🔁
R. Cherki ◂ P. Foden
77'
🔁
B. Gruda ◂ D. Gómez
77'
🔁
D. Welbeck ◂ G. Rutter
83'
🔁
J. Milner ◂ Y. Ayari
83'
🔁
T. Watson ◂ K. Mitoma
89'
T. Watson
-5'
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Coaches
Pep GuardiolaFabian Hurzeler 
Recent form
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Match facts
Stadium
Etihad Stadium
City
Manchester
Referee
Thomas Bramall
Kickoff
07 Jan, 19:30 UTC
Competition
Premier League
Manchester City
4-1-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Brighton & Hove Albion
25
G. Donnarumma
6.8
82
R. Lewis
7.0
↑ 73'
45
A. Khusanov
7.1
68
M. Alleyne
7.4
10
R. Cherki
7.9
↑ 73'
16
Rodri
7.0
↑ 64'
20
B. Silva
7.2
4
T. Reijnders
6.2
33
N. O’Reilly
6.8
↑ 73'
11
J. Doku
7.8
9
E. Haaland
6.8
1
B. Verbruggen
7.2
13
J. Hinshelwood
7.4
6
J. P. van Hecke
6.8
5
L. Dunk
6.9
29
M. De Cuyper
6.4
14
T. Watson
6.4
↑ 83'
30
P. Groß
6.5
24
F. Kadıoğlu
7.3
8
B. Gruda
6.5
↑ 77'
20
J. Milner
6.6
↑ 83'
18
D. Welbeck
6.4
↑ 77'
Substitutes
1GJ. Trafford
6DN. Aké↓ 73'6.7
27DM. Nunes↓ 73'6.2
91DS. Mfuni
47MP. Foden↓ 73'7.3
14MN. González↓ 64'6.8
56MR. McAidoo
63MD. Mukasa
92FR. Heskey
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
23GJ. Steele
21DO. Boscagli
42DD. Coppola
22MK. Mitoma↓ 83'7.8
26MY. Ayari↓ 83'6.4
10MG. Rutter↓ 77'6.1
25MD. Gómez↓ 77'5.4
51MC. Tasker
53MH. Howell
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Top stats
60%Possession40%
2.55Expected goals (xG)1.16
21Total shots6
6Shots on target3
7Big chances5
6Corners2
Shots
9Shots off target3
6Blocked shots0
16Shots inside box5
5Shots outside box1
1Hit woodwork1
1Big chances scored0
6Big chances missed5
0.1Goals prevented0.71
Attack
53Touches in box15
54Final third entries36
2Offsides3
15Free kicks6
5Fouled in final third0
Passing
608Passes399
530Accurate passes313
23/43 (53%)Long balls18/53 (34%)
6/13 (46%)Crosses3/9 (33%)
19Throw-ins22
Duels
61Duels39
45/75 (60%)Ground duels30/75 (40%)
14/22 (64%)Aerial duels8/22 (36%)
16/28 (57%)Dribbles2/6 (33%)
10Dispossessed10
Defending
14Tackles22
79Tackles won55
19Interceptions20
7Clearances24
47Recoveries44
Discipline
6Fouls16
1Yellow cards6
Goalkeeping
2Saves3
5Goal kicks12
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