Summary

  • Brighton looking for first Premier League away win since November 2017

  • Seagulls have never won at Man City in eight previous visits

  • Man City lost their last home game, vs Lyon in Champions League

  1. As things stand...published at 15:56 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Tottenham are beating Huddersfield 2-0 in case you were wondering. That as-it-stands table below would have to go down to 10th place to include Manchester United after their defeat by West Ham earlier, and 16th to show Brighton.

  2. City and Spurs on the movepublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Top of the Premier LeagueImage source, BBC Sport

    First-half goals for England strikeforce Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane mean that Manchester City and Spurs are moving on up in the as-it-stands Premier League table.

  3. City top of the table as things stand...published at 15:52 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    They are level with Liverpool on 19 points, but will go top on goal difference - for a couple of hours at least - if the score stays the same.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    City have had 80% of possession, and they lead 1-0 at the break.

  5. INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Just one minute of stoppage time to be played at the end of this first half.

  6. GREAT SAVE!published at 43 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Fernandinho is the latest City player to test Seagulls keeper Mat Ryan, with a rasping effort from range. The Aussie saw it coming, though, and he is down sharply to push it to safety.

  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 42 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Referee Lee Mason has just got his cards out again... and this one is a definite booking too, with Shane Duffy absolutely clattering David Silva.

  8. Sane seems to be OKpublished at 41 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Brighton are defending pretty desperately now as we approach half-time. Leroy Sane seems to have run off that injury from earlier and makes good ground down the left. His cut-back causes chaos in the Brighton defence but they eventually clear.

  9. GREAT SAVE!published at 38 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Another sniff for City as they hunt for a second goal.

    Lewis Dunk initially tackles Raheem Sterling but the ball breaks back to the City forward and he wriggles clear into the box before forcing Mat Ryan into a fine stop with a fierce shot that is heading just inside his right-hand post.

  10. Locadia feeding on scrapspublished at 37 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    Brighton striker Jurgen Locadia is feeding on scraps today, showing for the ball whenever the Seagulls get it back, but rarely getting a pass that gives him a chance to do any damage on the break.

    He has touched the ball nine times in 35 minutes. Fewest touches so far? That's Seagulls midfielder Davy Propper, who has managed just six as he chases shadows and tries to shield his side's defence.

    * City's David Silva has had 50, just for reference.

  11. More City pressurepublished at 34 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    City continue to press. They have another corner - their seventh of the game. Raheem Sterling goes short to David Silva, but Brighton clear when he crosses to the far post.

  12. Sane strugglingpublished at 33 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    It is not all good news for Man City, mind. Leroy Sane is limping, and gesturing to the bench. He is continuing for now, but for how much longer?

  13. Bernardo Silva tries his luckpublished at 32 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton

    City have their tails up now. Brighton have men back this time, but Bernardo Silva still makes room for a shot after cutting in from the right. Let's file that one under 'daisy-cutter'... it trundles well wide of Mat Ryan's left-hand post too.

  14. goal

    GOALpublished at 28 mins

    Man City 1-0 Brighton (Raheem Sterling)

    I was just going to say how little space Brighton are leaving City, but then this happens...

    The Seagulls throw men forward, City break. Sergio Aguero feeds Leroy Sane, who is surging down the left, and he sends over a peach of a cross for Raheem Sterling to slide home at the far post.

    Devastating stuff. That strong Brighton start is history now.

    Raheem SterlingImage source, Reuters
  15. Sane has City's first shot on targetpublished at 26 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    City's first shot on target arrives after just short of 26 minutes. Leroy Sane cuts in from the left, and finds space on the edge of the area to have a pop, but it is straight at Seagulls keeper Mat Ryan.

  16. City look to turn up the heatpublished at 24 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    Here's a heat map that tells you a lot about this game so far. City's is on the left, in case you were wondering....

    heat mapImage source, BBC Sport
  17. Aguero is airborne again...published at 22 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    City's best chance so far... is wasted.

    Raheem Sterling lifts in a lovely cross from the right and it finds Sergio Aguero waiting to let fly near the penalty spot. The Argentine is airborne again as he goes for the first-time finish, but he fails to make proper contact with his volley.

  18. City fans trying to get things goingpublished at 19 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    "Come on City" chant the City fans as their side continue to try to unlock the Brighton defence.

    No joy this time either, though, because Leroy Sane is flagged offside as he breaks into space down the left.

  19. Ryan still yet to make a savepublished at 18 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    At last Brighton keeper Mat Ryan is called into action... not to save a shot, but to claw David Silva's cross away at the far post.

  20. City yet to have a shot on targetpublished at 15 mins

    Man City 0-0 Brighton

    Brighton are looking pretty solid at the moment, and they have threatened at the other end too. So far, so good for Seagulls boss Chris Hughton.

    Hughton will not mind that City have had 70% of possession if another statistic -the fact they are yet to have a shot on target - remains the same.