Andrew Johnson: Sterling watched that ball all the way and adjusted his head to score. That wasn't fluke, great goal.

Not sure I buy that.

Into the last minute we all go then.

Count Geordie and the Masked Duck could get a spin-off show.

Steven McNamara: the media go way over the top with Man City. They're an absolute country mile behind Liverpool, have lost 9 games in the league and have spent billions. Hype

Count Geordie of Geordieland: The Masked Duck Of Crawley - closer? The only way this would be closer is if Man City were playing with 6 men who all had one boot missing

Somehow City have only actually had eight shots on target tonight. Eight more than Brighton anyway.

Mat Ryan is having one tonight, clipping a pass straight to Raheem Sterling now. He finds Riyad Mahrez who fires wide. Mahrez should have scored a few this evening as well.

Magnificent twitter name sir.

Mr Hartley, Leeds: It's clear to see that going forward for man city isn't the problem. They need to sign Alaba and koulibaly.

The Masked Duck of Crawley: This is when games without home support really affects teams like BHA. I'm not saying that the Albion would have won, because City are a phenomenal team, but with 'Sussex by the Sea' ringing out at the Amex it would have been closer.

Riyad Mahrez! No! David Silva's pass over the top is so, so good, delicious first-time wedge that sends Mahrez in and it really deserves an assist at the very least.

Mahrez dances around Mat Ryan and has three defenders on the line. Takes an extra touch to steady himself, and then lashes into the side-netting.

Ahhhhhhh.

Kyle Walker gets round the back again and puts in a cross which Lewis Dunk does well to clear.

Dunk has made five clearances and two blocks tonight.

Richard Browne: Brighton need to play to their opponent. Foolhardy attempts against Liverpool and City.

RightThruTheMiddle Joshua suggested the mercy rule for Brighton. Can't Man City declare?

Stu: Are the Brighton players thinking about their summer holidays already?

They're not safe yet remember.

Rodri lasers a 50-yard crossfield ball onto the exact lace demanded by Kyle Walker. City playing some fine stuff tonight. They look so good here it seems madness that they've lost more games than Arsenal and Wolves and are 21 points behind the leaders.

John Stones and Fernandinho are on anyway for a touch.

Alireza Jahanbakhsh is coming on for Brighton, a nice spelling challenge for me post lockdown and I nearly got it right.

Leandro Trossard is the man replaced.

I don't want to add any logs to any fires but the football played by Manchester City and Chelsea tonight bears no comparison to be honest.

Dave, Manchester: City may not be champions this season, but they're heading for yet another century of goals - they're a scoring machine, they really are.

Grumpy Chelsea Fan: Only 67% in possession and scored 4 goals already. One certain football club in London should watch this game and learn how to convert possession into goals.

I guess that makes Raheem Sterling the nominal striker . It's basically Rodri and then about five up front.

Now City make a triple change.

Gabriel Jesus is coming off and he's not happy, Benjamin Mendy is another coming off and so is Kevin de Bruyne.

On come David Silva, Phil Foden and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

That's one of the passes of the night, Kevin de Bruyne bending time with the outside of his foot to send Kyle Walker away down the right. He flashes in a first time cross and Mat Ryan does well to field it this time.