PREMIER LEAGUE : BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS MAN CITY – 31/08/2025 (PHOTO – ERLING HAALAND)

MAN CITY MADE 565 PASSES WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 2 CORNERS, (64% POSSESSION), PLUS 12 SHOTS, WITH 3 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A STUNNER FROM ERLING HAALAND AT 34 MINS. YESTERDAY (BELOW) IN THEIR MATCH AGAINST BRIGHTON.

BRIGHTON MADE 315 PASSES, WITH A 74% PASS ACCURACY, HAD 3 CORNERS, PLUS 12 SHOTS, WITH 7 ON-TARGET, INCLUDING A CLINICAL PENALTY FROM JAMES MILNER AT 67 MINS., WHICH WAS AWARDED BY THE REF AFTER LEWIS DUNK’S SHOT HIT MATHEUS NUNEZ ON THE ARM, (BELOW)

PLUS ANOTHER CRACKER FROM BRAJAN GRUDA AT 89 MINS! (BELOW)

SO AFTER 90 MINUTES OF NON-STOP ACTION, THIS EXCITING MATCH ENDED IN A 2 – 1 WIN TO BRIGHTON!

AFTER THE MATCH, MAN CITY’S BOSS PEP GUARDIOLA SAID THAT HIS TEAM “FORGOT TO PLAY”

AFTER CONCEDING THE PENALTY, BECOMING UNSTABLE AND PLAYING DIRECT BUT FAILING TO WIN SECOND BALLS. HE SAID THAT THE GOAL CHANGED THE GAME, NOT THE QUADRUPLE SUBSTITUTIONS MADE BY BRIGHTON’S PLAYERS. HE ALSO WENT ON TO SAY “WE PLAYED BRILLIANTLY IN THE FIRST HOUR” AND SAID THAT HIS TEAM NEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO WIN GAMES DESPITE THE NEW CHALLANGES AND INTEGRATING NEW PLAYERS.

BRIGHTON’S MANAGER FABIAN HURZELER STATED THAT FOOTBALL ISN’T ALWAYS ABOUT TACTICS AFTER THE MATCH…

…BUT ALSO ABOUT “ENERGY, INTENSITY, AND TOGETHERNESS,”  HIGHLIGHTING HOW THE SUBSTITUTES MADE A DIFFERENCE AND PROVIDED ENERGY FOR THE WHOLE TEAM AND CROWD.  HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE PREVIOUS WEEK’S GREAT PERFORMANCE WITHOUT A RESULT AGAINST LIVERPOOL, THE TEAM WAS HAPPY TO GET THE WIN THIS TIME AND THAT IT WAS IMPORT TO BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE WHILST STAYING HUMBLE AND FOCUSED ON HARD WORK.