Man City v Brighton

Brighton cause an upset here at the Etihad, as the beat Manchester City 1-0 thanks to an early goal by Ayari! The Swede gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute, as the ball fell kindly to him in front of goal before beating Donnarumma from close range. City had several chances before the break, but Ndiaye saw an effort saved by Verbruggen, before Haaland’s only chance of the match was blocked by Dunk. The Dutchman ended the match on seven saves but was never truly tested by the hosts. His best save may have been deep into added time, when he stood firm at his near post to stop Doku’s strike. Hinshelwood hit the side-netting for Brighton late on with a delicate chip over Donnarumma, but it did not matter in the end as they held on for the three points! The hosts accumulated 1.92 xG, with Brighton having exactly 1.0 xG. The visitors remain in third place but are now just two points off league leaders City. Next up for City in the league is Nottingham Forest away, where they will try to end their two-game losing run. For Brighton, they host Brentford at the Amex. That is all from us here. Brighton are in dreamland once again, and maybe this could be a special season for Hurzeler’s team. Thank you and goodbye!

FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 0-1 BRIGHTON

WAS THAT THE CHANCE! Doku is trying to sprinkle a bit of magic and get the equalising goal for City as he jinks down the left into the box. He has a go from a very tight angle, but Verbruggen stands tall to block him at the near post.

City putting all the pressure on now - Brighton are still defending superbly!

There will be a minimum of just four minutes of added time.

WHISKERS WIDE! Now City go close at the other end. Khusanov sees a powerful strike saved by Verbruggen, before it bounces up to O’Reilly. He takes on the header, but everyone can only stand and watch it go just wide of the post.