At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 21, 2022, a very interesting make-up match was held in the 30th round of the 21-22 Premier League season, with Manchester City, who ranked second in the pre-match, sitting in their home stadium 10th in the pre-match PK.
Manchester City's recent state is relatively sluggish, all competitions have been 3 consecutive games have failed to win, these 3 games 2 draws and 1 loss, before the game Manchester City less than one game behind the top of the table Liverpool 2 points, Manchester City only win to surpass Liverpool to the top, and Brighton's last two games are in good shape, consecutively beat Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and it is worth mentioning that the current top five teams in addition to Manchester City have not been blocked by them, the remaining four teams Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham hot spots have lost too much on them, So Brighton can be called a strong team killer, so in this game Manchester City can not be careless, must play a twelve-point spirit.
Manchester City, playing at home, offered a 433 formation, led by Ederson, Rodri, De Bruyne, Mahrez, while Foden, B-Silva, Gundogan, Laporte also got the opportunity to start, in addition to Canceló, Stones, Acre also started together, and Brighton offered a 3412 formation, led by Welbeck, Aristo, March, Kukuurelia, while Mwepp, Moses, Dunk, Gross also got the opportunity to start, in addition to Lampte, Wiltmann and Robert also went to war first.
In the 54th minute of the game, Manchester City launched an attack after a steal at the back, De Bruyne got the ball and ran all the way forward, and when he came to a short distance from the top of the arc, he decisively pushed the ball forward, Mahrez followed up and picked out the right side of the penalty area to win, and Manchester City broke the deadlock to take the lead.
In the 66th minute of the match, Mahrez's corner kick was released and Foden's direct long-range shot from the right side of the perimeter pierced the opponent's goal, and City extended their advantage.
In the 83rd minute of the match, B-Silva sealed the victory.
In the end, Manchester City won as they wished, and after this battle, the Premier League title competition pattern changed again, and Manchester City returned to the top of the table and regained a favorable position after surpassing Liverpool.