At 3 a.m. Beijing time on April 26, the 29th round of the 2023-24 Premier League season, Manchester City played away against Brighton. In the first half, Walker set up Kevin De Bruyne to open the scoring and Foden scored twice in quick succession, before setting up Alvarez to open the scoring in the second half. In the end, Manchester City beat Brighton 4-0 away to seal a 30-game unbeaten run in all competitions. In the Premier League standings, Manchester City is one point behind leaders Arsenal with one game in hand, temporarily in second place.
In the 3rd minute, Welbeck's volley from the left side of the penalty area was picked up by goalkeeper Ederson. In the 15th minute, Manchester City won a set-piece on the left side of the field, Foden crossed the ball into the box, and Ake flanked the ball in front of the goal and deflected it wide of the left-hand post.
In the 17th minute, Foden went straight to the right side of the frontfield, Walker crossed the ball directly without stopping, and De Bruyne dived in the middle of the penalty area to score with a header, Manchester City led 1-0!
In the 19th minute, Brighton won a corner kick from the left and after passing into the box, Dunk's header was confiscated by goalkeeper Ederson. In the 20th minute, Alvarez's volley from the right side of the penalty area went wide of the left post.
In the 23rd minute, De Bruyne broke through to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and shot a long shot that was blocked by the defender. In the 26th minute, Manchester City won a set-piece in the front position of the penalty line, Foden took the penalty directly, the ball hit the wall and refracted into the net, Manchester City led 2-0!
In the 34th minute, Brighton made a mistake at the back, Bernardo Silva broke the ball in the arc of the penalty area, and Foden volleyed directly on the line of the penalty area, Manchester City led 3-0!
At the end of the first half, Manchester City went into the break with a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, Brighton drove a corner kick from the right into the penalty area, Van Herck nodded the ball to the goal, and Ederson came out to take the ball into his arms. In the 60th minute, Alvarez fired a shot from the left side of the penalty area high over the crossbar.
In the 62nd minute, Manchester City launched a counterattack, Walker burst into the right side of the penalty area with the ball and cut inside with the ball and was saved by the goalkeeper not far away, Alvarez scored near the penalty spot, Manchester City led 4-0!
City made two changes in the 72nd minute, with Nunes and Jack Grealish coming on for Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. In the 75th minute, Welbeck's long-range shot from inside the arc of the penalty area went wide.
In the 78th minute, City made three more changes, with Doku, Sergio Gomez and Rico Lewis coming on for Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Walker. In the 85th minute, Julio crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Pedro pushed the shot wide from close range.
In the 94th minute, Manchester City launched a counterattack, and Doku won the ball on the left side of the penalty area and pushed the shot to be blocked by the goalkeeper. Soon after, Manchester City beat Brighton 4-0 away to seal a 30-game unbeaten run in all competitions, one point behind the top of the table and second in the table.
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