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Brighton earn first away league win at Manchester City

Brighton and Hove Albion defeated Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium to secure their first away league win against the Premier League club.

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Brighton and Hove Albion secured a 1-0 victory against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. BBC Football and Yahoo Sports both report that the victory marked Brighton's first away league win over Manchester City. [2][3]

Yahoo Sports reported that Brighton took the lead in the 11th minute of the match. Sky Sports noted that midfielder Yasin Ayari and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen were key contributors to the victory for the visitors. [3][8]

BBC Football and Yahoo Sports both report that the result condemned Manchester City to a second consecutive Premier League loss. City had previously lost 2-1 away against Aston Villa prior to Saturday's home defeat, according to Yahoo Sports. [2][3]

According to Yahoo Sports, Brighton fielded a starting lineup valued at around 160 million pounds, while Manchester City's starting team was valued at 750 million pounds. Yahoo Sports also noted that Brighton are now two points off the top of the Premier League table. [6][7]

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In short

  • Brighton defeated Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
  • The result marked Brighton's first away league victory against Manchester City.
  • Manchester City suffered their second consecutive Premier League defeat.
  • Brighton scored the winning goal in the 11th minute of the match.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]How 'brave & balanced' Brighton beat Man CityBBC Sport Front Page, 3d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Brighton pick up first away league victory over Man CityBBC Football, 3d ago
  3. [3]🧤 Man City have no answer against rock solid Brighton starYahoo Sports Top, 3d ago
  4. [4]Brighton hold on as Man City suffer back-to-back defeats LIVE!Sky Sports News, 3d ago
  5. [5]Verbruggen spreads belief as impressive Brighton beat Man CityBBC Football, 3d ago
  6. [6]Brilliant Brighton show Carragher's chain must be broken when Man City charges case endsYahoo Sports Top, 3d ago
  7. [7]How Brighton outsmarted Man City to teach the Premier League a valuable lessonYahoo Sports Top, 3d ago
  8. [8]Man City 0-1 Brighton: Yasin Ayari and Bart Verbruggen the heroes in historic win for Seagulls at EtihadSky Sports, 3d ago
  9. [9]Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-headBBC, 3d ago
  10. [10]Full-match replay: City v BrightonManchester City FC, 3d ago
  11. [11]Manchester City 0-1 Brighton, Coventry 3-1 Sunderland and more: clockwatch - as it happenedThe Guardian, 3d ago
  12. [12]What Erling Haaland did in injury time vs Brighton speaks volumes as Man City errors cost themManchester Evening News, 3d ago

Background

  1. [13]Manchester City F.C. on Wikipedia
  2. [14]Matty Healy on Wikipedia
  3. [15]Brighton on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 15 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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