Brighton vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

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Brighton host Manchester City on Saturday evening in the Premier League, a meeting of two clubs in the top four - one rather more surprising than the other at this stage. The Seagulls have impressed and lost just once so far in the league, though face a big task to keep the reigning champions at bay. Pep Guardiola’s outfit are third, just above their hosts, and have the top flight’s joint-best defensive record at this stage.

City were in action in midweek in the Champions League and produced what the manager termed one of their best European performances of his tenure, thrashing Club Brugge and scoring five goals in the process. Prior to that it was an easy win over Burnley in the league last week, making it seven unbeaten in that competition since the opening day of the campaign.

The two managers did clash last season, but Graham Potter says he apologised and doesn’t expect it to be a factor when they meet again, hoping for a “cuddle” from his opposite number. Follow all the live updates and action as Brighton host Manchester City below:

Brighton vs Man City

• Kick-off at 5:30pm
• Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Burn, March, Gross, Moder, Lallana, Cucurella, Maupay, Trossard
• Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Jesus, Foden, Grealish
• Gundogan scores early opener from close range
• Foden doubles City’s lead before half-hour mark
• Jesus strike deflects in off Foden for quickfire third
• Mac Allister pulls one back from the penalty spot
• Mahrez wraps up win in stoppage time

[23 October 2021 18:46 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

57 mins: Brighton win the ball in their own half with Trossard finding Moder on the left flank. He sends it quickly up to March who drives down the wing. Maupay makes a good run off the ball into the box as the cross comes in but he can’t quite reach it and City take over.

[23 October 2021 18:44 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

54 mins: Save! Ederson denies Gross! This is miles better from Brighton who see a fair bit of possession around the City penalty area. The work the ball over to Trossard on the left edge of the box and he flicks it to the back post where Gross brings the ball down and hits a shot on the turn. His effort is straight at Ederson who blocks it with his chest before the ball comes loose. Maupay’s stuck on his heels though and can’t react quickly enough to poke it home.

[23 October 2021 18:41 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

51 mins: There are certainly more goals in this game. Foden curls a great cross into the box and almost finds Jesus but Burn dives at the ball and heads it out for a corner that Brighton deal with.

[23 October 2021 18:38 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

48 mins: Grealish dribbles into the left side of the box and almost loses possession but manages to prod the ball to Gundogan who gives it Cancelo on wide on the left. Cancelo knocks it into the feet of Foden who spins towards goal and shoots but his effort goes wide.

[23 October 2021 18:34 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

Kick off: No changes from either team at the break. Brighton seem to have switched up the formation though, moving to a back four with March pushing into midfield.

[23 October 2021 18:27 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

Graham Potter’s got the same half-time team talk to make that Daniel Farke had against Chelsea earlier today. Farke’s Norwich went on the lose that match 7-0, what will Potter’s Brighton do?

Go after City or try to limit the damage?

[23 October 2021 18:21 · Michael Jones]

Phil Foden shining for Man City

Phil Foden has scored multiple goals in a Premier League match for the second time. He netted a double in a 5-0 home win against Burnley on 22 June 2020.

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[23 October 2021 18:17 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

45+2 mins: The difference between the skill levels on display has been huge. Manchester City have been sensational over that 45 minutes and in contrast Brighton are putting in one of their worst performances of the year.

Graham Potter will be very disappointed with that opening half. His team let Man City run rampant.

[23 October 2021 18:15 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play in the first half.

[23 October 2021 18:15 · Michael Jones]

Brighton 0 - 3 Man City

43 mins: Rodri gives the ball away to Gross who plays it across to Burn. He knocks it into March who shimmies to his right and drills one from just outside the box. Ederson gets across and blocks the shot, the ball loops into the air and the City goalkeeper is able to recover it before it goes out of play.