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:
Full-time: Chelsea 7 - 0 Norwich
90+4 mins: An absolute mauling from Chelsea. From the first minute they destroyed Norwich. Without Lukaku, without Werner, without Azpilicueta.
They move four points clear at the top of the table as well.
GOAL! Chelsea 7 - 0 Norwich (Mount, 90+1’)⚽️
90+1 mins: Yes there is! Mount gets a hat-trick! Loftus-Cheek brings the ball up the right from his own half and plays a one-two with Ziyech to get in behind. He drives the ball into the box, almost loses control of it which draws Krul off his line but recovers in time to cut it back for Mount to smash it into the open net. There’s a quick VAR check for offside but the goal stands!
Chelsea 6 - 0 Norwich
90 mins: Three minutes of added time to play. Time for another goal?
GOAL! Chelsea 6 - 0 Norwich (Mount, 85’)⚽️
85 mins: This time he scores! Down the middle, slightly to the right of Krul who gets a hand to it but there’s too much power of the shot from Mount for him to stop it. Chelsea have six!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
84 mins: Drama! Mason Mount takes the penalty and hits it low to the goalkeeper’s left. Krul leaps across and keeps it out!
But wait... Krul came off his line too early and the penalty has to be retaken.
Penalty to Chelsea!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
82 mins: Another corner for Chelsea comes to Kovacic who finds Rudiger in the six-yard box. He shoots on the spin and has his effort blocked by Mathias Normann!
Normann dives across the shot and brings it down with his hands. VAR advises Andy Madley to take a look at the monitor, he watches the replay and points to the spot.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
80 mins: Save! Ross Barkley is denied by Krul! He turns off the shoulder of Kabak as Kovacic slides the ball into the box and then drills one at goal only for Krul to palm it away with a strong left hand!
The resultant corner it played short to Mount who knocks it inside to Ziyech. Ziyech checks to the left and blasts one at goal only for Krul to push it over the crossbar!
Fantastic double save from the Norwich goalkeeper.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
77 mins: Chance! Chelsea substitutes are keen to impress Thomas Tuchel. They’re not content with just five goals. James brings the ball down the right and drifts into the box before laying it off to Ziyech. He shifts to the left and sends a curling shot towards the far top corner but it sails mere inches wide of the back post!
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
74 mins: Chelsea’s fifth goal has gone down as a Max Aarons own-goal which continues the trend of Englishmen scoring all of the Blues’ goals today.
Andrew Omobamidele comes on for Norwich with Josh Sergeant going off.
Chelsea 5 - 0 Norwich
71 mins: Barkley gets stuck in immediately. He’s given the ball in the final third but loses possession. Loftus-Cheek wins it back with the next tackle and prods it to Mount. Mount lays the ball back off to Barkley who shoots from outside the box and pulls his effort just wide of the right-hand post.
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