Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Again failing to retain a lead, ailing Premier League champions Manchester City are held to a 2-2 home draw by Brighton, who twice fought back to earn a merited point. City struck first when Haaland coolly converted an early penalty, but Brighton hit back as Estupinan then fired a free-kick past Ortega. Though the hosts then regained the lead, with Marmoush brilliantly picking out the bottom corner, their visitors made a fast start to the second half as Hinshelwood's goalbound shot bounced in off the hapless Khusanov. Both teams then missed good chances to win an absorbing encounter, with Gonzalez hitting the post and Baleba blasting a gilt-edged opportunity over, and ultimately had to share the spoils. Following four straight wins, the Seagulls were good value for their point, both posting an xG of 2.11 compared to City's 1.77 and defending with great commitment. When club football resumes after the international break, Brighton will host Nottingham Forest and Manchester City visit Bournemouth as the FA Cup quarter-finals get under way. That's all from today's live coverage, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
In the third minute of at least four added for stoppages, Man City are flooding forward in search of a late winning goal. With Brighton pressed back, Doku infuriates an onlooking Guardiola, as he blasts a wayward cross straight out of play over the byline.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
CLOSE! De Bruyne's whipped delivery from a free-kick strikes Gundogan, who is not expecting to receive the ball, and then almost beats Verbruggen. It narrowly flashes wide of the left-hand post, and Brighton breathe again!
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Hurzeler introduces more subs, hoping to inspire a late winner. First, Mitoma makes way for Adingra.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
MISS! Baleba spurns a golden goalscoring chance! At the end of a quick counter, he races through the centre to meet Joao Pedro's left-wing cross, which slips through the legs of Dias, but then blasts the ball high over the crossbar. What a costly lack of composure!
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Carlos Noom Quomah Baleba Mats Henrik Berne Wieffer
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