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
Soon after surviving a big scare at the other end, Brighton raid forward. A promising attack ends with Hinshelwood firing into the side-netting from a tight angle on the right.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
OFF THE POST! Gonzalez hits the woodwork from close range! He rises up to meet Gundogan's inswinging corner, but his downward header at the back post rattles the upright! He surely should've scored!
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Yankuba Minteh Moat Brajan Gruda
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Doku wriggles away from Minteh and then Baleba on the left wing, but his cutback from the left byline is then snuffed out by the omnipresent Van Hecke. It's a corner-kick for Man City.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Again drawn to the ball like a magnet inside his own box, all-action Van Hecke does enough to make life difficult for Haaland, who can only divert his headed effort harmlessly up into the air.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have never won an away match against Manchester City, but if they can now snatch a late winner they'd post five straight wins in the English top tier for the very first time in their history. It's up for grabs as things stand.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Georginio Lucius Rutter Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah Welbeck
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla Yasin Abbas Ayari
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva Philip Walter Foden
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
After a long conference between Bernardo Silva and Gundogan, a free-kick high up on the right flank is taken by the latter. He rolls the ball back for Marmoush to strike, but the Egyptian forward mishits his shot and the set-piece situation comes to nothing.
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