Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester Metropolis: Pep Guardiola's facet fall to fourth straight defeat in all competitions – Eurosport

A late purpose from Matt O’Riley surprised Manchester Metropolis – condemning them to a fourth-straight defeat in all competitions – and earned Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-1 win within the Premier League.

Metropolis began the sport the higher of the 2 sides, dominating possession and creating quite a few possibilities.

Erling Haaland made it 1-0 after 23 minutes, latching onto a Mateo Kovacic move earlier than lashing house previous Bart Verbruggen. It was Haaland’s seventy fifth purpose within the Premier League in what was his 77th look within the competitors, making him the quickest participant to achieve that quantity.

Simply two minutes later Haaland was concerned once more, this time placing the publish with a low effort.

After failing to register a single shot heading in the right direction within the first half, Brighton got here out for the second half a unique staff, seeking to get ahead and play with extra attacking intent and after 52 minutes that they had their first huge likelihood, with Jack Hinshelwood heading an effort from point-blank vary straight down the center at Ederson.

Fabian Hurzeler’s facet equalised by way of substitute Joao Pedro after 78 minutes, with the Brazilian pouncing after a goalmouth scramble.

O’Riley, one other substitute, then scored the winner for Brighton after 83 minutes, latching onto Joao Pedro’s move earlier than lifting the ball over Ederson to earn Brighton all three factors on the Amex.

Historical past was made on the Amex and for Pep Guardiola, it was not the great type of historical past. This defeat marks the primary time the Spaniard had misplaced 4 consecutive matches in his profession as a supervisor. It has been a few weeks to overlook for Pep, the 2-1 defeat to Spurs within the Carabao Cup kicked off this run, earlier than Metropolis misplaced 2-1 to Bournemouth within the Premier League only a few days later. Subsequent got here the 4-1 thrashing by the hands of Ruben Amorim’s Sporting and this defeat to Brighton makes it 4 losses on the trot. An apparent fear for Guardiola and Metropolis can be how open they take a look at the again, significantly with out the affect of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri within the facet. Throughout the final 4 matches, they’ve now conceded 10 targets, transport a median of two.5 targets per match.

He was solely launched on the 66th minute however Joao Pedro made positive to go away his mark on this match within the time he was on the pitch. The Brighton man scored the equaliser, pouncing instinctively in a goalmouth scramble to fireplace house previous Ederson earlier than offering an excellent help for O’Riley to attain the winner simply 5 minutes later. The 23-year-old Brazilian can have been disillusioned to have began on the bench, however he has staked his declare for a beginning XI place after the worldwide break.

Brighton: Verbruggen 7, Veltman 7, Van Hecke 7, Igor 7, Estupinan 7, Adingra 6, Hishelwood 6, Ayari 6, Mitoma 6, Rutter 6, Welbeck 6 Subs: Baleba 7, O’Riley 8, Gruda 6, Pedro 9, Moder 6

Man Metropolis: Ederson 7, Walker 7, Simpson-Pusey 6, Gvardiol 6, Lewis 6, Kovacic 7, Nunes 6, Gundogan 6, Foden 7, Savinho 7, Haaland 7 Subs: Silva 6, de Bruyne 6

24’ GOAL! BRIGHTON 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY (HAALAND) – Erling Haaland has fired Metropolis forward! Kovacic performs an outstanding by way of ball into Haaland who bundles his effort previous Vebruggen. Van Hecke tried to use stress because the ball was heading in however Haaland was to not be denied.

26’ ALMOST A SECOND FOR CITY! -Erling Haaland receives the ball on the right-hand facet earlier than taking it previous Van Hecke and firing a low effort which crashes off the publish.

52’ EDERSON MAKES THE SAVE! – Brighton go near equalising by way of Hinshelwood. The Brighton man heads straight at Ederson from point-blank vary. He can be very disillusioned to not have scored there.

78’ GOAL! BRIGHTON 1-1 MANCHESTER CITY (JOAO PEDRO) – Brighton have equalised after a goalmouth scramble! The ball will get away from Welbeck within the field, Metropolis our bodies dive in to attempt to clear the ball however Joao Pedro pounces to fireplace house previous Ederson!

83’ GOAL! BRIGHTON 2-1 MANCHESTER CITY (O’RILEY) – Matt O’Riley has scored what might be the winner for Brighton! Joao Pedro slips in Matt O’Riley who takes an excellent first contact earlier than firing previous Ederson! Unimaginable stuff on the Amex.

Erling Haaland is the quickest participant in Premier League historical past to achieve 75 targets within the competitors, needing simply 77 matches to take action.