Brighton vs Man City highlights: Reaction as Guardiola sends title race warning to Arsenal

Manchester Metropolis stored their hunt for an unprecedented fourth successive title on observe with a very dominant 4-0 win at Brighton.

After securing their place within the FA Cup closing, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s workforce continued their title problem in emphatic style.

Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after simply 16 minutes with a shocking header, earlier than Phil Foden netted his fiftieth Premier League objective simply after the half hour mark.

The England worldwide added his second shortly afterwards and Julian Alvarez wrapped up the scoring with a well-timed fourth.

Whereas Brighton would possibly really feel aggrieved that they didn’t have two penalties. There was one shout as Gross was pulled again contained in the field, and a second for a careless foul by Gvardiol on Joao Pedro, however VAR didn’t extensively overview the deicisons, or ship the referee to the monitor.

Metropolis are nonetheless the favourites to elevate the trophy as they nonetheless have a recreation in hand on Mikel Arteta’s facet and solely path by one level.

After securing European soccer for the primary time within the membership’s historical past final yr, the Seagulls are nonetheless in with an opportunity of repeating that feat, though their possibilities took a big dent with the heavy defeat.

Comply with all of the motion beneath plus get the most recent odds and Brighton vs Man Metropolis predictions right here.

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• Brighton host Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League with kick off at 8pm

• Metropolis can transfer three factors nearer to Arsenal with a win

• Roberto de Zerbi’s workforce are nonetheless focusing on the European locations

• FT: Brighton 0-4 Man Metropolis

• GOAL! Alvarez has his objective! Brighton 0-4 Man Metropolis

• GOAL! Foden capitalised on defending error! Brighton 0-3 Man Metropolis 32′

• GOAL! Phil Foden provides a second! Brighton 0-2 Man Metropolis 26′

• GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne offers the guests the proper begin! Brighton 0-1 Man Metropolis 16′

• Erling Haaland set to overlook the sport with Phil Foden and John Stones doubts

• Man Metropolis XI: Ederson, Walker , Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez

• Brighton XI: Steele; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Barco; Gross, Baleba; Lallana, Moder, Joao Pedro; Welbeck.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 – 4 Manchester Metropolis FC

FT: Brighton 0-4 Man Metropolis

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Manchester Metropolis goalscorer Kevin de Bruyne mentioned to Sky Sports activities: “It was a very good recreation. I believe we performed actually good within the first half and each recreation is quite a lot of strain. All we will do is put together as we did at this time and win the sport that’s in entrance of us.”

When requested about his header, the midfielder added: “It doesn’t occur an excessive amount of. Kyle [Walker] gave a very good cross and I believe the one approach I might attain it’s by leaping to it. I’ll take it but it surely’s not one thing I’m good at!”

Manchester Metropolis shut the hole on leaders Arsenal with scientific efficiency in opposition to Brighton

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Manchester Metropolis closed the hole on Premier League leaders Arsenal to a single level after Phil Foden’s first-half double helped encourage a convincing 4-0 victory over Brighton.

Kevin De Bruyne’s eye-catching diving header set Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions on the right track for a complete success at a soggy Amex Stadium.

Metropolis, who’ve a recreation in hand on the table-topping Gunners, had been in full management by the break as Foden moved previous 50 top-flight objectives with a quick-fire brace, earlier than Julian Alvarez accomplished the rout within the second interval.

Manchester Metropolis shut the hole on leaders Arsenal with scientific efficiency

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FT: The whistle blows and the consequence has not been in any doubt since Phil Foden scored his fiftieth Premier League objective, and Manchester Metropolis stay on observe for an unprecedented fourth league title in a row.

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90+4’ SAVE! Doku is denied the prospect to attain a fifth objective for Man Metropolis, when Steele stands proud his leg on the proper time to make the save.

Doku was picked out completely by Alvarez.

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90+3’ Brighton have a nook and a closing probability, it’s headed away and the house facet go it again to their goalkeeper.

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90+1’ There can be 5 added minutes on the finish of this match on the Amex Stadium.

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89’ Manchester Metropolis are simply controlling this match to its inevitable end now. They’re controlling the ball, and have executed all the pieces they should take a step ahead of their battle to retain the Premier League title.

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86’ Likelihood! The perfect probability of the night time for Brighton! Joao Pedro was picked out in entrance of Ederson and he simply put the ball extensive of the goal.

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85’ After the ball rebounds off the referee and is given again to Brighton, they ship it again to their goalkeeper and it looks like the sport is simply meandering to a end.

There was a half probability for Brighton, when Ederson charged out of his field to make a clearance, however they had been unable to take the shot on the open objective.

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83’ Man Metropolis have one other free kick, and people have been succesful for them, however a brief one to attempt to pick Grealish ends in a objective kick.

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80’ A few of the house followers are simply beginning to trickle out of the stadium because the match goes into the ultimate 10 minutes of regular time.

Apart from two vital penalty shouts, Brighton haven’t come near creating many clear-cut possibilities or discovering a approach by way of the Metropolis defence.

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78’ A triple change for Metropolis, Walker, Silva and Rodri come off for Doku, Lewis and Gomez.

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77’ Metropolis are simply taking part in the ball round with ease right here. Baleba has been proven a yellow card for a shirt tug proper below the referee’s nostril.

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75’ There has not been rather a lot on supply for Welbeck, and he’ll come off for Mark O’Mahony, who can be concerned on the Amex Stadium for the primary time.

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73’ Gvardiol has a shot after being performed in by Grealish, but it surely’s straight at Steele who holds onto the ball at his close to publish.

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71’ Brighton thought that they had a very good shout for a penalty when Joao Pedro was introduced down by Gvardiol within the field with out getting a contact on the ball.

Surprisingly, there was no prolonged VAR examine, for the second time within the recreation, and Brighton have been denied a penalty, because the referee’s on-field resolution was upheld.

Metropolis make two adjustments, Grealish and Nunes on for Foden and De Bruyne.

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68’ Metropolis are taking part in the ball round with ease, any final preventing spirit proven by the house facet appears to have been squashed barely by that fourth objective.

GOAL! Alvarez has his objective! Brighton 0-4 Man Metropolis

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62’ GOAL! Alvarez has his objective! Walker slides in with the keeper they usually collide and the ball falls to Alvarez who makes no errors sliding the ball into the again of the online for his first objective in 10 video games.

Brighton 0-3 Man Metropolis

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60’ Alvarez is attempting exhausting to get his identify on the scoresheet right here, he has one other probability, this time a curled strike from the sting of the field, but it surely simply goes extensive of the objective.

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59’ Likelihood! Alvarez has a shot and it’s saved this time by Brighton goalkeeper Steele.

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57’ Brighton have a nook after the ball deflected off Ake and behind. Gross will take the nook, he swings it out to the far publish however Van Hecke’s header lacked energy and path and looped safely into the arms of Ederson.

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56’ Brighton make one other changer, Moder off for Igor, De Zerbi is throwing all the pieces he can at this to attempt to get again into the sport.

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53’ Joao Pedro was looking for a approach by way of, he nearly made it into the field in a promising-enough place to get a shot below approach however the goalkeeper was fast off his line to make the cease.

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53’ Brighton clear the ball again to Ederson and it’ll give the house facet an opportunity to get out of their third and reset barely.

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51’ But it surely’s Metropolis who’ve the free-kick in a harmful place, De Bruyne and Foden had been standing over it.

Foden does take it and it may’t get by way of the primary defender, who hits it out for a nook.

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50’ Brighton try to inject one thing into their efficiency initially of the second half after making the double change on the break, they usually have appeared a bit livelier for it.

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48’ After a re-evaluation, that’s trying like a slight mistake by VAR. The contact continued into the field, and Gross was undoubtedly pulled again by Rodri. Choices like that aren’t what you need with the added concentrate on referees after the Nottingham Forest feedback after the weekend.

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46’ Brighton had a half shout for a penalty in opposition to Rodri who was holding Gross’ shirt, however the contact may need simply been exterior the field, both approach, VAR has checked, sided with the on-field referee, nothing was given and the match continues.

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46’ The house facet get the second half underway.

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Offiah and Adingra will come on for Lallana and Veltman.

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Odeluga Offiah and Simon Adingra is perhaps about to return on for Brighton after the break.

HT: Brighton 0-3 Man Metropolis

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Listed here are some photographs from the primary half:

HT: Brighton 0-3 Man Metropolis

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HT: It has been Metropolis’s half. After one probability for Welbeck within the opening couple of minutes the guests have dominated, scoring 3 times and capitalising on any defensive errors.

Whereas they had been barely fortunate with the deflected shot for Foden’s first, and the defensive error for his second, De Bruyne’s header was well-timed and completely hit.

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45’ De Bruyne tries an extended ball throughout the pitch to attempt to create a gap, and there can be three added minutes on the finish of the primary half.

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43’ Metropolis mount one other assault, however are content material to only play it round within the midfield and wait for his or her opening.

Bernardo Silva tries to run on the defence however is pressured backwards, De Bruyne does make his transfer, however the guests should accept a nook .

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41’ Brighton do mange to carry off one other Metropolis assault this time, however their need to play the ball out from the again has led to a different couple of near-misses.

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36’ It’s trying like a great distance again into this conflict for Brighton already, and the sport has solely simply handed the half hour mark.

Metropolis have been so scientific and their passing so fluid, and Brighton have been stifled barely by their need to play the ball out from the again.

GOAL! Foden has his second! Brighton 0-3 Man Metropolis

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32’ GOAL! Foden has his second and Metropolis’s third!

Brighton had been attempting to play the ball out from the again and have simply been caught, it was intelligent footwork from the goalkeeper, however that was poor defending, Foden simply stroked the ball into the nook of the online.

Brighton 0-2 Man Metropolis

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30’ It’s all Man Metropolis now, and they’re discovering all of it too straightforward to discover a approach by way of the Brighton midfielder, one other probability is grabbed by Jason Steele earlier than Walker’s cross can pick Foden who was simply ready within the centre of the field.

GOAL! Phil Foden provides a second! Brighton 0-2 Man Metropolis

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26’ GOAL! Phil Foden’s shot is deflected into the again of the online!

It may not have gone previous the goalkeeper with out the intervention, however it’s a large milestone for the England worldwide, his fiftieth Premier League strike.

Brighton 0-1 Man Metropolis

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22’ Brighton’s menace has simply been neutralised time and time once more by Metropolis who look so harmful once they do break!

De Bruyne tries to take it on himself and prices by way of the midfield, his closing shot was blocked out for a nook, however he was capable of make about 40 yards of floor earlier than that.

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19’ Likelihood! Alvarez has a chance to double his facet’s lead shortly after De Bruyne’s headed opener, however his tried shot goes throughout the face of objective and simply the flawed facet of the far publish.

GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne offers the guests the proper begin! Brighton 0-1 Man Metropolis

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16’ GOAL! Kevin De Bruyne finishes off an ideal transfer with a shocking header that simply goes straight into the highest nook, and there was nothing Steele might do.

It was a good looking header from the Metropolis midfielder, ending off a intelligent transfer.

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14’ Man Metropolis have a free kick in a promising place within the Brighton half following a foul by Baleba.

Foden bends it around the wall expertly, however Ake, who was arriving on the far publish can not get sufficient management on it whereas stretching to maintain the ball down and it sails over the bar.

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13’ A probing lengthy ball excessive can not discover Phil Foden who had his arm within the air, and the ball goes again to the Seagulls’ goalkeeper.

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12’ Manchester Metropolis have trailed of their final 12 out of 13 away matches within the league, they’ve gone on to win most of them however that can be an encouraging statistic for the house facet.

Though after an early flurry of assaults, each side have settled down.

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9’ Brighton are getting unstuck barely with their willpower to play out from the again, the ball retains being misplaced in midfield.

However since De Zerbi’s first recreation in cost, Brighton are solely second to tonight’s opponents in the case of proportion of the ball in Premier League matches.

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7’ Steele got here proper off his line there and out of doors the field! He was taking part in nearly as a fullback when he made the clearance to maintain the ball away from Man Metropolis.

It’s been an entertaining begin to the sport to date, each side will wish to declare all three factors.

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6’ Brighton proceed to attempt to put strain on their opponents, however they will’t discover a strategy to play Welbeck in, who was making a promising run behind the Man Metropolis backline.

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3’ Brighton have the primary probability of the match! Ederson needed to stretch for it, but it surely wasn’t too troublesome for the goalkeeper ultimately.

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1’ Man Metropolis kick the sport underway

Earlier than kick off Guardiola and De Zerbi had been in dialogue simply on the entrance to the pitch. it is going to be an enormous day for Valentin Barco, who’s making his first begin for the Seagulls.

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The groups are out on the sphere and the pyrotechnics are going off across the floor, the final of the midweek Premier League fixtures is about to kick off.

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The match will kick off in lower than 5 minutes’ time

De Zerbi speaks to Sky Sports activities forward of kick off

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“I’ve labored in soccer for 30 years and I do know when you’re taking part in nicely and when you’re doing nicely, the folks discuss you and communicate concerning the switch market,” the Brighton supervisor mentioned.

“I’ve the proper expertise to remain centered and to maintain my eye solely on Brighton. I’ve a contract and I like my gamers.

“For positive, we’ve got to talk about the plan going ahead as a result of I work for the motivation.

“I’ve not spoken with Tony Bloom concerning the subsequent goal and the brand new plan, however within the subsequent few days we are going to communicate.”

Pep Guardiola spoke to Sky Sports activities forward of kick off

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“Now we have had quite a lot of issues with essential gamers with accidents, however we’re nonetheless there,” the Man Metropolis boss mentioned.

“We’re within the closing of the FA Cup, we made the latter phases of the Champions League and within the Premier League we’re there.

“However you’ll be able to arrive to the top like this and in a single week lose all titles, however the workforce have behaved unbelievably this season once more.

“Each recreation is essential now as each mistake and setback is troublesome. However we’ve got been right here many occasions so we all know what we’re taking part in for.”

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Listed here are some photographs of the gamers warming up:

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“Brighton away, when you put it in my calendar, is likely one of the hardest ones for the best way we play,” says Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, reported by BBC Sport

“[It gets] tougher. My admiration is rising each season. They’ve had quite a lot of issues, essential gamers had been offered like [loanee Levi] Colwill, [Moises] Caicedo, [Alexis] Mac Allister. They had been actually essential gamers.

“They’ve quite a lot of accidents and play three competitions, however the best way they play is at all times there. He’s doing an unbelievable job at Brighton.”

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There may be lower than half an hour to go till kick off on the south coast, and Brighton will wish to present the shape they began the season with, nevertheless the defending champions can be troublesome to beat.

Man Metropolis go into the match 4 factors behind top-placed Arsenal however having performed two video games left, and if they will win all their remaining matches they are going to end the season prime of the Premier League.

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Guardiola mentioned in his pre-match press convention: “We performed quite a lot of video games. Madrid was actually intense for a lot of issues, we had been out of the Champions League having executed rather well and after two or three days we had been drained. Not simply within the legs, extra complaining they had been drained right here (within the head).

“Individuals sitting in chairs say, ‘Ah, I complain’. However I defend my gamers, I do know what I’m speaking about a lot, a lot better than the folks exterior. That’s why I say I’m actually impressed, however on a regular basis I’m considering, ‘They may fall down’. This time (I believed) it might not be doable and nonetheless they make it doable.

“That’s why after I mirror on my interval right here I’ll at all times admire these kind of gamers for a few years nonetheless for locating a strategy to nonetheless be in. That is unbelievable.”

Pep Guardiola hails Manchester Metropolis’s psychological endurance throughout packed schedule

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Pep Guardiola has marvelled on the psychological energy of his Manchester Metropolis squad, praising their refusal to “fall down” regardless of a gruelling schedule.

Thursday’s Premier League journey to Brighton can be their 53rd match of a season which began with the Neighborhood Protect on August 6 and has included the European Tremendous Cup in opposition to Sevilla, the Membership World Cup in Saudi Arabia and a run to the FA Cup closing subsequent month.

Final week they bowed out of the Champions League in a draining quarter-final penalty shootout in opposition to Actual Madrid, however Guardiola is stuffed with satisfaction for the best way his facet have stayed up for the three-way title battle with Arsenal and Liverpool.

“The human being doesn’t don’t have any limits, science says you want a sure time to get well many issues, not simply bodily – mentally as nicely,” he mentioned.

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Listed here are some photographs of the groups arriving on the stadium:

Brighton workforce information

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Brighton XI: Steele; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Barco; Gross, Baleba; Lallana, Moder, Joao Pedro; Welbeck.

Subs: Verbruggen, Julio, Webster, Enciso, Adingra, Fati, Buonanotte , Offiah, O’Mah.

Brighton workforce information

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Brighton have had a prolonged break, their final match got here 12 days in the past.

Jason Steele can be between the posts instead of Bart Verbruggen, and Pervis Estupinan has been dominated out for the rest of the marketing campaign and Valentin Barco can be left-back.

Adam Lallana was additionally chosen to begin, with Simon Adingra dropping to the bench.

Man Metropolis workforce information

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Manchester Metropolis made three adjustments from their FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea on Saturday.

Ederson returns in objective, with Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol additionally named within the beginning XI, with John Stones and Jack Grealish on the bench.

Man Metropolis workforce information

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Man Metropolis XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez

SUBS | Ortega, Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis

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The groups can be introduced in simply 10 minutes time.

A better have a look at Man Metropolis’s title run in

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There can be no repeat of the treble, after Metropolis had been knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by Actual Madrid, however the double remains to be on. Defeats for Liverpool and Arsenal final weekend left the champions accountable for the title race, and now they’ve a beneficial run forward of them after hitting the entrance

Metropolis, in spite of everything, have been right here earlier than and their Premier League fixtures are trying extra beneficial now these video games in opposition to Liverpool and Arsenal are out of the equation. It leaves a visit to Tottenham, the place Metropolis have by no means gained within the Premier League below Guardiola, as their hardest fixture of the run-in. The Gunners might do with a favour from their north London rivals, there.

Premier League title race: Who has one of the best fixtures – Man Metropolis, Arsenal or Liverpool?

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The Premier League is heading for a basic title race, with Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool and Arsenal set for a three-way battle as we enter the ultimate weeks of the season.

Or is it down to 2? Liverpool’s defeat to Everton on Wednesday was the third time in 4 Premier League video games wherein Jurgen Klopp’s facet have dropped factors, and all of it however eradicated Liverpool from the title race with simply 4 video games to go.

With Metropolis in motion within the FA Cup semi-finals final weekend, each Arsenal and Liverpool had been left with two video games to play earlier than Metropolis’s subsequent Premier League fixture. Arsenal did their job, beating Wolves away after which thrashing Chelsea to maneuver 4 factors away from Pep Guardiola’s facet,

The champions have two video games in hand and can now look to reply at Brighton. Guardiola’s facet are aiming to win a fourth league title in a row – a feat that has by no means been achieved within the historical past of English soccer, and the title remains to be of their arms.

Pep Guardiola lashes out at ‘unacceptable’ scheduling of Man Metropolis’s FA Cup semi-final

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Pep Guardiola admitted it was “unacceptable” that Manchester Metropolis’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea was scheduled for lower than 72 hours after their Champions League defeat to Actual Madrid.

Metropolis recovered from their European exit on Wednesday night time – once they performed extra-time in opposition to Actual earlier than dropping on penalties – to edge previous Mauricio Pochettino’s facet, because of a objective within the 84th minute from Bernardo Silva, however they had been clearly fatigued at Wembley.

Chelsea had greater than sufficient possibilities to settle the semi-final of their favour however, as was the case on their final go to right here in opposition to Liverpool within the Carabao Cup closing, wasteful ending was their downfall, with Nicolas Jackson the first wrongdoer.

But regardless of seeing his facet attain their third FA Cup closing in six seasons, Guardiola’s ideas had been dominated by what he thought-about to be poor scheduling of the match by the Soccer Affiliation.

Manchester Metropolis gamers ‘within the fridge’ forward of key run of video games

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Pep Guardiola feels his Manchester Metropolis gamers might want to cool off “within the fridge” after their exertions of the previous few days.

Metropolis responded to final Wednesday’s draining penalty shootout loss to Actual Madrid by digging in for a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Chelsea of their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday.

The win, secured by a late objective from Bernardo Silva, maintained their hope of defending the home double however Guardiola later hit out on the scheduling of the fixture.

The Metropolis boss felt his gamers ought to have been allowed extra relaxation after their European recreation and he now intends to present them a break earlier than they return to Premier League motion at Brighton on Thursday.

“Within the fridge for 2 days,” mentioned Guardiola when requested what his plans had been for his squad forward of the journey to the Amex Stadium.

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The membership now have a recreation in hand on each Arsenal and Liverpool, who’re tied on the prime of the Premier League on 74 factors. The defending champions are one level additional again with six league fixtures to go.

Haaland didn’t function within the Chelsea win after struggling a muscular downside, whereas Foden has performed almost 50 occasions in all competitions for the reason that begin of the marketing campaign.

In higher information for Guardiola, John Stones was in a position to participate in coaching after his half-time withdrawal at Wembley.

The England defender has handled plenty of harm points this season however stays a key determine as Manchester Metropolis goal twin triumphs.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden sit out Manchester Metropolis coaching forward of run-in

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Phil Foden and Erling Haaland missed the open portion of Manchester Metropolis coaching on Tuesday, placing doubtful their participation within the Premier League fixture in opposition to Brighton.

Pep Guardiola’s facet proceed their pursuit of the title with a visit to the Amex on Thursday because the supervisor continues to handle a busy schedule.

After their FA Cup win over Chelsea, Guardiola slammed the “unacceptable” scheduling that pressured his facet to play the Cup semi-final at Wembley simply days after exiting the Champions League on penalties to Actual Madrid.

It led him to declare that a few of his gamers can be put “within the fridge” to relaxation them for the challenges to return with Manchester Metropolis nonetheless within the hunt for 2 trophies.

Is Brighton vs Manchester Metropolis on TV?

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When is it?

Manchester Metropolis vs Brighton kicks off at 8pm BST on Thursday, April 25, 2024 and the Amex Neighborhood Stadium in Brighton.

How can I watch it?

The match can be proven dwell within the UK on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion and Sky Sports activities Premier League with protection beginning at 7pm. Subscribers can watch the match through the SkyGo web site or app.

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Is Brighton vs Manchester Metropolis on TV? Kick off time, channel and the way watch Premier League fixture

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Manchester Metropolis booked their place within the FA Cup closing with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, and won’t wish to lose factors within the race for a Premier League title.

Pep Guardiola’s facet can have longer to arrange than some others who performed this weekend, and don’t journey to the south coast to face Brighton till Thursday.

Metropolis needed to work exhausting in opposition to Chelsea, and the supervisor was left offended on the schedule, and argued that the sport on Saturday got here too quickly after his facet’s Champions League exit by the hands of Actual Madrid on Wednesday.

After securing European soccer for the primary time within the membership’s historical past final yr, the Seagulls are nonetheless in with an opportunity, and are six factors behind seventh-placed Manchester United.

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Good afternoon and welcome to The Unbiased’s dwell construct up, workforce information and protection of Brighton vs Manchester Metropolis, which kicks off at 8pm on the Amex Neighborhood Stadium in Brighton.

Early workforce information

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Workforce information

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland will once more miss out as a result of harm, although each Phil Foden – who missed coaching earlier within the week – and John Stones are set to be accessible. Some rotation is probably going, although, with Guardiola managing a busy fixture record.

Brighton have a number of harm points, together with Evan Ferguson, Billy Gilmour, James Milner and Adam Webster, though they may return quickly. Whereas Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March might not function once more this marketing campaign.