EPL: Ten-man Man City beaten by spirited Brighton
Brighton staged a superb fightback from two goals down to beat Manchester City 3-2 after the champions had Joao Cancelo sent off in the Premier League on Tuesday.as fans were back in the stadium and treated to a cracker.
😉 How's that xG looking?
📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv#BHAFC 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/SWwoBr4100
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) May 18, 2021
Supporters have been allowed back into Premier League matches this week for the first time since December.
A limited number of fans had attended the League Cup final and the FA Cup final in April and May respectively, as well as one of the FA Cup semi-finals.
FULL TIME | Brighton take the points.
🔵 3-2 ⚫️ #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/zKMw420nmp
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 18, 2021
All of those matches were staged at Wembley, but the Premier League had delayed the last two rounds of fixtures to take advantage of the UK’s easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Around 7,900 saw Brighton’s dramatic revival against City at the Annex.
With the title wrapped up, City are fine-tuning their preparations ahead of the Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto on May 29.
But Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten for the second time in their last three games after a second half collapse at the Amex Stadium.
😅 First goal in the new kit, scored by @LTrossard!
📲 https://t.co/S3j1TIedJv#BHAFC 🔵 | 1-2 pic.twitter.com/KMXqVcBaZO
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) May 18, 2021
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Ilkay Gundogan headed City into the lead from Riyad Mahrez’s second minute cross.
But Cancelo saw red in the 10th minute after the City defender hauled down Danny Welbeck.
Phil Foden increased City’s lead in the 48th minute with a fine solo effort, only for Leandro Trossard to get one back moments later.
Adam Webster equalised with a thumping header in the 72nd minute before Dan Burn grabbed the winner from close-range four minutes later.