FMFA, Brighton vs. Manchester City (Sat Jan 27) Brighton | Manchester City 5-1-2-2 C | 4-1-3-2 L Will Schoolar | Caretaker Darren Lear | M_Rodak GK | GK G_Grando K_Walker DF | DF O_Zinchenko A_Webster DF | DF N_Semedo M_Doucoure DF | DM W_Ndidi A_Benarous DF | DF R_Yates M_Doherty DF | DF Y_Ribeiro M_Verratti DM | MF M_Ozil S_Berge MF | MF A_MacAllister J_Ward-Prowse MF | FW A_Griezmann J_Bowen FW | FW R_Firmino Jordi_Ferrer FW | MF N_Holland | J_Talbot SUB | SUB A_Areola M_Keane SUB | SUB D_Sidibe M_Fox SUB | SUB S_McTominay Jakub_Moder SUB | SUB C_Pulisic P_Schick SUB | SUB L_Stindl Referee: Tony_Harrington (Cleveland) Min. 1 :(mnc) The Manchester City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 1 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse lashes out at W_Ndidi ... That was disgraceful! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 1 :(bri) J_Bowen jumps over Y_Ribeiro's challenge ... R_Yates is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 5 :(bri) K_Walker hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Bowen latches onto it! ... J_Bowen with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... G_Grando saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 8 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse finds the run of Jordi_Ferrer ... Driven towards goal by Jordi_Ferrer ! ... G_Grando gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse hits it towards the far post! ... A_Benarous tries to place the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 9 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer jumps over Y_Ribeiro's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... O_Zinchenko hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... K_Walker chips the ball into the area! ... G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! Min. 10 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer barges Y_Ribeiro off the ball ... Jordi_Ferrer attempts to nutmeg G_Grando! ... G_Grando turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Berge lofts the ball in! ... W_Ndidi heads it away Min. 22 :(bri) M_Doherty hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Bowen latches onto it! ... R_Yates slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... K_Walker drives it into the box! ... G_Grando makes the catch! Min. 24 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from Y_Ribeiro ... But W_Ndidi spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 24 :(bri) M_Doherty sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Jordi_Ferrer ... N_Holland fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Tony_Harrington tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 33 :(mnc) M_Ozil nutmegs M_Verratti, he continues to run forward ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Webster ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Ozil! ... M_Doherty wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 34 :(mnc) M_Ozil finds the run of R_Firmino ... A_Webster knocks the ball back to M_Rodak ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past M_Rodak! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi plays it towards the near post! ... It is kicked away by K_Walker Min. 35 :(mnc) Y_Ribeiro jumps over M_Doucoure's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... K_Walker wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 38 :(mnc) A_Griezmann skips the challenge from the defender ... But he loses control of it ... A_Benarous belts it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(mnc) N_Holland pushes it past A_Benarous ... N_Holland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Manchester City Min. 46 :(mnc) A_MacAllister drives the ball across field ... It comes to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits off a defender! ... M_Rodak is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Holland ... M_Verratti wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 49 :(bri) K_Walker has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past O_Zinchenko ... He puts in J_Ward-Prowse! ... J_Ward-Prowse with the header ! ... But G_Grando comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Yates jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann ... Cleaned up by K_Walker Min. 60 :(bri) Up goes the substitution board - M_Keane on for M_Doucoure as a DF Min. 65 :(bri) Jakub_Moder is ready to come on to replace S_Berge ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 65 :(mnc) R_Firmino kills the ball dead ... K_Walker with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... Tony_Harrington gives a PENALTY !! ... A_Griezmann will take it ... M_Rodak guesses correctly ... And he saves it! Min. 69 :(mnc) R_Firmino gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Keane with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... Tony_Harrington gave him a strong warning Min. 69 :(mnc) Y_Ribeiro controls it with ease ... But J_Ward-Prowse puts it in row Z! Min. 69 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes advantage of a mistake by R_Yates ... That mistake could prove costly ... N_Holland with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 70 :(bri) P_Schick is coming on and J_Bowen is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 70 :(mnc) C_Pulisic takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace W_Ndidi as AM Min. 70 :(mnc) N_Holland changes position to fill a AM slot Min. 73 :(bri) P_Schick finds Jordi_Ferrer on the edge of the box ... But R_Yates puts it in row Z! Min. 74 :(bri) A_Webster beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Jordi_Ferrer ... N_Semedo plays the back pass ... G_Grando can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Jakub_Moder chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of G_Grando Min. 76 :(mnc) C_Pulisic with the diagonal pass N_Holland ... Driven towards goal by N_Holland ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 83 :(bri) A_Benarous hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Jordi_Ferrer latches onto it! ... N_Semedo slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(bri) P_Schick plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... P_Schick with a powerful downward header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Grando dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Grando beaten! ... CORNER! ... P_Schick plays it into the danger area! ... G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Walker (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Grando Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Yates (1) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 6 | 3 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 4 | 0 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 6 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 13 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak GK 35 2 2 1 24 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 31 15 2 26 | 94 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 0 A_Webster DF 1 31 15 9 21 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Doucoure DF 1 31 13 3 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 30 15 2 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1 M_Doherty DF 1 30 11 5 24 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 M_Verratti DM 1 14 30 1 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 32 3 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 31 3 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 J_Bowen FW 1 8 15 32 29 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 30 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Talbot GK 31 3 3 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 29 11 2 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fox DF 1 29 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jakub_Moder MF 2 11 29 14 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 36 1 1 1 23 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 31 14 8 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 30 13 3 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 1 W_Ndidi DM 1 14 30 3 25 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 29 11 3 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 Y_Ribeiro DF 1 29 14 3 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ozil MF 2 3 30 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_MacAllister MF 1 13 32 14 34 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 30 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R_Firmino FW 1 4 8 30 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Holland AM 2 3 30 13 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Areola GK 31 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sidibe DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 31 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic AM 1 2 30 13 24 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Stindl FW 1 6 17 28 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706387830 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35