Article by Cezar Titor – published on Sunday, August 31, 2025, 18:03 / Updated Sunday, August 31, 2025 6:03 pm
Brighton has prevailed in front of Manchester City, score 2-1, in the third round of Premier League. The “citizens” led through Haaland's goal, but Milner, from the point with lime, and Grda returned the fate of the match in favor of “Pescărușilor”.
It is the second consecutive failure for Guardiola's band, which remains with 3 points in 3 stages. On the other hand, Brighton ticks the first success of the season.
How was the history of the match
Pep Guardiola's band began with confidence, controlling possession and pushing Brighton's lines in his own half. Oscar Bobb and colleagues on the flanks have always tried to undo the defensive block of the hosts, and the occasions were not delayed. At a phase worked on the left flank, Bobb passed two opponents and shot dangerous, forcing Verbruggen to intervene.
The expected moment came in the 34th minute, when, after a confused phase in the box, the ball reached Erling Haaland, who completed the century. The goal was more than just an opening of the score: it was the Norwegian historical landmark, The 88th goal in only 100 matches in the Premier League, an absolute record, more than any other player in the same interval.
City came to break with the advantage, after a half where Brighton seemed devoid of ideas and danger, having only one quadrated shot.
Coach Fabian Hurzeer decided to radically change his team's game. The entries of James Milner, Yasin Ayari, Geginio Rutter and Brajan Gruda have made freshness, experience and aggression. From that moment, Brighton began to press above and look for the opponent's gate more directly.
In the 67th minute, at a flagrant henity of Matheus Nunes, the “central” dictated from 11 meters. In front of his former team, Milner has shown that at 39 years old and 640 games in the Premier League, he has steel nerves: strong, unsecured, sending Trafford in the opposite direction.. It was Milner's first goal for “Pescăruși”. At the same time, it becomes the oldest scorer from the point with lime and the second, overall.
Brighton continued to put pressure and, after a sensational parade of Trafford at Van Heche's headache in the 89th minute, the hosts hit Brajan Grda. The German had fun with Ait Nouri, dribbled and on Guardiola's formation and scored with the empty gate. In the 85th minute, at the 1-1 score, Guardiola made two defensive changes: Ruben Dias and Rico Lewis.
Until the end, the “citizens” appealed to the syndic, and Brighton imposed 2-1.
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