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Brighton heaped additional distress onto Manchester Metropolis because the Premier League champions suffered their fourth consecutive defeat for the primary time beneath Pep Guardiola.
Metropolis largely dominated the first-half and deservedly took the lead by Erling Haaland, however objectives from second-half substitutes Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley earned Brighton a well-known victory on the AmEx Stadium.
Guardiola’s facet have been in determined want of a constructive end result after their 4-1 thrashing by the hands of latest Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim’s Sporting facet in midweek.
However they have been to seek out no such antidote on the south coast. Brighton and supervisor Fabian Hurzeler, developing in opposition to Guardiola for the primary time and who earlier than the sport had mentioned “it could be a lot nicer to fulfill him and to beat him”, maintained their unbeaten residence file this time period.
The end result lifts Brighton as much as fourth, whereas Metropolis may fall 5 factors adrift of league leaders Liverpool ought to they beat Aston Villa at Anfield.
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Metropolis, nevertheless, started the a lot brighter of the 2 groups. Savinho, spectacular within the early levels, drew a high quality cease from Verbruggen when he was slid by by Kovacic after a blistering Metropolis transfer.
However the Brighton stopper’s outstretched leg was sufficient to divert the Brazilian’s effort huge.
Yasin Ayari was then booked for a cynical pull again on Phil Foden because the guests started to frustrate their hosts.
And Metropolis’s promising begin paid off when Haaland, who had confronted some criticism earlier than the sport after a run of 1 aim in his final 5 league video games, silenced the doubters after 23 minutes when he was performed in brilliantly by Kovacic.
The Croatian intercepted the ball near the half-way line, beat one Brighton participant earlier than threading an inch-perfect go between two defenders; a ball Haaland confidently took in his stride earlier than prodding residence on the second try.
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Metropolis and certainly the Haaland gave the impression to be within the temper and the Norwegian practically helped himself to a second moments later when his right-footed shot cannoned off Verbruggen and onto the surface of the publish.
Brighton have been rattled and struggled to ascertain any type of rhythm within the opening half an hour.
Since Could 2021, Metropolis had solely misplaced as soon as within the Premier League in video games after they had scored first, so issues rapidly started to look ominous for Brighton.
The increasingly-influential Kovacic stung the palms of Verbruggen with a half-volley because the hosts continued to be pegged again.
However Brighton are the one Premier League facet to not have misplaced when conceding first, and on 35-minutes, the in-form Danny Welbeck gave the house trustworthy some hope when his shot required a powerful sliding block from Josko Gvardiol.
For the primary time within the match, Hurzeler’s group provided a risk going ahead as they tried to wrestle momentum again from the champions.
Nonetheless, it was a half of soccer that Metropolis largely dominated. When Igor was booked for dissent after hauling Haaland to the turf, it encapsulated the host’s frustrations, whereas the guests deservedly went into the break a aim to the nice.
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Shortly after the restart, Brighton had an excellent likelihood to attract degree when Pervis Estupinan’s whipped cross discovered the top of Jack Hinshelwood.
However the midfielder may solely discover the gloves of Ederson when he maybe ought to have achieved higher.
It was the final motion for the gifted 19-year-old, who hobbled off injured, changed by Matt O’Riley making his Premier League debut.
Brighton had their tails up and one other substitute, Joao Pedro, ought to have not less than hit the goal when he skewed a left-footed strike effectively huge as he charged down on aim.
However with lower than quarter-hour remaining, Joao Pedro atoned for his earlier miss when he bundled the ball residence after Welbeck’s preliminary effort had been blocked by Rico Lewis.
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On the second-half displaying, it was the least Brighton deserved. Metropolis barely troubled Verbruggen regardless of the introductions of Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne off the bench.
After such a dominant first-half, it was Metropolis’s flip to be on the ropes, making an attempt to claw again momentum in opposition to a now-raucous crowd on the AmEx Stadium.
And 5 minutes later, the hosts made their strain pay when O’Riley put his group forward after ending confidently to mark a memorable first look within the Premier League.
The guests tried desperately to get again into the competition. Foden dragged a shot huge and Gvardiol glanced a header the incorrect facet of the publish as time began to slide away from the champions.
Ultimately, Brighton held on for a well-known victory. For his or her supervisor, his hopes of assembly and beating Guardiola had change into actuality.
For Metropolis, 4 successive defeats for the primary time within the Guardiola period leaves loads of questions on how they get their season again on monitor.
