Manchester City won 4-0 at Brighton this Thursday April 25 in a late match of the 29e day of the English Championship, and, with still a match in hand to play, comes within one point of leader Arsenal with four days remaining. For the 35e day, Sunday City will travel to Nottingham (17e) and Arsenal will play Tottenham (5e).
But the Citizens, reigning champions, have their destiny in their hands since they still have to play their late match in the 34e Tottenham field day (5e) on May 14. A match postponed due to their FA Cup semi-final won last Saturday against Chelsea (1-0).
City still without Haaland
In Brighton, eleventh in the ranking, the Mancuniens still deprived of their striker Erling Haaland, injured, opened the scoring by Kevin De Bruyne, with a header in the top corner on a cross from Kyle Walker (17e). Nine minutes later, Phil Foden doubled the score with a free kick at the edge of the area, deflected into his goal by German midfielder Pascal Gross (26e). A goal still attributed to the England international.
Foden, again, disgusted the ultra-dominated Brighton players a little more by taking advantage of a recovery error from the Argentinian Valentin Barco to place a low shot which deceived goalkeeper Jason Steele (34e).
In the second half, when the game had become somewhat balanced, the Argentine world champion Julian Alvarez closed the scoring from close range, after a muscular breakthrough from Walker (62e). Title holders eliminated this season in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid, Manchester City will play the final of the FA Cup against their neighbor and rival Manchester United on May 25 at Wembley. Here again, City are the title holders after their historic treble last season.
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Brighton, eliminated in the round of 16 of the Europa League by AS Roma, is now five league matches without a victory (three defeats, two draws).
