Late goal sees Brighton beat Manchester City at home in the Premier League | OneFootball

This Sunday, Brighton defeated Manchester City 2-1 at home, at the AMEX Stadium, in the third round of the English Championship. Pep Guardiola's team managed to open the scoring with Erling Haaland, but conceded a comeback with goals from James Milner and Brajan Gruda.

This was Brighton's first victory in this edition of the Premier League. Now, the team has four points in three games. Meanwhile, City suffered their second defeat and have three points after three rounds.

Manchester City returns to the competition after the Fifa date. On September 14th (Sunday), the Citizens face the Manchester derby against United, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time, at Etihad Stadium.

Brighton will visit Bournemouth on September 13th (Saturday), at 11 am, also for the Premier League.

The goals of the game

City opened the scoring at 33 minutes into the first half. Norwegian Erling Haaland received a deep pass and finished with great skill in front of the goalkeeper.

Brighton equalized at 22 minutes into the second half. Matheus Nunes committed a penalty after leaving his arm open. On the penalty, James Milner finished with skill and equalized for the home team.

Finally, the hosts turned the game around at 43 minutes into the second half. After receiving a deep pass, Gruda dribbled past the goalkeeper and scored with great skill, giving Brighton the lead.

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