Raheem Sterling slid home to open the scoring with his fourth league goal in six appearances this season
Goals from Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero sent Manchester City top of the Premier League with victory over Brighton.
Their stay at the summit may be a brief one - with nearest rivals Liverpool playing third-placed Chelsea in Saturday's late game - but the outcome of this match was rarely in doubt.
Sterling broke the deadlock after 29 minutes, sliding home Leroy Sane's cross after a swift counter-attack opened up the Seagulls defence for the first time.
City continued to dominate and Aguero made sure of the points on 65 minutes, firing home from a Sterling pass to finish a move he started.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Man City
31Ederson
2Walker
30Otamendi
14Laporte
35Zinchenko
20Bernardo Silva
25Fernandinho
21SilvaSubstituted forFodenat 88'minutes
7Sterling
10AgüeroSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 66'minutes
19SanéSubstituted forMahrezat 71'minutes
Substitutes
3Danilo
4Kompany
5Stones
26Mahrez
33Gabriel Jesus
47Foden
49Muric
Brighton
1Ryan
22MontoyaBooked at 87mins
4DuffyBooked at 42mins
5Dunk
3Bong
24Pröpper
11KnockaertBooked at 9minsSubstituted forJahanbakhshat 78'minutes
7Kayal
8Bissouma
20MarchSubstituted forIzquierdoat 83'minutes
9LocadiaSubstituted forMurrayat 73'minutes
Substitutes
2Bruno
14Balogun
16Jahanbakhsh
17Murray
19Izquierdo
27Button
30Bernardo
Referee:
Lee Mason
Match Stats
Home TeamMan CityAway TeamBrighton
Possession
Home80%
Away20%
Shots
Home28
Away4
Shots on Target
Home8
Away1
Corners
Home10
Away3
Fouls
Home4
Away10
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Match ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Posted at 90'
Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 88'
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Martín Montoya.
Posted at 88'
Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a set piece situation.
SubstitutionPosted at 88'
Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces David Silva.
BookingPosted at 87'
Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 87'
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Martín Montoya (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 86'
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 85'
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Fernandinho.
Posted at 85'
Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).
Posted at 85'
Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 83'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. José Izquierdo replaces Solly March.
Posted at 80'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
SubstitutionPosted at 78'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Posted at 78'
Delay in match Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) because of an injury.
Posted at 78'
Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 78'
Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Posted at 75'
Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 75'
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 74'
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 74'
Foul by Davy Pröpper (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Posted at 74'
Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Jürgen Locadia.
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Leroy Sané.
SubstitutionPosted at 66'
Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Sergio Agüero.
Goal!Posted at 65'
Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Posted at 63'
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal tries a through ball, but Jürgen Locadia is caught offside.
Posted at 58'
Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
Posted at 58'
Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Posted at 58'
Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
Posted at 57'
Attempt missed. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
Posted at 55'
Attempt saved. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernandinho.
Posted at 53'
Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
Posted at 53'
Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com