Manchester City are in serious trouble as they have once again dropped points. They failed to win against Brighton & Hove Albion on their home turf. This has reduced their changes of finishing in top four of Premier League table.
Man City are having a tough season right now. They have already been knocked out from Champions League. In addition, they have lost their throne as English champions. It seems like their worries are going to increase as they could be set to miss out on Champions League spot.
Manchester City drop points against Brighton
City faced Brighton at the Etihad stadium today. They started the game in strong fashion as they won penalty in 11th minute. Erling Haaland made no mistake to score 21st Premier League goal of the season and hand City with lead.
However, Brighton responded in strong manner and made it 1-1 in 21st minute. It was Estupinan who scored his first goal of the season. But, the Seagulls were unable to maintain the level as Omar Marmoush scored for City in 39th minute.
City headed to the second half with 2-1 lead. But, Brighton started the second half in much stronger manner as they were able to score again. It is Khusanov who was unlucky to register own goal. It was the last goal of the match which ended in 2-2 with both clubs sharing a point.
City are still on 5th position but Newcastle United have 1 game in hand. The Magpies will move ahead of City if they manage to win that game. Chelsea are on the 4th position with 1 point more than City along with 1 game in hand. They can move 4 points above City if they win tomorrow against Arsenal. Lastly, Nottingham Forest have won today and are 6 points ahead of City. In addition, they are now favourites to finish in top four this season. Stats and time of goals scored as per FOTMOB.
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