BRIGHTON welcome Man City to the Amex for a Premier League Saturday night showdown.
Pep Guardiola's men have fond memories of this ground after lifting the title here last season, while Graham Potter's Seagulls will be looking for a positive result after a brave defeat to Liverpool last time out.
- Live score: Brighton 0-1 Man City (Sterling 21')
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Follow all the latest updates from Premier League clash in Brighton below…
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
31 mins: Brighton are sticking to their own short passing game – but unfortunately nearly all of it is in their own half.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
30 mins: De Bruyne's corner is met by the head of Bernardo Silva bang in the middle, but ti's too close to Ryan, who saves easily enough.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
28 mins: Jesus has a shot blocked as City swarm forward with confidence.
This is the clinical way Sterling made the breakthrough…
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
25 mins: Brighton have finally got the ball for a decent half-minute of possession in the City half,in-form frontman Trossard threatening well.
But here's why the striker at the other end is in even more lethal form:
Raheem Sterling with a fine strike to break the deadlock against Brighton!
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
23 mins: After a short drinks break, City are instantly on the attack again.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 1
21 mins: That's 25 goals for Sterling this season – equalling his best Prem effort.
And this finish was typical of his development over the past two seasons.
Picked out tidily by Jesus' header down, he showed there was no need to over-elaborate.
One touch to control, a second to cut in from the left and a third to swerve into the bottom corner with his right foot from 22 yards.
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GOAL!!!
STERLING BEAUTY BREAKS DEADLOCK
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
19 minutes: De Bruyne's warming up to full pace now just behind the City front line – Dunk blocking him out before the City playmaker pinged in cross comfortably caught by Ryan.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
17 mins: Mahrez and Sterling combine delightfully down the left to tee up Mendy for a left-footer deflected behind.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
16 mins: City clear the corner and stroll forward.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
15 mins: Montoya nicks a corner for Brighton.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
12 mins: Raheem Sterling looks fresh and hungry back in the City line-up.
But we've not yet seen too much from De Bruyne just behind him.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
10 mins: With City now pushing forward confidently this message for NHS staff on a Brighton shirt just before kick-off might soon also be for the home defence…
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
9 mins: After an even first few minutes, City are sweeping forward now, especially down the left.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
8 mins: City are suddenly well on top – with some nice touches from Sterling and especially Walker with a cushion volley to Jesus, leading to a shot blocked behind.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
6 mins: Mahrez runs into Benardo near the penalty spot after trying to weave through.
Then Jesus was leftin too much space to out a diving header wide from a similar position – a genuine chance for City.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
5 mins: Brighton are more than matching City so far.
Here's the two managers just before kick-off.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
4 mins: Montoya's cross, whipped to the near post, is knocked behind by Garcia for a Brighton corner, which they pretty much wasted.
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BRIGHTON 0 MAN CITY 0
2 mins: No glimmer of a chance yet, with most play in mid-pitch.
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CITY KICK-OFF
After both sides takes the knee, City launch proceedings.
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MINUTE'S SILENCE FOR JACK CHARLTON
Just before kick-off, both teams commemorated the memory of the late Jack Charlton, the England World Cup winner from 1966 who has died aged 85.
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KDB EYES ASSIST RECORD
Kevin De Bruyne is just three assists off Thierry Henry's Prem record for a season.
No wonder he was smiling shortly before kick-off.
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WALKER HOPES FOR STROLL
Recalled Kyle Walker was the middle man as City went through their warm-up tonight – as one of FOUR changes in their defence.
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CITY AIM TO AVOID FOURSOME RECORD
City have lost their past three away games.
And Opta point out the last time they suffered four such defeats in a row was in April 2015 under Manuel Pellegrini.
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NO PITY FROM CITY AFTER CHEL HELL?
Chelsea's 3-0 slump at Sheffield United this evening keeps Frank Lampard's third-placed side nine points behind City.
And Chelsea have just three games left – with of course City's game in hand kicking off in about a dozen minutes at the Amex.
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