Ayari goal gives Brighton 1-0 win over Manchester City
Brighton beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in Premier League matchweek 9. Yasin Ayari scored in the 11th minute and the visitors held on, even though City led on shots, possession and corners.
The goal came early. In the 11th minute, Ayari scored from a Maxim De Cuyper assist to put Brighton ahead. They led 1-0 at the break, and the score did not change after the restart.
The numbers favoured City. They had 62% of the possession, 21 shots to 7, six on target to three and eight corners to two. Their xG was 1.96 against 1.02 for Brighton. The visitors had fewer attempts, but they took the one that counted.
It was a scrappier afternoon for Brighton, who committed 13 fouls and picked up three yellow cards. City conceded nine fouls and were not booked. Craig Pawson was the referee and there were no red cards.
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- 11' Yasin Ayari Brighton
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Our prediction
Our preview went for a 2-1 City win, with a 48% chance of a home victory and an open game. City controlled the match, but they failed to score and the result went 1-0 the other way.
The table supplied with the data has City first on 21 points from 8 games and Brighton third on 16, figures which do not yet reflect this result.
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