Already champions, Manchester City draw with Brighton in the Premier League

This Wednesday, the leader and already champion manchester city visited Brighton in a late match of the 32nd round of the Premier League and drew 1-1. Phil Foden opened the scoring for the visitors and Enciso equalized in the first half.

With the result, Brighton guarantees the sixth position of the Premier League, with 62 points, and can no longer go up or down in the table, mathematically. In this way, the club is classified for the next edition of the Europa League. Already the champion Manchester City reaches 89 points and remains comfortable at the top of the championship.

The Citizens’ next commitment is against Brentford away from home this Sunday, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), for the 38th and last round of the English Championship. On the same day and time, Brighton visit Aston Villa, also at the close of the Premier League.

FULL-TIME | The points are shared on the South coast 🤝

🔵 1-1 🐝 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/cHpzmoaW2I

— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 24, 2023

The game

The first half was lively with plenty of chances for both sides. The visiting team had more ball possession in the first 45 minutes, but did not create as much as the opponent. Even so, City opened the scoring, in the 25th minute, through Phil Foden. Brighton, in turn, was not intimidated and sought a tie, which came at 38 minutes with a great goal by Enciso from outside the area.

In addition to the valid goals, the first stage also saw two goals annulled by Brighton: one at 30, invalidated by Mitoma’s hand touch, and another at 43 minutes, annulled by Welbeck’s offside.

The final stage also featured good opportunities for both sides, but Manchester City scored, with Haaland heading in the 34th minute. However, when reviewing the VAR, the referee signaled a lack of the Norwegian in the bid and annulled the goal. After that, the match had no more clear chances and headed towards a draw.