Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League today.

The Premier League champions have made three changes from the defeat to Liverpool last time out with Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Nathan Ake all dropping out. In come Jack Grealish, Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte while top scorer Erling Haaland starts up front.

Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls are unchanged from their midweek draw at home to Nottingham Forest.

Follow all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Manchester City FC 3 - 1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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That's all for today, goodbye!

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That win means that City have closed the gap at the top of the table to just one point, though Arsenal don't play until tomorrow. Their attention now turns to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. De Zerbi's wait for his first win at Brighton goes on, and they're now winless in five. They host Graham Potter's Chelsea next weekend.

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City get back to winning ways as they brush aside Brighton with a 3-1 win. Haaland was the star of the first half, scoring with the only two shots on target. Ederson set him up for his first, rounding Sanchez outside the box before slotting into the empty net before dispatching the penalty that was awarded by VAR after Dunk tripped Silva. Trossard pulled one back just after half-time, rifling it in at the near post, but De Bruyne sealed the points with a wonderful effort from the edge of the D.

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FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-1 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION.

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Laporte hurt himself as he tried to cut off Sarmiento's run and he stayed down holding his ankle. He's quickly back to his feet after treatment though, and he'll be able to see out the game.

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Sarmiento gets the better of Laporte and surges forward down the right before squaring it into the middle. It's behind Gilmour, but Caicedo picks it up only to foul Rodri before he can have a shot.

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Laporte goes for the more direct approach this time, going long over the top looking for De Bruyne. He's away through the middle, but it's just too close to Sanchez, who comes to the edge of his area to collect it.

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Final changes for Brighton now. Mac Allister is the first to go off, with Gilmour on for him.

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Substitution Pascal Groß Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Morante

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It's a poor clearance by Sanchez as he fizzes it straight at Palmer on the edge of the box. He manages to touch it into De Bruyne, but Dunk is quick to close him down before he can take a shot.

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Mac Allister whips in a cross and Estupinan just manages to keep it in play at the byline. He pulls it back to Caicedo on the edge of the box, but his first-time shot is blocked by Dias.

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City are starting to give away a few needless fouls as Brighton continue to push forward in search of another goal. The free-kick is swept out to Estupinan on the left, but he can't get past Palmer.

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Assist Ederson Santana de Moraes

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De Bruyne takes the corner short to Foden so that he can open up a better angle for a cross when he gets it back. It's over everyone though, and it harmlessly bounces wide.

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Substitution Erling Braut Haaland Julián Álvarez

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Brighton are making their third change. It's Welbeck that's taken off for Undav.

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After working it between Brighton's midfield, the space opens up for Silva and he surges upfield before laying it off to De Bruyne.

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Substitution Jack Peter Grealish Cole Jermaine Palmer

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WHAT A GOAL! It's well worked down the left by City and Silva squares it to De Bruyne, who is hovering just outside the D. Estupinan tries to close him down but doesn't get there in time as he fires his shot over him and Sanchez and into the back of the net. 3-1 City!

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Yellow Card Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio

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GOOD SAVE! March nudges Silva off the ball and touches it through to Trossard, who has space down the left. He manages to hold off Cancelo long enough to get his shot away from a tight angle, but Ederson gets down quickly to smother it.

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CLOSE! Laporte almost scores from the resulting corner. Foden swings the corner in and Laporte rises highest near the penalty spot. He thumps his header towards the far post and Sanchez is beaten, but it bounces just wide.

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CHANCE! De Bruyne threads it through to Haaland on the edge of the box, with the forward timing his run perfectly. He cuts back inside, losing Webster before Dunk steps in to block his shot and send it over.

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Haaland surges forward on the counter after Rodri cut out Brighton's attack, but nobody is up with him in support. He ends up fouling Dunk in his attempts to hold it up, much to his frustration.

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CHANCE! Silva plays a loose pass out of his own box straight to Mac Allister, and he finds himself in a pocket of space. He's trying to pick out the near-top corner with his swerving shot, but it sails just over the bar.

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Akanji cuts out a loose pass from Sanchez and nods it out to Foden on the right. He fizzes a low ball into Rodri on the edge of the box, but he can't find space for a shot.

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City are making their first change of the game now, and it's Foden that comes on to replace Mahrez.

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City's second goal in this game was their 600th in the Premier League under Guardiola, becoming only the third club to reach 600+ goals under a single manager in the competition after Manchester United under Alex Ferguson and Arsenal under Arsene Wenger.

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City are moving it quickly upfield and it's Silva that picks out Mahrez in space down the right this time. He cuts inside before having a go from the angle again, but Webster slides in with a block.

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Brighton's confidence has soared after scoring that last goal, and they're keeping City penned back in their own half. March slides it through for Caicedo, but his cross is headed away by Laporte.

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Brighton win a free-kick through the middle and Gross is standing over it. He tries to float it into the far post towards Welbeck, but nobody gets near it and it bounces harmlessly out of play.

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Brighton are looking to make a quick start to the second half and March finds himself in space down the left. He whips a low cross into the six-yard box, but it's too close to Ederson.

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City get us back underway for the second half!

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Despite taking a 2-0 lead into half-time, Guardiola still didn't look overly happy with his side on the whistle. They've barely created anything of note, and he'll be looking for more dominance after the break. De Zerbi's side have struggled defensively, causing themselves a lot of their own problems. They need that to change if they want to get back into this game.

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City are in control at the break, with a 2-0 lead over Brighton. There haven't been a lot of chances in the first half for either team, but Haaland has been clinical when it mattered, scoring with the only two shots on target. Ederson played it long and Haaland rounded Sanchez outside the box before coolly slotting into the empty net. VAR awarded a penalty just before the break after Silva was tripped by Dunk and the Norwegian fired it past Sanchez into the bottom corner.

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HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION.

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Haaland spins and plays a sloppy pass back towards Dias which is cut out by Welbeck. He tries to sweep it out to Trossard down the left but overhits it straight out of play instead.

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Brighton are still struggling to play out from the back as Veltman gifts the ball to City this time. Rodri instantly looks for Grealish, but he wasn't expecting it and it bounces straight off him.

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PENALTY TO CITY! While the game carried on, VAR was checking that incident with Silva. Dunk's trailing leg caught Silva and the defender got nowhere near the ball. After seeing the replays, he goes back onto the field and points to the spot.

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For the third time in this game, City are asking for a penalty that isn't given. Silva's waiting for it to drop and he gets a slight nudge in the back before tripping over Dunk's outstretched leg. The defender was trying to play the ball, and the referee waves play on.

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CHANCE! After another good break from Brighton, Trossard's cross is blocked for a corner. Gross whips it into the near post, where Welbeck flicks it on at the front of the crowd, but it loops wide of the far top corner.

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It's better from Brighton as Mac Allister sweeps it out to Trossard on the left. He drops a shoulder to lose Akanji, but there are still a lot of bodies between him and the goal when he hits the shot, and Dias blocks it.

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Brighton are causing a lot of their own problems here as they continue to try and play it out from the back. Dunk is closed down by Silva this time and just squeezes it through to Sanchez, who had moved away from his goal to create the angle to clear it.

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It's a great break from City, with Mahrez touching it through to Silva down the right. He squares it to De Bruyne, who plays a one-two with Rodri while he gets into the box. He hits the shot first time, but Dunk stretches to make the block in front of Sanchez.

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Grealish wins it back and knocks it into Haaland, who loops it back out to the winger. He sets himself to volley it first time but kicks Veltman who had got across to block it. There are more shouts for a penalty, but it's not given.

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It's lovely play from Brighton to work it upfield this time, but City quickly drop back into their shape. The visitors are switching it from side to side in an attempt to open them up, but are struggling at the moment.

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Brighton look nervy at the back and it doesn't help when Gross knocks it back to Dunk in his own box. Haaland and De Bruyne both close him down and the defender does well to win a goal-kick under pressure.

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HAALAND SCORES! Brighton are all over the place at the back, and the Norweigan takes advantage! It starts with Ederson, who pings a lovely ball upfield and Sanchez rushes out of his box. Haaland chests it past him, before nudging Webster out of the way and slotting his shot into the back of the empty net. 1-0 City!

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NO PENALTY! City are asking for a penalty after Haaland takes a tumble over Sanchez in the box. De Bruyne squared it in, and the keeper stuck out a leg to try and block the ball but caught Haaland on the ankle instead. After a check, VAR sticks with the onfield decision.

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Brighton are just starting to press City higher up the pitch now and Lallana picks Haaland's pocket. He has no one ahead of him though and can't set the visitors on the counter.

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City have won each of their last nine Premier League home games, scoring at least three goals each time. There have only ever been two longer such runs in English top-flight history, both by Aston Villa (12 between March-December 1897 and 13 between December 1930 and September 1931).

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Brighton clear the City corner but then get caught on the ball trying to pass it out of their own area. It's worked out to De Bruyne on the left, but there's no one in the middle to get on the end of his deep cross.

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CHANCE! Again, Ederson leisurely comes out of his box with the ball before looking for Cancelo, and this time, it's cut out by Welbeck. He takes the shot early while the keeper is still well off his line, but he slips and fires it high into the stands.

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Haaland drops deep to get on the ball and slides it down the right for Mahrez. His first thought is to square it to De Bruyne, who slips as it's played, but it was well behind him anyway.

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When Trossard swung that last cross in, Dias backed into Welbeck and accidentally caught the forward in the eye with his elbow. He's back on his feet after treatment and will be able to carry on.

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