Man City vs Brighton Premier League Match round up report is here. What’s up in the latest Premier League roundup after Matchday 29 between reigning Champions Man City and Brighton on Saturday, 15 March 2025. It was an intense game till the very last minute, to say the least.
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Man City vs Brighton Premier League Brief Report
Manchester City lead after an early goal by Mitoma was ruled out for a foul, through Erling Haaland’s spot kick.
Few minutes later, Brighton equalized in the 21st minute through Estupiñán before the Egyptian winger Omar Marmoush slotted in to give the host 2-1 lead at half time.
After the start of the second half, just three minutes into it, Man City found themselves in a real problem when Abdukodir Khusanov’s own goal proved to be crucial through the final minutes.
Brighton are level once again, coming from behind for the second time. City’s porous defence proved to be fatal yet again.
Man City’s Porous Defence Gave Away Once Again
It is indeed one difficult season for Man City, by their own standards, despite being 5th on the Table at full time. The four times Premier League Champions couldn’t just seem to cope with their shaky form this season.
With that, City managed 48 points from 29 matches played while Brighton is very close at 47 points on 29 matches.
This season’s goal conceded by Man City is the most in their history ever since Pep Guardiola took charge.
Is Rodri Really The Reason for City’s Inconsistency?
The inconsistent form of Manchester City may not necessarily be due to the absence of Ballon d’or winner and CDM Rodri. However, every bad results seem to point towards it.
This City team must be missing him dearly especially since the run upto the title starting January this year.
Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Bernerdo Silva have not been in their best form this season. Combine that with the loss of form by Gundogan since his return from Barcelona, the title hopes are really gone at this time.
Erling Haaland Strikes a New Achievement Again
On the individual front, the Norweigian Striker sees himself as the fastest player to reach 100 goals and assists, reaching the milestone in less than 100 Premier League games.
While he is just behind Mohammed Salah for the Golden Boot race, can he still catch up with the 6 goals separating the two?
Individual achievements are not as important as Team achievements, as the striker remarked when he initially signed for Man City.
City’s attack is not the issue, their defence just couldn’t hold on to their leads. And Guardiola seems to be running out of options this time.
We can hope that the new season will be a new start for all, bust more so for City to be the favourites once again.
Nottingham Forest Continues their Fine Form
On the other match, Nottingham Forest continued their fine form, edging past Ipswich Town 4-2 at fulltime.
Anthony Elanga got a brace in this important match, closing in on Arsenal with just a point separating the two on the Premier League Table.
Forest sits comfortably at 54 points from 29 matches and their impressive form just continues.
Liverpool Set to Win the Premier League
Current leaders Liverpool are most likely to win the premier League Title race given their form. Especially after their exit from the UEFA Champions League after their loss to PSG, they can focus even more on the remaining matches of the Premier League.
Mo Salah is currently leading the Golden boot race with 27 goals to his name. It could not come at a sweeter time than this, when the team is also poised to lift the Silverware.
