Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.
This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.
Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Substitution Kyle Andrew Walker Rico Henry Mark Lewis
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Substitution Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva Jérémy Baffour Doku
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Home debutant O'Mahony replaces Welbeck, who fires over the crossbar from his final act of the gam.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
De Zerbi will have a lot to say about the three penalty appeals his side have had rejected, although it would not have made much different on the outcome of the match. City have got back control of the ball again now.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Grealish and Nunes link up before Gvardiol is played in on the overlap. His cross, or possibly shot, from a left-sided position is gathered by Steele.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
NO PENALTY!! Joao Pedro gets away from Ake and is caught by Gvardiol as he crashes to the ground. The Brighton forward is fuming as the referee waves away a third Brighton appeal in the space of 25 minutes. That seems incredibly harsh.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Substitution Philip Walter Foden Jack Peter Grealish
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Substitution Kevin De Bruyne Matheus Luiz Nunes
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