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Man City win the Premier League: Pep Guardiola's side thrash Brighton to claim title

Here's how it played out at the Amex

Harry Latham-Coyle
Sunday 12 May 2019 13:05 EDT
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Manchester City have won the Premier League title after victory at Brighton.

Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead in the 27th minute before Sergio Aguero levelled just 83 seconds later in a frantic first-half. City pushed again and Aymeric Laporte put them ahead with a bullet header from a corner just before half-time. Riyad Mahrez's shot from range added to their lead just after the hour mark before Ilkay Gundogan sealed it with a wonderful free-kick.

Here's all the latest reaction from the Amex.

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​GOAL! Burnley 0-2 Arsenal (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 63 minutes)

Aubameyang fancies the Golden Boot! To 22 goals for the season he goes!

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:24

Brighton 1-3 Manchester City, 67 minutes

Double change from Chris Hughton: Glenn Murray and Alireza Jahanbakhsh come off, Jurgen Locadia and Florin Andone will form a two-pronged strike force and trot on.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:25

​GOAL! Burnley 1-2 Arsenal (Ashley Barnes, 67 minutes)

Headed past Bernd Leno and Ashley Barnes pulls one back for Burnley!

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:26

GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Everton (Theo Walcott, 69 minutes)

Surely too late to matter but Theo Walcott keeps his old side's hopes alive with an equaliser at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:27

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:28

A frustrating season for Riyad Mahrez, not perhaps hitting the heights he or Manchester City would have liked, but he might have scored the title-sealer.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:29

GOAL! Brighton 1-4 Manchester City (Ilkay Gundogan, 72 minutes)

IT WILL BE MANCHESTER CITY'S TITLE! ILKAY GUNDOGAN MAKES ABSOLUTELY SURE WITH A DELICIOUS FREE KICK!

25 yards or so, a touch off-centre rightwards and Gundogan goes to the near post, curling the ball perfectly into the corner with Mathew Ryan unable to get across.

Start engraving...

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:30

GOAL UPDATE The goals are flying in:

Josh King has brought Bournemouth to within one at Crystal Palace. 4-3

Cenk Tosun has put Everton ahead against Tottenham. 1-2

Marko Arnautovic has extended West Ham's lead over Watford. 1-3

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:32

GOAL! Tottenham 2-2 Everton (Christian Eriksen, 75 minutes)

And as I say that Christian Eriksen curls in a free kick to level things up again!

Doesn't score as many free kicks as a player of such quality should, but that's a delightful effort from Eriksen.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:34

Brighton 1-4 Manchester City, 78 minutes

Here comes Kevin De Bruyne, replacing his great midfield mate David Silva to see out the last 15 or so.

Silva looks shattered. There's plenty more to come, David. Get some rest.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 16:35

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