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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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Brighton 0-0 Manchester City, 17 minutes

A few insecurities creeping into Brighton's defensive wall after such a promising start.

Manchester City have started to seize midfield control and push them back, and it is more hopeless hacking than calm and composed defending keeping the visitors at bay at the moment.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:17

GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Wolves (Sadio Mane, 17 minutes)

Another assist for Trent Alexander-Arnold, another goal for Sadio Mane and the title race is alive!

From the right, threaded past the defenders, Mane provides the finishing touches.

Over to you, Manchester City...

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:18

Brighton 0-0 Manchester City, 19 minutes

Block number one for Lewis Dunk of the afternoon, a thump at his ankles producing a thud as it rebounds away.

It won't be the last. City starting to build.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:20

​Brighton 0-0 Manchester City, 20 minutes

Anthony Knockaert has chalk on his boots in the shadow on the right of Brighton's five-man midfield, but I'm not truly sure what such a left-footed player provides from such a position given how deep Brighton are being forced to play and how little of the ball they have had in the last ten minutes.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:21

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:21

​Brighton 0-0 Manchester City, 22 minutes

Kyle Walker is getting booed by a portion of the home crowd, presumably for using his head in the FA Cup semi-final.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:23

GOAL! Manchester United 0-1 Cardiff (Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, 23 minutes)

Manchester United are behind to relegated Cardiff!

Mendez-Laing is felled in the area, gets back to his feet, dusts himself off and beats David De Gea from the spot.

A final day shock?

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:23

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-0 Bournemouth (Michy Batshuayi, 24 minutes)

Oh Michy you're so fine!

Sharp work from the Belgian, finding a volleyed finish from a deflected cross to put Crystal Palace in the ascendancy in another final day mid-table meeting.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:25

​GOAL! Brighton 1-0 Manchester City (Glenn Murray, 27 minutes)

TWIST! FROM A CORNER BRIGHTON LEAD!

It is the most perfect of deliveries, with whip and pace and curl to the near post, too quick for Ederson to get to infant of Glenn Murray, who gets enough on the header to turn into the net.

But hold on...

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:27

GOAL! Brighton 1-1 Manchester City (Sergio Aguero, 28 minutes)

And just like that, City are level!

The energy comes as they look for an instant reply and they get one, David Silva's back-heel freeing Sergio Aguero down the left, Bernardo at left-back keeping the Argentine onside and thus allowing him to find a gap between Mathew Ryan's legs and subsequently the back of the net.

As we were.

Harry Latham-Coyle12 May 2019 15:28

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