Brighton stun Man City 1-0 at the Etihad behind Verbruggen

Brighton beat Man City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium, and goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made it stand. He earned player of the game honors with a Chirp Rating of 9.2, finishing with seven saves and a clean sheet.

The only goal came in the 11th minute. Yasin Ayari hit a left-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom right corner. Maxim De Cuyper assisted after a set piece. Brighton led 1-0 from there and never gave it back.

Man City had the chances. Erling Haaland led all players with four shots, but Verbruggen kept the score at 1-0 and City finished with no goals. Abdukodir Khusanov led City with 86 accurate passes and 10 defensive interventions. For Brighton, Lewis Dunk had 49 accurate passes and Costinha made 15 defensive interventions.

Brighton move to 6-1-2. Man City fall to 7-0-2. Chirp's Sim had City at 47% before the game, so this was close to a coin flip that Brighton won.