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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 7
Premier League 2 Division One 2020/21Match Finished

Manchester City U23 vs Brighton U23

4 Dec 2020 · 13:00 GMT · Regular Season - 7

Manchester City U23

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2:1HT 1–0

Brighton U23

AWAY
⚽ Liam Delap 44′⚽ James McAtee 54′
⚽ Teddy Graham Jenks 90+4′
Academy Stadium, ManchesterReferee: A. MillerRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Manchester City U23 win 2–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 7 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 1
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Manchester City U23Brighton U23

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Manchester City U23

Formation not supplied

Coach E. Maresca

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Cieran SlickerProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Taylor Harwood-BellisProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  3. 4
    Luke Mbete-TabuProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  4. 11
    Felix NmechaProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  5. 2
    Claudio GomesProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  6. 6
    Thomas DoyleProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  7. 5
    Adrián BernabéProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  8. 7
    Cole PalmerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 10
    James McAteeProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 54′
  10. 8
    Alexander RobertsonProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    Off 53′
  11. 9
    Liam DelapProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 44′

Substitutes5

  1. 14
    Benjamin KnightProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 53′
  2. 12
    Conrad Egan-RileyProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  3. 13
    Thomas ScottProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  4. 16
    Keyendrah SimmondsProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  5. 15
    Morgan RogersProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off

Brighton U23

Formation not supplied

Coach S. Rusk

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Carl RushworthProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
  2. 7
    Romaric YapiProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Ayo TanimowoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 77′
  4. 5
    Sam PackhamProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  5. 6
    Antef TsounguiProfile: Defender · 17 at kick-off
  6. 11
    Jack SpongProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 10
    Teddy Graham JenksProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 90+4′
  8. 8
    Marc LeonardProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  9. 4
    Jensen WeirProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  10. 3
    Zak Norton SturgeProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    Off 65′
  11. 9
    Danny CashmanProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off

Substitutes5

  1. 12
    Walter Byrne FurlongProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 65′
  2. 14
    Andrew MoranProfile: Midfielder · 17 at kick-off
    On 65′
  3. 15
    Stefan VukojeProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 77′
  4. 16
    Ulrick Eneme-EllaProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  5. 13
    Adam DesboisProfile: Goalkeeper · 19 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    Liam Delap · Assist: Felix Nmecha

  2. SubstitutionManchester City U23

    Off Alexander Robertson On Benjamin Knight

  3. Normal GoalManchester City U23

    James McAtee

  4. SubstitutionBrighton U23

    Off Zak Norton Sturge On Walter Byrne Furlong

  5. SubstitutionBrighton U23

    Off Sam Packham On Andrew Moran

  6. SubstitutionBrighton U23

    Off Ayo Tanimowo On Stefan Vukoje

  7. Normal GoalBrighton U23

    Teddy Graham Jenks · Assist: Danny Cashman

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2020/21 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Manchester City U23

WLiverpool U23 vs Manchester City U2328 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 62 – 7DManchester City U23 vs Chelsea U2322 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 62 – 2LSouthampton U23 vs Manchester City U237 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 55 – 2WManchester City U23 vs Arsenal U2324 Oct 2020 · Regular Season - 44 – 1WManchester City U23 vs Leicester City U2318 Oct 2020 · Regular Season - 44 – 0

Brighton U23

WSouthampton U23 vs Brighton U2330 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 60 – 1LBrighton U23 vs Blackburn Rovers U2323 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 61 – 2LBrighton U23 vs Manchester Utd U236 Nov 2020 · Regular Season - 52 – 5LBrighton U23 vs Leicester City U2323 Oct 2020 · Regular Season - 40 – 4WBrighton U23 vs Liverpool U2317 Oct 2020 · Regular Season - 41 – 0
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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