Manchester City won at Brighton (4-0) on Thursday evening in a late match of the 29th day of the Premier League, and, with still a late match to play, came back to within one point of leader Arsenal, four days behind. the end.
For the 35th day, Sunday Manchester City will travel to Nottingham (17th) and Arsenal will play Tottenham (5th). But the Citizens, reigning champions, have their destiny in their hands since they still have to play their late match of the 34th day on the pitch of Tottenham (5th) on May 14. A match postponed due to their FA Cup semi-final won last Saturday against Chelsea (1-0).
In Brighton, eleventh in the standings, the Mancuniens still deprived of their striker Erling Haaland, injured, opened the scoring through Kevin De Bruyne, with a header into the top corner from a cross from Kyle Walker (17th). Nine minutes later, Phil Foden doubled the score with a free kick at the edge of the area, deflected into his goal by German midfielder Pascal Gross (26th). A goal still attributed to the England international.
A Foden of great evenings
Foden, again, disgusted the ultra-dominated Brighton players a little more by taking advantage of a recovery error from the Argentinian Valentin Barco to place a low shot which deceived goalkeeper Jason Steele (34th). In the second half, when the game had become somewhat balanced, the Argentine world champion Julian Alvarez closed the scoring from close range, after a muscular breakthrough from Walker (62nd).
Title holders eliminated this season in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on penalties by Real Madrid, Manchester City will play the final of the FA Cup against their neighbor and rival Manchester United on May 25 at Wembley. Here again, City are the title holders after their historic treble last season. Brighton, eliminated in the round of 16 of the Europa League by AS Roma, is now five league matches without a victory (three defeats, two draws).