Match Report
Brighton U21 went into the game 12th in the table on 30 points; Manchester City U21 sat 3rd on 40 — a 10-point gap. Per game in the league, Brighton U21 were scoring 1.9 and conceding 1.25, Manchester City U21 2.95 and 1.05, against a competition average of 1.79 goals per team per game.
Brighton U21 had gone 7 games without a win.
American Express Elite Football Performance Centre in Lancing staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Brighton U21 led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.