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Man City 1-0 Brighton LIVE: Gabriel Jesus gives Pep Guardiola's side early lead


Manchester City got off to a flying start and opened the scoring inside four minutes against Brighton at Wembley.

Kevin De Bruyne found space on the right wing before firing a terrific driven cross to the far post with Gabriel Jesus on hand for to divert a diving header into the bottom left corner from close range.

Follow all of the latest from Wembley Stadium with our live blog below…

Teams

Man City: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy, De Bruyne Gundogan, Silva, Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling.

Subs: Danilo, Stones, Sane, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Muric.

Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Knockaert Stephens, Propper, Jahanbakhsh, Bissouma, Murray.

Subs: Saltor Bong, Locadia, Andone, Izquierdo, Button, Burn.

24 minsminute by minute

Stoppage in play now as Walker is down on the pitch receiving some medical treatment and it doesn’t look good for the right-back, with Danilo getting ready on the sidelines just in case.

22 minsminute by minute

This will be the first meeting between Brighton and Manchester City in the FA Cup since January 1983, when the Seagulls won a fourth round tie en route to their only previous appearance in an FA Cup final.

20 minsminute by minute

Decent effort! It comes from a long kick forward by the goalkeeper and the ball breaks nicely for Propper on the edge of the penalty area, but he drags his low shot wide of Ederson’s goal.

18 minsminute by minute

Brighton have a corner! Their best passage of play so far and it ends in a set piece, which Knockaert whips into the box, it falls to Dunk at the far post. However, the centre-back fires his cross back into the six-yard box high over the crossbar.

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16 minsminute by minute

The Brighton supporters certainly haven’t let the City goal dampen their spirits, they have come to Wembley in huge numbers and outnumber their opponents in that sense. It’s a cracking atmosphere here.

14 minsminute by minute

Brighton just can’t keep hold of the ball right now, Murray is very isolated up top and the Seagulls haven’t yet broken into the City final third and looked like testing Ederson.

12 minsminute by minute

The Seagulls have everyone back inside their own half defending, with City playing the ball comfortably around the pitch at the moment. When Brighton do get on the ball they are giving it away far too easily, with Murray unable to hold the ball up for his teammates.

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-0 during the FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium on April 6, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

10 minsminute by minute

Jesus has been directly involved in six goals in six FA Cup appearances for Manchester City (3 goals, 3 assists).

8 minsminute by minute

Knockaert is given a warning by the referee after he throws himself to the ground and appeals for a foul after breaking forward on the counter. It looks like he hasn’t been booked due to how early on in the game we are.

6 minsminute by minute

Brighton just need to settle the game down now, get on the ball and string a few passes together after a hectic opening period and they’ve had to do a lot of defending.

4 minsminute by minute

GOOOAAALLL! It’s taken just four minutes for Manchester City to take the lead, it’s 1-0! Jesus the man on the scoresheet, finishing off a fine move. Laporte plays a glorious pass out wide, it get laid back to De Bruyne who whips a superb cross into the box, perfect for Jesus to run onto and head the ball into the bottom corner. He simply couldn’t miss from there.

4 minsminute by minute

It’s an inch perfect cross from De Bruyne and Jesus was unmarked at the far post to head the ball home from the edge of the six-yard box.

4 minsminute by minute

It’s all City in the opening few minutes, with De Bruyne and Sterling already getting on the ball in the final third and Brighton are having to sit deep and defend in numbers.

2 minsminute by minute

City go on the attack early on, winning the ball off Brighton straight away and De Bruyne wins a corner. However, Brighton defend the corner well and manage to clear the danger.

1 minsminute by minute

The teams are out at Wembley and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!

Sergio Aguero misses out of the City squad completely, with Pep Guardiola not risking the striker today, so Jesus starts as the main forward. Mendy comes in at left-back, replacing the injured Oleksandr Zinchenko. Meanwhile for Brighton, they make four changes to the side that were beaten by Chelsea in midweek, as Montoya, Bernardo, Knockaert and Murray return to the side.

BRIGHTON SUBS: David Button, Bruno, Gaetan Bong, Dan Burn, Jurgen Locadia, Florin Andone, Jose Izquierdo.

BRIGHTON (4-4-1-1): Mat Ryan; Martin Montoya, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Bernardo; Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Davy Propper, Alireza Jahanbakhsh; Yves Bissouma; Glenn Murray.

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 06: John Stones and Leroy Sane of Manchester City warm up prior to the FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion at Wembley Stadium on April 06, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Matt McNulty - Manchester City/Man City via Getty Images)

MAN CITY SUBS: Arijanet Muric, Danilo, John Stones, Fernandinho, Leroy Sane, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden.

MAN CITY (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Nicolas Otamendi, Benjamin Mendy; Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.

This is only a second FA Cup semi-final for Brighton, who were quarter-finalists last season. They last played at Wembley back in 1983 when they lost the final against Manchester United. The Seagulls have lost their last two Premier League games, suffering defeats against Southampton and Chelsea.

Manchester City are still on for the quadruple this season, having already lifted the EFLCup at Wembley earlier this season. They last lifted this trophy back in 2011, when they beat Stoke City in the final. However, they did make it to the final again two years later, but suffered a 1-0 defeat against Wigan Athletic. They come into today’s game on the back of a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City on Wednesday.

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The two sides met earlier in the Premier League season, with City securing a 2-0 victory at the Etihad. However, the two teams won’t meet again until the final day of the season, a game that could be vital for both sides at opposite ends of the table, as it looks like the title race will go down the wire. Meanwhile Brighton are only five points above the final relegation spot.

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Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Brighton at Wembley.





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