Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. Yasin Ayari scored in the first half.
Match result
Ayari got the goal for Brighton, with the strike coming before the break. The sides had also met in the Carabao Cup.
Numbers and standings
Manchester City had 21 shots, with six on target, as they suffered their second Premier League defeat in a row. City remained top on 21 points, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference, but could be knocked off the top of the table if Arsenal get at least a point at Liverpool on Sunday.
Brighton remained third on 19 points after six wins and a draw in their opening nine games.
Verbruggen reaction
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen told Sky Sports: "Unbelievable feeling. We go 1-0 up and then to hang tight, the last 30-40 minutes we completely lost control of the game ."
Verbruggen said: "The manager said this morning we have to dig deep and that's what we did. So happy to get over the line and can't wait to celebrate with the boys ."
Flashscore named Bart Verbruggen as its Man of the Match. Verbruggen said: "(We're) just focusing every day on what's ahead of us and the job we have. We will continue to do that and see where it leaves us at the end of the season ."
Anderson on defeat
City midfielder Elliot Anderson said: "We created a lot of chances, disappointing to lose. Didn't manage to put chances away, on another day we put three or four away ."
Anderson said: "We're all disappointed. Not good enough, we don't want to be losing games but we've got to stick together - we've had a great start to the season, two disappointing results now, but we have to stick together ."
