Man City win the Premier League: Pep Guardiola's side thrash Brighton to claim title
Here's how it played out at the Amex
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester City have won the Premier League title after victory at Brighton.
Glenn Murray put Brighton ahead in the 27th minute before Sergio Aguero levelled just 83 seconds later in a frantic first-half. City pushed again and Aymeric Laporte put them ahead with a bullet header from a corner just before half-time. Riyad Mahrez's shot from range added to their lead just after the hour mark before Ilkay Gundogan sealed it with a wonderful free-kick.
Here's all the latest reaction from the Amex.
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Brighton 1-2 Manchester City, 44 minutes
There's a sense now that Brighton might have had their moment.
The energy is dropping and they look ready for half-time.
Manchester City's tactical switch has worked, which begs the question why Pep Guardiola tinkered in the first place.
As things stand, Aymeric Laporte's powerful downward header has the title headed for Manchester.
Brighton 1-2 Manchester City, 45 minutes
Just the one minute of added time despite the three goals.
Brighton win a free kick 25 yards from the Manchester City goal.
Chance. They've got set-piece quality...
GOAL! Crystal Palace 3-1 Bournemouth (Jefferson Lerma, 44 minutes)
Bournemouth keep their hopes alive with a goal on the stroke of half time!
Brighton 1-2 Manchester City, 45 + 1 minutes
Lewis Dunk hits it with swerve and dip and nearly catches out Ederson, but the Brazilian just about parries over the bar and that'll be that for the first 45 minutes.
HALF TIME SCORES
Plenty of action on the final day so far. Let's run through the half time scores.
Brighton 1-2 Manchester City
Burnley 0-0 Arsenal
Crystal Palace 3-1 Bournemouth
Fulham 0-2 Newcastle
Leicester 0-0 Chelsea
Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
Manchester United 0-1 Cardiff
Southampton 1-0 Huddersfield
Tottenham 1-0 Everton
Watford 0-2 West Ham
Both sides holding serve as things stand.
Manchester City would go to 98 points, Liverpool to 97.
Yet more twists and turns to come?
Away from the title race, Cardiff are ahead and on their way to what would be a famous victory despite the rather perfunctory nature of the game at Old Trafford.
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