Brighton caused problems for Manchester City in the second half, but it was too late to prevent history being written at the Etihad.
The current champion won 2:1 and it was his 21st victory in a row at his stadium - he broke the English football record held by Manchester United from the 2010/11 season.
Nothing was easy for City, who dominated in the first half, but also clearly fell in the sequel when the "seagulls" showed why they are the feared team.
And it couldn't have started better for the European champion. Julijan Álvares started the opponent in the 7th minute on a pass from Jeremij Doku, and in the 19th, Erling Haaland ended the scoreless streak.
The Norwegian scored after 365 minutes - he did it with a precise shot from 20 meters when he was slightly underestimated by the Brighton defense...
City could have been leading 60:3 by the 0th minute, but changes made in the second half by Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi turned things around.
Pasqual Grosso's chance was just a warning before the guests really got back into the match - he reduced Ansu Fati twenty minutes before the end after a counterattack and a bad reaction from Manuel Akandji, who received a second yellow card in stoppage time.
City suffered until the end, but Brighton didn't get a real chance except for two stoppages to beat the favorites by two points.
The fifth triumph was achieved by Newcastle, who played against Crystal Palace at "St. James Park" - 4:0.
Golead was announced by Jacob Murphy in the 4th minute, then Anthony Gordon, Sean Longstaff and Callum Wilson hit the net for the London team.
Wolverhampton was better than Bournemouth (2:1), Brentford defeated Burnley (3:0) at home, and there was no winner in the duel between Nottingham Forest and Luton - 2:2.
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