Manchester City to Face Brighton Again in Premier League
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Manchester City will play Brighton on November 1.
The game is in the Premier League. It is matchday 9.
The two teams played before this game. It was in the Carabao Cup.
In that game, City won after a penalty shootout. The City goalkeeper made two good saves.
Brighton lost that game. Now Brighton wants to win this time.
The Brighton manager wants 'revenge'. He wants his team to feel good after this game.
The game will be at the Etihad Stadium. This is City's home stadium.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it online.
Vocabulary9 words
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- matchday
- one day when league games happen
- Carabao Cup
- a football competition in England
- penalty shootout
- a way to decide a winner by kicking the ball from a short distance
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- saves
- when a goalkeeper stops the ball
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- revenge
- doing something back after you lost before
- Etihad Stadium
- the football stadium of Manchester City
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Answer key
1. November 1 2. Manchester City 3. Revenge against City
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Manchester City will play Brighton on _____.
The game is in the _____. It is matchday 9.
The two teams played before this game. It was in the _____.
In that game, City won after a _____. The City goalkeeper made two good _____.
Brighton lost that game. Now Brighton wants to win this time.
The Brighton _____ wants 'revenge'. He wants his team to feel good after this game.
The game will be at the _____. This is City's home stadium.
People can watch the game on TV. People can also watch it _____.
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