Match summary
Manchester City had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Manchester City won 13 of the 18 previous meetings on record.
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove AlbionResult, Lineups & H2H
Etihad Stadium
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester City3W 2D 0L
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
11Pointsof 155
8Goals scored5
2Goals conceded6
3Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row3
10Unbeaten in a row2
2Without a win0
1Conceded in a row0
Head to head18 meetings · Aug 2017 – Aug 2025
- Manchester City wins
- 13
- Draws
- 2
- Brighton & Hove Albion wins
- 3
3.33goals per meeting
56%both teams scored
72%3+ goals
61%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester City 2W 1D 2L · 3.4 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion2-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion2-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion0-4Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-1Brighton & Hove Albion
Show all 18 meetings
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion1-1Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion1-4Manchester City
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion3-2Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City1-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion0-5Manchester City
- Premier LeagueManchester City4-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion1-4Manchester City
- FA CupManchester City1-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueManchester City2-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueManchester City3-1Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion0-2Manchester City
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 201 earlier results
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
#2Position#12
42Points20 v 20 games28
+26Goal difference+3
2.2Scored per gameleague avg 1.41.5
0.9Conceded per game1.35
#3Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
- 89'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Tom Watson
- 83'Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Tom Watson · InOut: Kaoru Mitoma
- 83'Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · James Milner · InOut: Yasin Ayari
- 77'Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Brajan Gruda · InOut: Diego Gómez
- 77'Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Danny Welbeck · InOut: Georginio Rutter
- Substitution · Manchester City · Rayan Cherki · InOut: Phil Foden73'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Rico Lewis · InOut: Matheus Nunes73'
- Substitution · Manchester City · Nico O'Reilly · InOut: Nathan Aké73'
- 69'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Kaoru Mitoma
- Substitution · Manchester City · Rodri · InOut: Nico González64'
- 61'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Maxim De Cuyper
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Gianluigi Donnarumma60'
- 60'Goal · Brighton & Hove Albion · Kaoru Mitoma1-1
- 53'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Jan Paul van Hecke
- 41'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Pascal Groß
- Yellow Card · Manchester City · Pep Guardiola41'
- Penalty · Manchester City · Erling Haaland1-0 · Penalty41'
- 29'Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Lewis Dunk
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
60%Ball Possession40%
21Shots Total6
6Shots On Target3
6Corners2
6Fouls16
1Yellow Cards6
2Offsides3
2Saves3
608Passes399
9Shots Off Target3
133Attacks62
82Dangerous Attacks22
16Shots Inside Box5
5Shots Outside Box1
1Goals1
18Free Kicks8
6Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions4
1Hit Woodwork1
14Tackles22
0Assists1
530Accurate Passes313
13Total Crosses9
6Accurate Crosses3
19Interceptions20
59Duels Won38
7Big Chances Created5
6Big Chances Missed5
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
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CT
Charlie Tasker-
HH
H. HowellPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 37(81%) | 2 | 10/19 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 4/8 | 19(50%) | 1 | 8/14 | |
| 7.6 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 0/4 | 13(91%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 83(92%) | 3 | 9/10 | |
| 7.2 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 47(93%) | 4 | 4/8 | |
| 7.1 | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(81%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 41(88%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 63(88%) | - | 5/10 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 72(92%) | 2 | 4/4 | |
| 6.9 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48(95%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 6.8 | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(86%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.7 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(89%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.7 | 17' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(76%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(84%) | - | - | |
Rodri MF | 6.6 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(90%) | - | 2/3 |
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