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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Oct 31, 2026
Etihad Stadium

Match Timeline

Brighton & Hove Albion
81'Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City
49'Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
20'Yellow Card
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goal!
0-1
Yasin Ayari
Yasin Ayari
11'·Brighton & Hove Albion
⚽

Attack Momentum

MCI 83% · BHA 17%
MCI
BHA
⚽15'30'HT60'75'90'
MCI peak pressure: 95'BHA peak pressure: 12'

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Manchester City
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
62%Ball Possession38%
21Shots Total7
6Shots On Target3
8Corners2
9Fouls13
0Yellow Cards3
2Offsides2
2Saves7
597Passes362
7Shots Off Target3
124Attacks90
63Dangerous Attacks19
19Shots Inside Box6
2Shots Outside Box1
0Goals1
15Free Kicks11
8Shots Blocked1
4Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
17Tackles22
0Assists1
503Accurate Passes280
1Injuries0
24Total Crosses7
10Accurate Crosses2
5Interceptions15
58Duels Won48
5Big Chances Created4
5Big Chances Missed3

Match Pitch Heatmap

496 touches
Manchester City →
← Brighton & Hove Albion
Left Third 19%Middle Third 39%Right Third 42%

Team Lineups

Team News — Injuries & Suspensions

All injuries →
Manchester CityManchester City1
  • Antoine Semenyo
    Antoine Semenyo
    Knee Injury · 3 games missed
    Injured
    Starter impact (last 30 games)+1% W · +0.25 GA/g
    With starter (23G)70% W · 2.22 PPG · 1.04 GA/g
    Without (7G)71% W · 2.14 PPG · 1.29 GA/g
Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton & Hove Albion2
  • Zadok Yohanna
    Zadok Yohanna
    Fitness · 5 games missed
    Injured
  • Ferdi Kadıoğlu
    Ferdi Kadıoğlu
    Hip Injury · 2 games missed
    Injured
    Starter impact (last 29 games)+52% W · -0.04 GA/g
    With starter (27G)48% W · 1.59 PPG · 1.04 GA/g
    Without (2G)100% W · 3.00 PPG · 1.00 GA/g

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
90'001/3
29(78%)
3
15/21
90'00-
63(86%)
4
9/19
90'001/1
90(93%)
1
3/6
26'000/2
17(81%)
3
6/8
64'000/2
31(78%)
-
0/1
79'000/1
69(78%)
2
5/12
90'00-
41(83%)
-
-
79'002/4
36(86%)
1
5/9
35'000/2
32(83%)
-
0/1
90'00-
98(85%)
1
4/6
90'001/4
14(54%)
-
3/4
11'00-
5(100%)
-
-
90'001/1
35(87%)
1
4/7
11'000/1
14(82%)
1
2/7
55'00-
23(87%)
-
2/5

Match Commentary & Live Feed

Top 25 of 106 updates
1'

First half begins.

11'
⚽ GOAL

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion take the lead 1-0 against Manchester City. Yasin Ayari scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Maxim De Cuyper from a set piece situation.

20'
KEY

Chema Andrés from Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card for a foul.

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The first half ends with Manchester City trailing Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1.

46'

The second half begins with Manchester City trailing Brighton and Hove Albion 0-1.

49'
KEY

Maxim De Cuyper of Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card for a bad foul.

64'

Maxim De Cuyper from Brighton and Hove Albion wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Mats Wieffer comes on for Chema Andrés.

65'

Elliot Anderson from Manchester City commits a foul.

66'

Mats Wieffer from Brighton and Hove Albion commits a foul.

70'

Manchester City win a corner after Jaouen Hadjam concedes.

72'

Rúben Dias from Manchester City wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Malick Yalcouyé comes on for Maxim De Cuyper.

79'

Substitution for Manchester City: Phil Foden comes on for Josko Gvardiol.

81'

Manchester City win a corner after Costinha concedes.

81'
KEY

Pascal Groß from Brighton and Hove Albion receives a yellow card for a foul.

84'

Substitution for Brighton and Hove Albion: Georginio Rutter comes on for Diego Gómez.

85'

Brighton and Hove Albion win a corner after Matheus Nunes concedes.

88'

Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton and Hove Albion misses a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it close but to the left. He was assisted by Georginio Rutter during a fast break.

90'

Nico O'Reilly from Manchester City commits a foul.

90+1'

Foul committed by Jack Hinshelwood of Brighton and Hove Albion.

90+1'

Elliot Anderson from Manchester City wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90+4'

Corner awarded to Manchester City after a concession by Bart Verbruggen.

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The second half ends with Manchester City losing 0-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion.

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The match ends with Brighton and Hove Albion winning 1-0 against Manchester City.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Manchester City15D1121357/1513-11
Brighton & Hove Albion15D1121210/1512-4
Manchester City — last 5 games
  1. L2-4 vs Paris Saint Germain2026-10-14
  2. W3-2 vs Ipswich Town2026-10-17
  3. W5-1 vs AEK Athens2026-10-20
  4. L1-2 @ Aston Villa2026-10-24
  5. D2-2 vs Brighton & Hove Albion2026-10-28
Brighton & Hove Albion — last 5 games
  1. W3-0 vs Arsenal2026-09-19
  2. W2-0 @ Sunderland2026-10-10
  3. W5-0 vs Crystal Palace2026-10-18
  4. L0-2 @ Liverpool2026-10-25
  5. D2-2 @ Manchester City2026-10-28
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Manchester City153.9387%80%53%60%33%7%
Brighton & Hove Albion153.687%67%47%33%47%20%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Manchester CityHome971128-142.4489%22%
Brighton & Hove AlbionAway731315-111.4357%29%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Manchester City1512-1227-869%80%6-4-5
Brighton & Hove Albion1415-1117-453%79%5-4-5
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
20
Period covered
2017-08-12 – 2026-10-28
Manchester City wins
13
Draws
4
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
3.3
Over 2.5 goals
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Home side won
55%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
0W 3D 2L (Manchester City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.2 vs 3.3
Most recent meetings (5 of 20)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-10-28Manchester City2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
2026-01-07Manchester City1-1Brighton & Hove Albion
2025-08-31Brighton & Hove Albion2-1Manchester City
2025-03-15Manchester City2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
2024-11-09Brighton & Hove Albion2-1Manchester City
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 81 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Manchester City182111WWWWL10
Brighton & Hove Albion381616WWWWL1+2
Table context
Points gap
5 ptsManchester City 21 · Brighton & Hove Albion 16
Positions
#1 vs #3
Goals per game
2.5/1.13 vs 2.88/0.88scored/conceded per game · league average 1.38

How we calculate this

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Verified regulation-time goal windows (scored vs conceded)

Manchester City
Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 46-60'76-90+' goal in 55% of games
MinutesScored (46)Conceded (24)GF / GA
1-15'3 (7%)5 (21%)
16-30'6 (13%)5 (21%)
31-45+'7 (15%)4 (17%)
46-60'12 (26%)7 (29%)
61-75'7 (15%)2 (8%)
76-90+'11 (24%)1 (4%)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 31-45+'76-90+' goal in 50% of games
MinutesScored (45)Conceded (21)GF / GA
1-15'8 (18%)6 (29%)
16-30'4 (9%)4 (19%)
31-45+'9 (20%)5 (24%)
46-60'9 (20%)1 (5%)
61-75'6 (13%)2 (10%)
76-90+'9 (20%)3 (14%)

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — Corners & Cards Trends

Manchester CityLast 15 games
3 straight games with 9+ total corners
Corners Profile
Won / Conceded per game
5.5 / 3.8
Match total corners/g
9.3
Over 8.5 corners
60%
Over 9.5 corners
53%
Over 10.5 corners
47%
Won corner count
67%
Cards & Discipline
Team yellows / game
1.47
Opponent cards / game
1.87
Match total cards / game
3.4
Over 3.5 match cards
40%
Over 4.5 match cards
13%
Brighton & Hove AlbionLast 15 games
2+ team cards in 6 straight games
Corners Profile
Won / Conceded per game
5.2 / 4.3
Match total corners/g
9.5
Over 8.5 corners
60%
Over 9.5 corners
47%
Over 10.5 corners
40%
Won corner count
53%
Cards & Discipline
Team yellows / game
1.67
Opponent cards / game
1.07
Match total cards / game
2.8
Over 3.5 match cards
40%
Over 4.5 match cards
20%

Premier League Standings

Premier League · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
19+924
29+1021
39+1719
49+416
59+215
···
209-105

Pre-Match Market Consensus

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — Aggregated statistical market probabilities & decimal values

Full-Time Result (1X2)
Implied probability
1 · Home
1.6756%
X · Draw
4.1223%
2 · Away
4.4821%
Goals Over / Under 2.5
Over 2.51.50 (63%)
Under 2.52.58 (37%)
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
Yes1.49 (63%)
No2.49 (37%)

Statistical consensus averages for informational match analysis only.

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Premier League
#2Position#3
21Points19
7Wins6
0Draws1
2Losses2
20Goals24
2.22Goals per game2.67
10Goals conceded7
1.11Goals per game conceded0.78

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 9 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityManchester City 34% · X · Draw 23% · Brighton & Hove Albion 43%
1 · Home Win
34%
X · Draw
23%
2 · Away Win
43%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.57 vs 1.79
Projected Total: 3.36
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
Over 2.5 Goals
65%
Over 3.5 Goals
43%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
66%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
17% / 21%
Manchester City / Brighton & Hove Albion
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(9.8%)1 - 2(8.8%)2 - 1(7.7%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — Head to Head

Match summary

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Premier League, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Manchester City sat 1st on 21 points, while Brighton & Hove Albion were 3rd on 16 points. Across 20 previous meetings on record, Manchester City won 13 and Brighton & Hove Albion won 3, with 4 draws (3.3 goals per game).

Brighton & Hove Albion won with 38% of the possession. Yasin Ayari (11') scored for Brighton & Hove Albion.