Brighton vs Manchester City

Final score: Brighton 2-1 Manchester City in the Premier League, August 31, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 2 wins for Brighton, 3 draws, 5 wins for Manchester City.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 3
Venue: American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Form: WWLDW Brighton
: WWWWW Manchester City

16' Jan Paul van Hecke
34' 0-1 E. Haaland · O. Marmoush
HT0-1
60' ▲ J. Milner ▼ C. Baleba
61' ▲ Y. Ayari ▼ J. Hinshelwood
61' ▲ B. Gruda ▼ D. Gomez
61' ▲ G. Rutter ▼ D. Welbeck
63' Abdukodir Khusanov
67' J. Milnerpen. 1-1
69' Rayan Aït-Nouri
72' ▲ J. Doku ▼ O. Marmoush
72' ▲ N. O'Reilly ▼ B. Silva
77' Joël Veltman
85' ▲ R. Dias ▼ A. Khusanov
85' ▲ R. Lewis ▼ M. Nunes
89' B. Gruda · K. Mitoma 2-1
90'+5 ▲ D. Coppola ▼ Y. Minteh
FT2-1

Line-ups

Brighton Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

1B. Verbruggen 6.7
34J. Veltman 6.7
6J. P. van Hecke 6.9
5L. Dunk 5.9
29M. De Cuyper 7.7
17C. Baleba ▼ 60' 6.3
13J. Hinshelwood ▼ 61' 6.6
11Y. Minteh ▼ 90' 7.0
25D. Gomez ▼ 61' 6.3
22K. Mitoma ⇢ 6.9
18D. Welbeck ▼ 61' 6.5

Substitutes 9

23J. Steele
20J. Milner ⚽ ▲ 60' 7.2
21O. Boscagli
33M. O'Riley
26Y. Ayari ▲ 61' 6.7
42D. Coppola ▲ 90'
8B. Gruda ⚽ ▲ 61' 7.9
24F. Kadioglu
10G. Rutter ▲ 61' 6.6

Manchester City Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Pep Guardiola

1J. Trafford 8.3
27M. Nunes ▼ 85' 6.6
5J. Stones 6.3
45A. Khusanov ▼ 85' 6.6
21R. Ait-Nouri 6.2
20B. Silva ▼ 72' 6.2
16Rodri 7.3
4T. Reijnders 6.7
52O. Bobb 6.6
9E. Haaland ⚽ 7.3
7O. Marmoush ⇢ ▼ 72' 7.9

Substitutes 9

31Ederson
19I. Gundogan
3R. Dias ▲ 85' 6.2
11J. Doku ▲ 72' 6.3
82R. Lewis ▲ 85' 6.2
33N. O'Reilly ▲ 72' 6.6
6N. Ake
25M. Akanji
14Nico

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑220

37%Possession63%

12Shots12

7Shots on target3

2Shots off target8

10Shots inside box8

2Shots outside box4

3Blocked shots1

3Corners2

1Offsides0

16Fouls14

2Yellow cards2

2Saves5

0.99Goals prevented0.99

311Passes556

231Accurate passes486

74%Pass accuracy87%

2.29Expected goals (xG)1.84

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	71 - 27	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	77 - 35	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	69 - 50	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	56 - 49	+7	65
5	Liverpool	38	63 - 53	+10	60
6	Bournemouth	38	58 - 54	+4	57
7	Sunderland	38	42 - 48	-6	54
8	Brighton	38	52 - 46	+6	53
9	Brentford	38	55 - 52	+3	53
10	Chelsea	38	58 - 52	+6	52
11	Fulham	38	47 - 51	-4	52
12	Newcastle	38	53 - 55	-2	49
13	Everton	38	47 - 50	-3	49
14	Leeds	38	49 - 56	-7	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	41 - 51	-10	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	48 - 51	-3	44
17	Tottenham	38	48 - 57	-9	41
18	West Ham	38	46 - 65	-19	39
19	Burnley	38	38 - 75	-37	22
20	Wolves	38	27 - 68	-41	20