Manchester City vs Brighton

Final score: Manchester City 1-1 Brighton in the Premier League, January 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Manchester City, 3 draws, 2 wins for Brighton.

Overview

Football: Premier League · Round 21
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Form: WWWWW Manchester City
: WWLDW Brighton

29' Lewis Dunk
39' Jérémy Doku
41' Pascal Groß
41' E. Haalandpen. 1-0
HT1-0
53' Jan Paul van Hecke
60' Gianluigi Donnarumma
60' Maxim De Cuyper
60' 1-1 K. Mitoma · Y. Ayari
64' ▲ Rodri ▼ Nico
69' Kaoru Mitoma
73' ▲ R. Lewis ▼ M. Nunes
73' ▲ N. O'Reilly ▼ N. Ake
73' ▲ R. Cherki ▼ P. Foden
77' ▲ D. Welbeck ▼ G. Rutter
77' ▲ B. Gruda ▼ D. Gomez
83' ▲ J. Milner ▼ Y. Ayari
83' ▲ T. Watson ▼ K. Mitoma
89' Tom Watson
FT1-1

Line-ups

Manchester City Formation: 4-1-4-1 · Coach: Pep Guardiola

25G. Donnarumma 6.9
27M. Nunes ▼ 73' 6.3
45A. Khusanov 7.2
68M. Alleyne 7.5
6N. Ake ▼ 73' 6.6
14Nico ▼ 64' 6.9
20B. Silva 7.3
4T. Reijnders 6.3
47P. Foden ▼ 73' 7.2
11J. Doku 7.9
9E. Haaland ⚽ 6.9

Substitutes 9

1J. Trafford
16Rodri ▲ 64' 7.0
82R. Lewis ▲ 73' 7.0
33N. O'Reilly ▲ 73' 6.9
56R. McAidoo
92R. Heskey
10R. Cherki ▲ 73' 7.9
91S. Mfuni
63D. Mukasa

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

1B. Verbruggen 7.3
13J. Hinshelwood 7.5
6J. P. van Hecke 6.9
5L. Dunk 6.9
29M. De Cuyper 6.5
26Y. Ayari ⇢ ▼ 83' 6.5
30P. Gross 6.3
24F. Kadioglu 7.2
25D. Gomez ▼ 77' 5.5
22K. Mitoma ⚽ ▼ 83' 7.9
10G. Rutter ▼ 77' 6.2

Substitutes 9

23J. Steele
20J. Milner ▲ 83' 6.7
18D. Welbeck ▲ 77' 6.5
21O. Boscagli
42D. Coppola
8B. Gruda ▲ 77' 6.3
14T. Watson ▲ 83' 6.5
51C. Tasker
53H. Howell

Statistics

01⚑6

⚑260

60%Possession40%

22Shots6

6Shots on target3

10Shots off target3

17Shots inside box5

5Shots outside box1

6Blocked shots0

6Corners2

2Offsides3

6Fouls16

1Yellow cards6

2Saves3

0.70Goals prevented0.70

581Passes381

509Accurate passes297

88%Pass accuracy78%

2.35Expected goals (xG)0.81

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