Brighton vs Manchester City
Ref: Darren EnglandAmerican Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · 31,872 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Manchester City 2–1 in their Premier League fixture. Milner and Gruda scored for Brighton; Haaland replied for Manchester City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.29 for Brighton versus 1.84 for Manchester City. Brighton sit 8th in the Premier League table while Manchester City are 2nd.
First Half
van Hecke
Yellow Card
34'
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Omar Marmoush
Second Half
⇄
Baleba
⇄
Gómez
⇄
Hinshelwood
⇄
Welbeck
63'
Khusanov
Yellow Card
⚽
Milner
Penalty
69'
Aït-Nouri
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Silva
72'
⇄
Omar Marmoush
Veltman
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Khusanov
85'
⇄
Matheus Nunes
⚽
Gruda
Assist: Mitoma
⇄
Minteh
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BrightonManchester City
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.29VS1.84
Attack3 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
7
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
8
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
311
Total passes
556
231
Accurate passes
486
74%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
1
0
Goals prevented
0
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-3-3
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 11Y. MintehM
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 22K. MitomaM
- 25D. GómezM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 34J. VeltmanD
Substitutes
- 8B. GrudaM
- 10G. RutterF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 26Y. AyariM
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 42D. CoppolaD
Manchester City
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 5J. StonesD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 9E. HaalandF
- 16RodriM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 21R. Aït-NouriD
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 52Oscar BobbF
Substitutes
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 6N. AkéD
- 11J. DokuF
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 19İ. GündoğanM
- 25M. AkanjiD
- 31EdersonG
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 82R. LewisD
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joël Veltman | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt O'Riley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 29 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| James Milner | M | 30 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Trafford | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Omar Marmoush | F | 72 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Rodri | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oscar Bobb | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/4 |
| John Stones | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Manuel Akanji | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico González | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ederson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| İlkay Gündoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jérémy Doku | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Rico Lewis | D | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rúben Dias | D | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |