Manchester City vs Brighton
Ref: Thomas Bramall, EnglandEtihad Stadium, Manchester · 55,097 cap
Match recap
Manchester City and Brighton drew 1–1 in their Premier League fixture. Haaland scored for Manchester City; Mitoma replied for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.35 for Manchester City versus 0.81 for Brighton. Manchester City sit 2nd in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
29'
Dunk
Yellow Card
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Haaland
Penalty
41'
Groß
Yellow Card
Second Half
53'
van Hecke
Yellow Card
Donnarumma
Yellow Card
60'
⚽
Mitoma
Assist: Ayari
60'
De Cuyper
Yellow Card
⇄
Nico González
69'
Mitoma
Yellow Card
⇄
Foden
⇄
Aké
⇄
Matheus Nunes
77'
⇄
Rutter
77'
⇄
Gómez
83'
⇄
Mitoma
83'
⇄
Ayari
89'
Watson
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Manchester CityBrighton
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.35VS0.81
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
3
17
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
1
10
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
60%
Possession
40%
581
Total passes
381
509
Accurate passes
297
88%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline3 · 0 won
6
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
6
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
0
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester City
4-1-4-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Manchester City
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 6N. AkéD
- 9E. HaalandF
- 11J. DokuM
- 14Nico GonzálezM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 45A. KhusanovD
- 47P. FodenM
- 68Max AlleyneD
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 10R. CherkiM
- 16RodriM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 56R. McAidooF
- 63D. MukasaM
- 82R. LewisD
- 91S. MfuniD
- 92Reigan HeskeyF
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10G. RutterF
- 13J. HinshelwoodD
- 22K. MitomaM
- 24F. KadıoğluM
- 25D. GómezM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 29M. De CuyperD
- 30P. GroßM
Substitutes
- 8B. GrudaM
- 14T. WatsonF
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 20J. MilnerM
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 42D. CoppolaD
- 51C. TaskerD
- 53H. HowellM
Manchester City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Doku | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5/9 |
| Max Alleyne | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Bernardo Silva(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Phil Foden | M | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nico González | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erling Haaland | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Matheus Nunes | D | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divine Mukasa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan McAidoo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reigan Heskey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | M | 17 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3/4 |
| Rodri | M | 26 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Lewis | D | 17 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | M | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 83 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim De Cuyper | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 83 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Pascal Groß | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | F | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 77 | 5.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Howell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Tasker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Milner | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Watson | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |