Premier League · Regular Season - 3
Sunday, 31 August 2025 · 21:00 · Amex Stadium, Brighton · Referee: D. England
Brighton2 : 1
Full-time
Manchester CityHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 16'Jan Paul van HeckeYellow Card
- 34'E. Haaland (assist: O. Marmoush)Normal Goal
- 60'C. Baleba (assist: J. Milner)Substitution 1
- 61'J. Hinshelwood (assist: Y. Ayari)Substitution 2
- 61'D. Gomez (assist: B. Gruda)Substitution 3
- 61'D. Welbeck (assist: G. Rutter)Substitution 4
- 63'Abdukodir KhusanovYellow Card
- 67'J. MilnerPenalty
- 69'Rayan Aït-NouriYellow Card
- 72'O. Marmoush (assist: J. Doku)Substitution 1
- 72'B. Silva (assist: N. O'Reilly)Substitution 2
- 77'Joël VeltmanYellow Card
- 85'A. Khusanov (assist: R. Dias)Substitution 3
- 85'M. Nunes (assist: R. Lewis)Substitution 4
- 89'B. Gruda (assist: K. Mitoma)Normal Goal
- 90+5'Y. Minteh (assist: D. Coppola)Substitution 5
Statistics
7Shots on Goal3
2Shots off Goal8
12Total Shots12
3Blocked Shots1
10Shots insidebox8
2Shots outsidebox4
16Fouls14
3Corner Kicks2
1Offsides0
37%Ball Possession63%
2Yellow Cards2
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves5
311Total passes556
231Passes accurate486
74%Passes %87%
2.29expected_goals1.84
0.99goals_prevented0.99
Brighton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Verbruggen(G)
- 34J. Veltman(D)
- 6J. P. van Hecke(D)
- 5L. Dunk(D)
- 29M. De Cuyper(D)
- 17C. Baleba(M)
- 13J. Hinshelwood(M)
- 11Y. Minteh(M)
- 25D. Gomez(M)
- 22K. Mitoma(M)
- 18D. Welbeck(F)
Substitutes
- 23J. Steele(G)
- 20J. Milner(M)
- 21O. Boscagli(D)
- 33M. O'Riley(M)
- 26Y. Ayari(M)
- 42D. Coppola(D)
- 8B. Gruda(M)
- 24F. Kadioglu(D)
- 10G. Rutter(F)
Manchester City4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1J. Trafford(G)
- 27M. Nunes(D)
- 5J. Stones(D)
- 45A. Khusanov(D)
- 21R. Ait-Nouri(D)
- 20B. Silva(M)
- 16Rodri(M)
- 4T. Reijnders(M)
- 52O. Bobb(F)
- 9E. Haaland(F)
- 7O. Marmoush(F)
Substitutes
- 31Ederson(G)
- 19I. Gundogan(M)
- 3R. Dias(D)
- 11J. Doku(F)
- 82R. Lewis(D)
- 33N. O'Reilly(M)
- 6N. Ake(D)
- 25M. Akanji(D)
- 14Nico(M)
Head-to-Head
- Manchester City 1 - 1 BrightonThursday, 8 January 2026
- Brighton 2 - 1 Manchester CitySunday, 31 August 2025
- Manchester City 2 - 2 BrightonSaturday, 15 March 2025
- Brighton 2 - 1 Manchester CitySunday, 10 November 2024
- Brighton 0 - 4 Manchester CityFriday, 26 April 2024
Brighton — recent form
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Manchester City — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 6 | 53 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 42 | 78 |