Premier League · Regular Season - 21
Thursday, 8 January 2026 · 03:30 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Referee: T. Bramall
Manchester City1 : 1
Full-time
BrightonHalf-time: 1-0
Match Events
- 29'Lewis DunkYellow Card
- 39'Jérémy DokuPenalty confirmed
- 41'Pascal GroßYellow Card
- 41'E. HaalandPenalty
- 53'Jan Paul van HeckeYellow Card
- 60'Gianluigi DonnarummaYellow Card
- 60'Maxim De CuyperYellow Card
- 60'K. Mitoma (assist: Y. Ayari)Normal Goal
- 64'Nico (assist: Rodri)Substitution 1
- 69'Kaoru MitomaYellow Card
- 73'M. Nunes (assist: R. Lewis)Substitution 2
- 73'N. Ake (assist: N. O'Reilly)Substitution 3
- 73'P. Foden (assist: R. Cherki)Substitution 4
- 77'G. Rutter (assist: D. Welbeck)Substitution 1
- 77'D. Gomez (assist: B. Gruda)Substitution 2
- 83'Y. Ayari (assist: J. Milner)Substitution 3
- 83'K. Mitoma (assist: T. Watson)Substitution 4
- 89'Tom WatsonYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal3
10Shots off Goal3
22Total Shots6
6Blocked Shots0
17Shots insidebox5
5Shots outsidebox1
6Fouls16
6Corner Kicks2
2Offsides3
60%Ball Possession40%
1Yellow Cards6
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves3
581Total passes381
509Passes accurate297
88%Passes %78%
2.35expected_goals0.81
0.70goals_prevented0.70
Manchester City4-1-4-1
Starting XI
- 25G. Donnarumma(G)
- 27M. Nunes(D)
- 45A. Khusanov(D)
- 68M. Alleyne(D)
- 6N. Ake(D)
- 14Nico(M)
- 20B. Silva(M)
- 4T. Reijnders(M)
- 47P. Foden(M)
- 11J. Doku(M)
- 9E. Haaland(F)
Substitutes
- 1J. Trafford(G)
- 16Rodri(M)
- 82R. Lewis(D)
- 33N. O'Reilly(M)
- 56R. McAidoo(F)
- 92R. Heskey(F)
- 10R. Cherki(M)
- 91S. Mfuni(D)
- 63D. Mukasa(M)
Brighton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Verbruggen(G)
- 13J. Hinshelwood(D)
- 6J. P. van Hecke(D)
- 5L. Dunk(D)
- 29M. De Cuyper(D)
- 26Y. Ayari(M)
- 30P. Gross(M)
- 24F. Kadioglu(M)
- 25D. Gomez(M)
- 22K. Mitoma(M)
- 10G. Rutter(F)
Substitutes
- 23J. Steele(G)
- 20J. Milner(M)
- 18D. Welbeck(F)
- 21O. Boscagli(D)
- 42D. Coppola(D)
- 8B. Gruda(M)
- 14T. Watson(F)
- 51C. Tasker(D)
- 53H. Howell(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
Manchester City — recent form
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Brighton — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 42 | 78 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | 6 | 53 |