Manchester City 2-1 Brighton
Premier League · · Regular Season - 9
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Manchester City 2-1 Brighton.
Manchester City 2-1 Brighton at Etihad Stadium
Managers: Guardiola (Manchester City) · R. De Zerbi (Brighton)
Match facts
- Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- Referee: R. Jones
- Round: Regular Season - 9
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 7' J. Alvarez for Manchester City (assist J. Doku)
- 19' E. Haaland for Manchester City
- 73' A. Fati for Brighton
Bookings
- 36' Solly March — Yellow Card
- 38' Rodri — Yellow Card
- 63' M. Akanji — Yellow Card
- 64' Igor — Yellow Card
- 84' J. Grealish — Yellow Card
- 90+5' M. Akanji — Yellow Card
- 90+5' M. Akanji — Red Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Manchester City — 3-2-4-1
Starting XI
- 2 · K. Walker (D)
- 5 · J. Stones (M)
- 9 · E. Haaland (F)
- 11 · J. Doku (F)
- 16 · Rodri (M)
- 18 · S. Ortega (G)
- 19 · J. Alvarez (M)
- 20 · B. Silva (M)
- 24 · J. Gvardiol (D)
- 25 · M. Akanji (D)
- 47 · P. Foden (F)
Substitutes
- 3 · Rúben Dias (D)
- 4 · K. Phillips (M)
- 6 · N. Aké (D)
- 8 · M. Kovacic (M)
- 10 · J. Grealish (M)
- 21 · Sergio Gómez (M)
- 27 · M. Nunes (M)
- 31 · Ederson (G)
- 82 · R. Lewis (D)
Brighton — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 3 · Igor (D)
- 5 · L. Dunk (D)
- 6 · J. Milner (D)
- 7 · Solly March (D)
- 9 · João Pedro (F)
- 13 · P. Groß (M)
- 18 · D. Welbeck (M)
- 20 · C. Baleba (M)
- 22 · K. Mitoma (M)
- 23 · J. Steele (G)
- 24 · S. Adingra (M)
Substitutes
- 1 · B. Verbruggen (G)
- 4 · A. Webster (D)
- 8 · M. Dahoud (M)
- 11 · B. Gilmour (M)
- 14 · Adam Lallana (M)
- 28 · E. Ferguson (F)
- 29 · J. van Hecke (D)
- 31 · A. Fati (F)
- 34 · J. Veltman (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Manchester City: LWLLW · 6 pts from 5 · 6-5
- Brighton: DLLWW · 7 pts from 5 · 9-11
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Manchester City and Brighton.
- Manchester City 1-1 Brighton · Jan 7, 2026
- Brighton 2-1 Manchester City · Aug 31, 2025
- Manchester City 2-2 Brighton · Mar 15, 2025
- Brighton 2-1 Manchester City · Nov 9, 2024
- Brighton 0-4 Manchester City · Apr 25, 2024
Other matches in Regular Season - 9
Premier League, Regular Season - 9.
- Liverpool 2-0 Everton — 21 Oct 2023
- Bournemouth 1-2 Wolves — 21 Oct 2023
- Brentford 3-0 Burnley — 21 Oct 2023
- Newcastle 4-0 Crystal Palace — 21 Oct 2023
- Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal — 21 Oct 2023
- Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham — 22 Oct 2023
- Tottenham 2-0 Fulham — 23 Oct 2023