Brighton 2–1 Manchester City
Brighton
2–1HT 0–1
Manchester City
Brighton played Manchester City in the Premier League on 31 August 2025 at Amex Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 16'Jan Paul van Hecke — Yellow card
- 34'E. Haaland (assist by O. Marmoush)
- 63'Abdukodir Khusanov — Yellow card
- 67'J. Milner
- 69'Rayan Aït-Nouri — Yellow card
- 77'Joël Veltman — Yellow card
- 89'B. Gruda (assist by K. Mitoma)
Line-ups
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- J. Veltman
- J. P. van Hecke
- L. Dunk
- M. De Cuyper
- C. Baleba
- J. Hinshelwood
- Y. Minteh
- D. Gomez
- K. Mitoma
- D. Welbeck
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Steele
- J. Milner
- O. Boscagli
- M. O'Riley
- Y. Ayari
- D. Coppola
- B. Gruda
- F. Kadioglu
- G. Rutter
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Manchester City 4-3-3
- J. Trafford
- M. Nunes
- J. Stones
- A. Khusanov
- R. Ait-Nouri
- B. Silva
- Rodri
- T. Reijnders
- O. Bobb
- E. Haaland
- O. Marmoush
- SUBSTITUTES
- Ederson
- I. Gundogan
- R. Dias
- J. Doku
- R. Lewis
- N. O'Reilly
- N. Ake
- M. Akanji
- Nico
- COACHES: Pep Guardiola
Match statistics
| Brighton | Manchester City | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 12 | Total shots | 12 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Corners | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 311 | Total passes | 556 |
| 231 | Accurate passes | 486 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 2.29 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.84 |
| 0.99 | goals_prevented | 0.99 |