Manchester City 0–1 Brighton
Manchester City
0–1HT 0–1
Brighton
Manchester City played Brighton in the Premier League on 31 October 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The match finished 0–1.
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Goals and cards
- 11'Yasin Ayari (assist by Maxim De Cuyper)
- 20'Chema Andrés — Yellow card
- 49'Maxim De Cuyper — Yellow card
- 81'Pascal Groß — Yellow card
Line-ups
Manchester City 4-3-3
- G. Donnarumma
- Matheus Nunes
- A. Khusanov
- Rúben Dias
- J. Gvardiol
- A. Bouaddi
- E. Anderson
- E. Fernández
- I. Ndiaye
- E. Haaland
- J. Doku
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Kovačić
- R. Cherki
- P. Foden
- Allan
- G. Rulli
- M. Guéhi
- Vitor Nunes
- N. O'Reilly
- R. Lewis
- COACHES: E. Maresca
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- B. Verbruggen
- Costinha
- L. Vušković
- L. Dunk
- O. Boscagli
- P. Groß
- José María Andrés Baixauli
- D. Gómez
- Y. Ayari
- M. De Cuyper
- C. Kostoulas
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Hadjam
- M. Wieffer
- M. Svoboda
- J. Hinshelwood
- G. Rutter
- Y. Minteh
- M. O'Riley
- J. Steele
- M. Yalcouyé
- COACHES: F. Hürzeler
Match statistics
| Manchester City | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.98 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.02 |
| 502 | Accurate passes | 278 |
| 19 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 597 | Total passes | 360 |
| 21 | Total shots | 7 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 62% | Possession | 38% |