Manchester City vs Brighton — 0–1

Premier League Sat, 31 Oct 2026 Finished

Manchester City

0 1

Finished

Brighton

Match facts

Kick-off: Sat 31 Oct, 17:00 UTC
Competition: Premier League · England
Round: Regular Season - 9
Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson

Key events

Manchester City Timeline Brighton

11'

Yasin Ayari
Maxim De Cuyper
20'

Chema Andrés
Yellow card
49'

Maxim De Cuyper
Yellow card
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Rayan Cherki

55'
64'

Olivier Boscagli
Jaouen Hadjam
64'

Chema Andrés
Mats Wieffer
Enzo Fernández
Nico O'Reilly

64'
72'

Maxim De Cuyper
Malick Yalcouyé
72'

Charalampos Kostoulas
Jack Hinshelwood
Iliman Ndiaye
Allan Andrade Elias

79'
Josko Gvardiol
Phil Foden

79'
81'

Pascal Groß
Yellow card
84'

Diego Gomez
Georginio Rutter

Lineups

Manchester City 4-3-3

Starting lineup

1 G. Donnarumma G
27 Matheus Nunes D
45 A. Khusanov D
3 Rúben Dias D
24 J. Gvardiol D
32 A. Bouaddi M
5 E. Anderson M
17 E. Fernández M
7 I. Ndiaye F
9 E. Haaland F
11 J. Doku F

Substitute players

8 M. Kovačić M
10 R. Cherki M
47 P. Foden M
37 Allan F
28 G. Rulli G
6 M. Guéhi D
22 Vitor Nunes D
33 N. O'Reilly D
82 R. Lewis D

Brighton 4-2-3-1

Starting lineup

1 B. Verbruggen G
20 Costinha D
44 L. Vušković D
5 L. Dunk D
21 O. Boscagli D
13 P. Groß M
14 José María Andrés Baixauli M
25 D. Gómez M
26 Y. Ayari M
29 M. De Cuyper M
19 C. Kostoulas F

Substitute players

3 J. Hadjam D
27 M. Wieffer M
30 M. Svoboda D
8 J. Hinshelwood M
10 G. Rutter F
11 Y. Minteh F
33 M. O'Riley M
23 J. Steele G
35 M. Yalcouyé M

Match statistics

Manchester City Brighton

1.96 expected_goals 1.02

514 Passes accurate 288

19 Shots insidebox 6

2 Shots outsidebox 1

8 Blocked Shots 1

12 Free Kicks 9

6 Shots on Goal 3

2 Goalkeeper Saves 7

7 Shots off Goal 3

2 Offsides 2

607 Total passes 370

21 Total Shots 7

8 Corner Kicks 2

0 Yellow Cards 3

9 Fouls 13

0 Red Cards 0

62% Ball Possession 38%

Player ratings

Manchester City

7.2 E. Anderson 90'
7.0 A. Khusanov 90'
6.9 Matheus Nunes 90'
6.9 G. Donnarumma 90'
6.8 J. Doku 90'

Brighton

9.5 B. Verbruggen 90'
7.8 Y. Ayari 1 goal · 90'
7.1 L. Dunk 90'
6.9 L. Vušković 90'
6.9 G. Rutter 6'

Prediction

10% 45% 45%

Manchester CityDrawBrighton

Combo Double chance : draw or Brighton and +1.5 goals