Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 07/01/2026
Match summary
1ST HALF
Lewis Dunk
29'
Diego Gómez(Penalty committed)
38'
41'
E. Haaland(Penalty goal)
Pascal Groß
41'
2ND HALF
J. Van Hecke
53'
60'
G. Donnarumma
K. Mitoma(Yasin Ayari)
60'
Maxim De Cuyper
61'
64'
Rodri
Nico González
K. Mitoma
69'
73'
Nico O'Reilly
Matheus Nunes
73'
Rayan Cherki
Nathan Aké
73'
Rico Lewis
Phil Foden
Diego Gómez
Brajan Gruda
77'
G. Rutter
Danny Welbeck
77'
K. Mitoma
James Milner
83'
Yasin Ayari
Tom Watson
83'
Tom Watson
89'
Match statistics
60%Possession40%
608Passes Attempted399
530Completed Passes313
6Corners2
19Throw-ins22
21Shots On Target6
Line-ups
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1
#25Donnarumma
#68Alleyne
#45Khusanov
#6Aké
#27Nunes
#14González Iglesias
#4Martinus Jan Reijnders
#47Foden
#20Mota Veiga De Carvalho E Silva
#11Doku
#9Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | 60' |
Max Alleyne #68 | |
A. Khusanov #45 | |
Nathan Aké #6 | 73' |
Matheus Nunes #27 | 73' |
Nico González #14 | 64' |
T. Reijnders #4 | |
Phil Foden #47 | 73' |
Bernardo Silva #20 | |
Jérémy Doku #11 | |
E. Haaland #9 | 41' |
Substitutes
 James Trafford #1 | |
 Nico O'Reilly #33 | 73' |
 Rico Lewis #82 | 73' |
 Stephen Mfuni #91 | |
 Rayan Cherki #10 | 73' |
 Rodri #16 | 64' |
 Divine Mukasa #63 | |
 R. Heskey #92 | |
 R. McAidoo #56 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Back in training
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Max Alleyne
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Nico O'Reilly
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Mid March 2026
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Brighton & Hove Albion
Formation
4-2-3-1
#1Verbruggen
#5Dunk
#6Van Hecke
#29De Cuyper
#13Hinshelwood
#30Groß
#26Abbas Ayari
#25Gómez Amarilla
#22Mitoma
#24Kadıoğlu
#10Rutter
Starting XI
B. Verbruggen #1 | |
Lewis Dunk #5 | 29' |
J. Van Hecke #6 | 53' |
Maxim De Cuyper #29 | 61' |
J. Hinshelwood #13 | |
Pascal Groß #30 | 41' |
Yasin Ayari #26 | 83' 🎯60' |
Diego Gómez #25 | 77' 38' |
K. Mitoma #22 | 83' 69' ⚽60' |
F. Kadıoğlu #24 | |
G. Rutter #10 | 77' |
Substitutes
 Jason Steele #23 | |
 O. Boscagli #21 | |
 D. Coppola #42 | |
 Charlie Tasker #51 | |
 James Milner #20 | 83' |
 Harry Howell #53 | |
 Tom Watson #14 | 89' 83' |
 Danny Welbeck #18 | 77' |
 Brajan Gruda #8 | 77' |
Will not play
Adam Harry Webster
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early April 2026
Solomon Benjamin March
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Kaoru Mitoma
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Late March 2026
Stefanos Tzimas
Forward
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Fabian Hürzeler
Manchester City
Formation
4-5-1#25Donnarumma
#68Alleyne
#45Khusanov
#6Aké
#27Nunes
#14González Iglesias
#4Martinus Jan Reijnders
#47Foden
#20Mota Veiga De Carvalho E Silva
#11Doku
#9Haaland
Starting XI
G. Donnarumma #25 | 60' |
Max Alleyne #68 | |
A. Khusanov #45 | |
Nathan Aké #6 | 73' |
Matheus Nunes #27 | 73' |
Nico González #14 | 64' |
T. Reijnders #4 | |
Phil Foden #47 | 73' |
Bernardo Silva #20 | |
Jérémy Doku #11 | |
E. Haaland #9 | 41' |
Substitutes
James Trafford #1 | |
Nico O'Reilly #33 | 73' |
Rico Lewis #82 | 73' |
Stephen Mfuni #91 | |
Rayan Cherki #10 | 73' |
Rodri #16 | 64' |
Divine Mukasa #63 | |
R. Heskey #92 | |
R. McAidoo #56 |
Will not play
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Ankle injury
Return: Back in training
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Ankle injury
Return: Early May 2026
Max Alleyne
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Doubtful
Nico O'Reilly
Defender
Knock injury
Return: Mid March 2026
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Brighton & Hove Albion
Formation
4-2-3-1#1Verbruggen
#5Dunk
#6Van Hecke
#29De Cuyper
#13Hinshelwood
#30Groß
#26Abbas Ayari
#25Gómez Amarilla
#22Mitoma
#24Kadıoğlu
#10Rutter
Starting XI
B. Verbruggen #1 | |
Lewis Dunk #5 | 29' |
J. Van Hecke #6 | 53' |
Maxim De Cuyper #29 | 61' |
J. Hinshelwood #13 | |
Pascal Groß #30 | 41' |
Yasin Ayari #26 | 83' 🎯60' |
Diego Gómez #25 | 77' 38' |
K. Mitoma #22 | 83' 69' ⚽60' |
F. Kadıoğlu #24 | |
G. Rutter #10 | 77' |
Substitutes
Jason Steele #23 | |
O. Boscagli #21 | |
D. Coppola #42 | |
Charlie Tasker #51 | |
James Milner #20 | 83' |
Harry Howell #53 | |
Tom Watson #14 | 89' 83' |
Danny Welbeck #18 | 77' |
Brajan Gruda #8 | 77' |
Will not play
Adam Harry Webster
Defender
Knee injury
Return: Early April 2026
Solomon Benjamin March
Forward
Muscle injury
Return: Doubtful
Kaoru Mitoma
Forward
Ankle injury
Return: Late March 2026
Stefanos Tzimas
Forward
Cruciate ligament injury
Return: Early August 2026
Manager
Fabian Hürzeler
Head-to-head
19 matches
Manchester City
11
Wins
3
Draws
5
Wins
Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League2025 • 2 matchesPremier League2024 • 2 matchesPremier League2023 • 2 matchesPremier League2022 • 2 matchesPremier League2021 • 3 matchesLeague standings
| # | Team | P | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | 30 | 59:22 | 67 |
2 |  | 29 | 59:27 | 60 |
3 |  | 29 | 51:40 | 51 |
4 |  | 29 | 39:34 | 51 |
5 |  | 29 | 53:34 | 48 |
6 |  | 29 | 48:39 | 48 |
7 |  | 29 | 44:40 | 44 |
8 |  | 29 | 34:33 | 43 |
9 |  | 29 | 44:46 | 40 |
10 |  | 29 | 40:43 | 40 |
11 |  | 29 | 30:34 | 40 |
12 |  | 29 | 42:43 | 39 |
13 |  | 29 | 33:35 | 38 |
14 |  | 29 | 38:36 | 37 |
15 |  | 29 | 37:48 | 31 |
16 |  | 29 | 39:46 | 29 |
17 |  | 29 | 28:43 | 28 |
18 |  | 29 | 35:54 | 28 |
19 |  | 29 | 32:58 | 19 |
20 |  | 30 | 22:52 | 16 |
Champion
UCL
Europa League
Relegation
Match Information
Referee:
Thomas Bramall
Venue:
Etihad Stadium
Capacity:
55 017
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion match from the Premier League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion. Follow team performance and match context within the Premier League season.