Brighton 2:1 Manchester City
Brighton beat Manchester City 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 3 at American Express Stadium on 31 August 2025, with the half time score at 0:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.
Form and Table
- Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin
- Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw
Team News
Brighton
Manchester City
- N. O'Reilly Questionable | Ankle Injury
- M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
- M. Alleyne Questionable | Knock
- Nico Questionable | Injury
- Nico Questionable | Injury
- Nico Questionable | Injury
- Savinho Questionable | Injury
- J. Stones Questionable | Thigh Injury
Match Events
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16'
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34'
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60'
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61'
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61'
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61'
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63'
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67'
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69'
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72'
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72'
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77'
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85'
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85'
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89'
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90+5'
Match Stats
- Brighton
- Manchester City
Lineups
Brighton
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 23 | J. Steele | G
- 20 | J. Milner | M
- 21 | O. Boscagli | D
- 33 | M. O'Riley | M
- 26 | Y. Ayari | M
- 42 | D. Coppola | D
- 8 | B. Gruda | M
- 24 | F. Kadioglu | D
- 10 | G. Rutter | F
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Manchester City
Formation: 4-3-3
Substitutes
- 31 | Ederson | G
- 19 | I. Gundogan | M
- 3 | R. Dias | D
- 11 | J. Doku | F
- 82 | R. Lewis | D
- 33 | N. O'Reilly | M
- 6 | N. Ake | D
- 25 | M. Akanji | D
- 14 | Nico | M
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Player Ratings: Top 5
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Brajan Gruda | 29 | 7.9 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90 | 7.7 |
| James Milner | 30 | 7.2 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 89 | 7.0 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | 90 | 6.9 |
| Player | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| James Trafford | 90 | 8.3 |
| Omar Marmoush | 72 | 7.9 |
| Rodri | 90 | 7.3 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | 7.3 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 90 | 6.7 |
Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC