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.

Brighton

2 : 1

HT 0 : 1

Manchester City

31 August 2025
Kickoff: 13:00 UTC
Venue: American Express Stadium | Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: D. England

Form and Table

Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin
Manchester City 2nd 78 pts LossDrawWinWinDraw

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

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

Brighton: Jan Paul van HeckeYellow Card | Foul
16'
34'
Manchester City: E. HaalandGoal | Assist: O. Marmoush
Brighton: J. MilnerSubstitution | Off: C. Baleba
60'
Brighton: Y. AyariSubstitution | Off: J. Hinshelwood
61'
Brighton: B. GrudaSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
61'
Brighton: G. RutterSubstitution | Off: D. Welbeck
61'
63'
Manchester City: Abdukodir KhusanovYellow Card | Foul
Brighton: J. MilnerPenalty
67'
69'
Manchester City: Rayan Aït-NouriYellow Card | Foul
72'
Manchester City: J. DokuSubstitution | Off: O. Marmoush
72'
Manchester City: N. O'ReillySubstitution | Off: B. Silva
Brighton: Joël VeltmanYellow Card | Foul
77'
85'
Manchester City: R. DiasSubstitution | Off: A. Khusanov
85'
Manchester City: R. LewisSubstitution | Off: M. Nunes
Brighton: B. GrudaGoal | Assist: K. Mitoma
89'
Brighton: D. CoppolaSubstitution | Off: Y. Minteh
90+5'

Match Stats

Brighton
Manchester City

37% Ball Possession 63%

2.29 Expected Goals 1.84

12 Total Shots 12

7 Shots on Goal 3

2 Shots off Goal 8

3 Blocked Shots 1

10 Shots Inside Box 8

2 Shots Outside Box 4

3 Corner Kicks 2

1 Offsides 0

16 Fouls 14

2 Yellow Cards 2

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 5

311 Total Passes 556

231 Accurate Passes 486

74% Pass Accuracy 87%

0.99 Goals Prevented 0.99

Lineups

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

M. De Cuyper L. Dunk J. P. van Hecke J. Veltman

J. Hinshelwood C. Baleba

K. Mitoma D. Gomez Y. Minteh

D. Welbeck

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

J. Trafford

R. Ait-Nouri A. Khusanov J. Stones M. Nunes

T. Reijnders Rodri B. Silva

O. Marmoush E. Haaland O. Bobb

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

Brighton
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

Manchester City
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