Manchester City 1:1 Brighton

Manchester City and Brighton drew 1:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 21 at Etihad Stadium on 7 January 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; 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.

Manchester City

1 : 1

HT 1 : 0

Brighton

7 January 2026
Kickoff: 19:30 UTC
Venue: Etihad Stadium | Manchester
Referee: T. Bramall

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

29'
Brighton: Lewis DunkYellow Card | Foul
Manchester City: Jérémy DokuVAR | Penalty confirmed
39'
41'
Brighton: Pascal GroßYellow Card | Argument
Manchester City: E. HaalandPenalty
41'
53'
Brighton: Jan Paul van HeckeYellow Card | Foul
Manchester City: Gianluigi DonnarummaYellow Card | Argument
60'
60'
Brighton: Maxim De CuyperYellow Card | Argument
60'
Brighton: K. MitomaGoal | Assist: Y. Ayari
Manchester City: RodriSubstitution | Off: Nico
64'
69'
Brighton: Kaoru MitomaYellow Card | Foul
Manchester City: R. LewisSubstitution | Off: M. Nunes
73'
Manchester City: N. O'ReillySubstitution | Off: N. Ake
73'
Manchester City: R. CherkiSubstitution | Off: P. Foden
73'
77'
Brighton: D. WelbeckSubstitution | Off: G. Rutter
77'
Brighton: B. GrudaSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
83'
Brighton: J. MilnerSubstitution | Off: Y. Ayari
83'
Brighton: T. WatsonSubstitution | Off: K. Mitoma
89'
Brighton: Tom WatsonYellow Card | Foul

Match Stats

Manchester City
Brighton

60% Ball Possession 40%

2.35 Expected Goals 0.81

22 Total Shots 6

6 Shots on Goal 3

10 Shots off Goal 3

6 Blocked Shots 0

17 Shots Inside Box 5

5 Shots Outside Box 1

6 Corner Kicks 2

2 Offsides 3

6 Fouls 16

1 Yellow Cards 6

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 3

581 Total Passes 381

509 Accurate Passes 297

88% Pass Accuracy 78%

0.70 Goals Prevented 0.70

Lineups

Manchester City

Formation: 4-1-4-1

G. Donnarumma

N. Ake M. Alleyne A. Khusanov M. Nunes

Nico

J. Doku P. Foden T. Reijnders B. Silva

E. Haaland

Substitutes

1 | J. Trafford | G
16 | Rodri | M
82 | R. Lewis | D
33 | N. O'Reilly | M
56 | R. McAidoo | F
92 | R. Heskey | F
10 | R. Cherki | M
91 | S. Mfuni | D
63 | D. Mukasa | M

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

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

P. Gross Y. Ayari

K. Mitoma D. Gomez F. Kadioglu

G. Rutter

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
20 | J. Milner | M
18 | D. Welbeck | F
21 | O. Boscagli | D
42 | D. Coppola | D
8 | B. Gruda | M
14 | T. Watson | F
51 | C. Tasker | D
53 | H. Howell | M

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester City
Player	Minutes	Rating
Rayan Cherki	17	7.9
Jérémy Doku	90	7.9
Max Alleyne	90	7.5
Bernardo Silva	90	7.3
Phil Foden	73	7.2

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Kaoru Mitoma	83	7.9
Jack Hinshelwood	90	7.5
Bart Verbruggen	90	7.3
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	90	7.2
Lewis Dunk	90	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC