Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City — match stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 3Sunday, 31 August 2025The American Express Community Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion

2–1

FT
Manchester City
DL
WL

Last five results, oldest on the left, newest on the right.

Brighton at homeMan City awayHead-to-head

Match stats

Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Manchester City 1
Possession
Brighton & Hove Albion 36%
Manchester City 64%
Shots
Brighton & Hove Albion 12
Manchester City 12
Shots on target
Brighton & Hove Albion 7
Manchester City 3
Big chances
Brighton & Hove Albion 3
Manchester City 3
Corners
Brighton & Hove Albion 3
Manchester City 2
Passes
Brighton & Hove Albion 315
Manchester City 565
Pass accuracy
Brighton & Hove Albion 75%
Manchester City 87%
Saves
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Manchester City 5
Fouls
Brighton & Hove Albion 16
Manchester City 14
Offsides
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Manchester City 0
Yellow cards
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Manchester City 2
Red cards
Brighton & Hove Albion 0
Manchester City 0

First half

  1. 16Yellow card: Jan Paul van HeckeBrighton
  2. 34Goal: Erling HaalandMan City

Second half

  1. 60Substitution: James Milner onCarlos Baleba offBrighton
  2. 61Substitution: Brajan Gruda onDiego Gómez offBrighton
  3. 61Substitution: Georginio Rutter onDanny Welbeck offBrighton
  4. 61Substitution: Yasin Ayari onJack Hinshelwood offBrighton
  5. 63Yellow card: Abdukodir KhusanovMan City
  6. 67Penalty goal: James MilnerBrighton
  7. 69Yellow card: Rayan Aït-NouriMan City
  8. 72Substitution: Nico O'Reilly onBernardo Silva offMan City
  9. 72Substitution: Jérémy Doku onOmar Marmoush offMan City
  10. 77Yellow card: Joël VeltmanBrighton
  11. 85Substitution: Rico Lewis onMatheus Nunes offMan City
  12. 85Substitution: Rúben Dias onAbdukodir Khusanov offMan City
  13. 89Goal: Brajan GrudaBrighton
  14. 90Substitution: Diego Coppola onYankuba Minteh offBrighton

Match summary

From match data
  • Full time: Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City, Premier League gameweek 3
  • Brajan Gruda's 89th-minute goal put Brighton ahead for good at 2–1
  • Man City had 64% possession; shots were level at 12–12
  • Man City's 4–0 win at Brighton (Apr 2024) was the biggest margin in the 10 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

16 meetings
Brighton wins
0
Draws
0
Man City wins
0

No meetings in this range.

Brighton wins
1
Draws
1
Man City wins
0
Head-to-head results, latest 2; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Man City2–2BrightonD
Brighton2–1Man CityW
Brighton wins
1
Draws
2
Man City wins
3
Head-to-head results, latest 6; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Man City2–2BrightonD
Brighton2–1Man CityW
Brighton0–4Man CityL
Man City2–1BrightonL
Brighton1–1Man CityD
Man City3–1BrightonL
Brighton wins
2
Draws
2
Man City wins
12
Head-to-head results, latest 10; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
HomeScoreAwayResult
Man City2–2BrightonD
Brighton2–1Man CityW
Brighton0–4Man CityL
Man City2–1BrightonL
Brighton1–1Man CityD
Man City3–1BrightonL
Man City3–0BrightonL
Brighton1–4Man CityL
Brighton3–2Man CityW
Man City1–0BrightonL

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