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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion — result, stats & head-to-head, 7 Jan 2026

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove AlbionPremier League · Round 21 · Etihad Stadium1–1
Matches
Manchester City 1–1 Full time Brighton & Hove Albion

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 39'
    Jérémy DokuVAR check
  2. 41'
    Erling Haaland · 1–0Left foot shot
  3. 60'
    Kaoru Mitoma · 1–1assist: Yasin Ayari
Show all 19 events (+16 subs & bookings)
  1. 29'
    Lewis Dunkyellow card
  2. 39'
    Jérémy DokuVAR check
  3. 41'
    Erling Haaland · 1–0Left foot shot
  4. 41'
    Pep Guardiolayellow card
  5. 41'
    Pascal Großyellow card
  6. 53'
    Jan Paul van Heckeyellow card
  7. 60'
    Gianluigi Donnarummayellow card
  8. 60'
    Kaoru Mitoma · 1–1assist: Yasin Ayari
  9. 61'
    Maxim De Cuyperyellow card
  10. 64'
    Nico González ↑ Rodri ↓substitution
  11. 69'
    Kaoru Mitomayellow card
  12. 73'
    Nathan Aké ↑ Nico O'Reilly ↓substitution
  13. 73'
    Phil Foden ↑ Rayan Cherki ↓substitution
  14. 73'
    Matheus Nunes ↑ Rico Lewis ↓substitution
  15. 77'
    Diego Gómez ↑ Brajan Gruda ↓substitution
  16. 77'
    Georginio Rutter ↑ Danny Welbeck ↓substitution
  17. 83'
    Kaoru Mitoma ↑ Tom Watson ↓substitution
  18. 83'
    Yasin Ayari ↑ James Milner ↓substitution
  19. 89'
    Tom Watsonyellow card

Manchester City left · Brighton & Hove Albion right

Periods

Manchester City
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Brighton & Hove Albion
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

22Shots6
6Shots on target3
6Corners2
6Fouls16
16Tackles22
1Yellow cards6

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
21Round
qua 7 jan · 19:30 UTCKickoff
Etihad StadiumVenue
53,400Capacity
51,728 (97% full)Attendance
Thomas BramallReferee
2°C · light snowWeather

Possession

Possession
60% · 40%
Duels won
61% · 39%
Pass accuracy
87% · 78%

Breakdown

Shooting
16Shots inside box5
5Shots outside box1
6Shots blocked0
1Hit woodwork1
7Big chances created5
6Big chances missed5
Passing
608Passes399
13Crosses9
6Accurate crosses3
43Long passes53
23Accurate long passes18
Defence
19Interceptions20
2Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
59Duels won38
28Dribble attempts6
16Successful dribbles2

Goalscorers

Erling Haaland 27Manchester City
Antoine Semenyo 17Manchester City
Danny Welbeck 13Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

Manchester City · bench

1TraffordGK
10Cherki7.6↑ 73'
16Cascante6.6↑ 64'
33O'Reilly6.7↑ 73'
56McAidooFW
63MukasaMF
82Lewis6.7↑ 73'
91MfuniDF
92HeskeyFW

Brighton & Hove Albion · bench

8Gruda6.4↑ 77'
14Watson6.3↑ 83'
18Welbeck6.4↑ 77'
20Milner6.6↑ 83'
21BoscagliDF
23SteeleGK
42CoppolaDF
51TaskerDF
53HowellMF

Managers

Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Manchester City have won 0 and Brighton & Hove Albion 2 — 1 ended level.

2025 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City 2–1 2025 · Premier LeagueManchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 2024 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City 2–1 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Manchester City WWWDD
Brighton & Hove Albion LDLDW

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Arsenal3826757127+4485
2Manchester City3823967735+4278
3Manchester United38201176950+1971
4Aston Villa38198115649+765
5Liverpool38179126353+1060
6AFC Bournemouth38131875854+457
7Sunderland381412124248-654
8Brighton & Hove Albion381411135246+653
9Brentford381411135552+353
10Chelsea381410145852+652
11Fulham38157164751-452
12Newcastle United38147175355-249
13Everton381310154750-349
14Leeds United381114134956-747
15Crystal Palace381112154151-1045
16Nottingham Forest381111164851-344
17Tottenham Hotspur381011174857-941
18West Ham United38109194665-1939
19Burnley38410243875-3722
20Wolverhampton Wanderers38311242768-4120

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
2
Manchester City
WWWDD
 7.06 78
8
Brighton & Hove Albion
LDLDW
 6.70 53
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Manchester CityWWWDD
Brighton & Hove AlbionLDLDW
Match stats
60Possession40
22Shots6
6On target3
6Corners2
1Yellow cards6