Man City vs Brighton

Full-time Result

 England - Premier League
7 January 2026
Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
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Man City

Erling Haaland pen 41'

1

Brighton

Kaoru Mitoma 60'

1

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Match Stats

Possession

Shots

6
22

On Target

3
6

Fouls

16
6

Corners

2
6

Offsides

3
2

Yellow Cards

6
1

Red Cards

0
0
Commentary
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Thats all. Game finished - Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
90'+6'
Second Half ended - Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
90'+5'
Corner - Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
90'+3'
Missed chance. Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Nico O'Reilly.
90'+2'
Missed chance. Tijjani Reijnders - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Max Alleyne with a head after corner.
90'+2'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
90'+1'
Shot blocked. Rayan Cherki - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Rico Lewis.
90'+1'
Shot blocked. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Rayan Cherki.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'
Tom Watson - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul.
89'
Rayan Cherki - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack.
89'
Fouled by Tom Watson - Brighton and Hove Albion
88'
Missed chance. Rayan Cherki - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box missed to the left.
86'
Missed chance. Rayan Cherki - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assist - Jérémy Doku.
84'
Shot blocked. Rayan Cherki - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Erling Haaland.
84'
Rodri - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack.
84'
Fouled by Danny Welbeck - Brighton and Hove Albion
83'
Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner for Yasin Ayari.
83'
Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson for Kaoru Mitoma.
83'
Nico O'Reilly - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence.
83'
Fouled by Jack Hinshelwood - Brighton and Hove Albion
82'
Missed chance. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
81'
New attacking attempt. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner by Bart Verbruggen - Brighton and Hove Albion Assist - Rayan Cherki.
80'
Fouled by Tijjani Reijnders - Manchester City
80'
Ferdi Kadioglu - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick on the right wing.
77'
Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda for Diego Gómez.
77'
Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter.
77'
Offside - Manchester City. Bernardo Silva is in offside.
75'
Jan Paul van Hecke - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence.
75'
Fouled by Erling Haaland - Manchester City
75'
Shot blocked. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - header inside of six yard box - left side is blocked. Assist - Rayan Cherki with a cross.
74'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
74'
Shot blocked. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked.
74'
New attacking attempt. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen - Brighton and Hove Albion Assist - Rayan Cherki.
74'
Fouled by Diego Gómez - Brighton and Hove Albion
74'
Abdukodir Khusanov - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence.
73'
Substitution - Manchester City. Rico Lewis for Matheus Nunes.
73'
Substitution - Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly for Nathan Aké.
73'
Substitution - Manchester City. Rayan Cherki for Phil Foden.
70'
Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - hits the left post with a shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side.
70'
Missed chance. Diego Gómez - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with right foot from few metres missed to the left. Assist - Kaoru Mitoma.
69'
Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul.
69'
Phil Foden - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack.
69'
Fouled by Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion
66'
Offside - Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is in offside.
65'
Jack Hinshelwood - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick on the right wing.
65'
Fouled by Jérémy Doku - Manchester City
64'
Substitution - Manchester City. Rodri for Nico González.
63'
Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence.
63'
Fouled by Ferdi Kadioglu - Brighton and Hove Albion
63'
Handball by Diego Gómez - Brighton and Hove Albion
60'
Maxim De Cuyper - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card.
60'
Gianluigi Donnarumma - Manchester City - receive yellow card.
60'
GOAL!!!!! Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with right foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Yasin Ayari.
58'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58'
Delay in match - Manchester City
55'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
53'
Jan Paul van Hecke - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul.
53'
Fouled by Jan Paul van Hecke - Brighton and Hove Albion
53'
Erling Haaland - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack.
49'
Fouled by Maxim De Cuyper - Brighton and Hove Albion
49'
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - won a free kick on the right wing.
46'
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - hits the right post with a shot with left foot from the right side of the box.
45'
Second Half starts Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+4'
First Half ended - Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
45'+4'
Missed chance. Nico González - Manchester City - shot with left foot from outside the box goes high.
45'+4'
Shot blocked. Tijjani Reijnders - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Nathan Aké.
45'+3'
Offside - Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter is in offside.
45'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'
Offside - Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu is in offside.
41'
GOAL!!!!! Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the right corner.
41'
Pascal Groß - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card.
39'
VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester City.
38'
Penalty conceded by Diego Gómez - Brighton and Hove Albion - after a foul in the penalty area.
38'
Penalty Manchester City. Jérémy Doku draws a foul in the penalty area.
36'
Fouled by Maxim De Cuyper - Brighton and Hove Albion
36'
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - won a free kick on the right wing.
34'
Fouled by Maxim De Cuyper - Brighton and Hove Albion
34'
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - won a free kick on the right wing.
29'
Lewis Dunk - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul.
29'
Phil Foden - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence.
29'
Fouled by Lewis Dunk - Brighton and Hove Albion
29'
Missed chance. Jan Paul van Hecke - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with the head from a diffucult position on the left missed to the left. Assist - Maxim De Cuyper with a cross after corner.
27'
Corner - Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
26'
Missed chance. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Nathan Aké with a cross.
25'
Maxim De Cuyper - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in attack.
25'
Fouled by Bernardo Silva - Manchester City
24'
Fouled by Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion
24'
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - won a free kick on the right wing.
21'
Shot blocked. Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
21'
Shot blocked. Tijjani Reijnders - Manchester City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Jérémy Doku.
19'
Tijjani Reijnders - Manchester City - won a free kick on the left wing.
19'
Fouled by Jack Hinshelwood - Brighton and Hove Albion
16'
Fouled by Nico González - Manchester City
16'
Ferdi Kadioglu - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in attack.
15'
New attacking attempt. Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen - Brighton and Hove Albion
14'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
9'
Missed chance. Max Alleyne - Manchester City - shot with the head from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Phil Foden with a cross after corner.
9'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
8'
New attacking attempt. Ferdi Kadioglu - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma - Manchester City Assist - Georginio Rutter with a through ball.
6'
Offside - Manchester City. Phil Foden is in offside.
6'
Missed chance. Nathan Aké - Manchester City - header inside of six yard box - left side missed. Assist - Phil Foden with a cross after corner.
6'
Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
4'
Jan Paul van Hecke - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence.
4'
Fouled by Erling Haaland - Manchester City
2'
New attacking attempt. Pascal Groß - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the right corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma - Manchester City Assist - Diego Gómez with a cross.
1'
Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence.
1'
Fouled by Jack Hinshelwood - Brighton and Hove Albion
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First Half starts.
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Starting Lineups
Man City starting line-up
25Gianluigi Donnarumma
68Max Alleyne
45Abdukodir Khusanov
14Nico González
6Nathan Aké
27Matheus Nunes
47Phil Foden
4Tijjani Reijnders
11Jérémy Doku
20Bernardo Silva
9Erling Haaland
Sub16Rodri
Sub33Nico O'Reilly
Sub82Rico Lewis
Sub10Rayan Cherki
Sub63Divine Mukasa
Sub1James Trafford
Sub92Reigan Heskey
Sub56Ryan McAidoo
Sub91Stephen Mfuni
Brighton starting line-up
1Bart Verbruggen
5Lewis Dunk
6Jan Paul van Hecke
29Maxim De Cuyper
13Jack Hinshelwood
25Diego Gómez
30Pascal Groß
26Yasin Ayari
10Georginio Rutter
22Kaoru Mitoma
24Ferdi Kadioglu
Sub8Brajan Gruda
Sub20James Milner
Sub18Danny Welbeck
Sub14Tom Watson
Sub53Harry Howell
Sub23Jason Steele
Sub42Diego Coppola
Sub21Olivier Boscagli
Sub51Charlie Tasker

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Match Preview & Form guide

Man City Last 5 matches
DateCompetitionResultScorers
17 DecEfl CupHome win:
2 - 0 vs Brentford
Cherki 32'
Savinho 67'
29 OctEfl CupAway win:
3 - 1 vs Swansea City
Doku 39'
Marmoush 77'
Cherki 90'
24 SepEfl CupAway win:
2 - 0 vs Huddersfield Town
Foden 18'
Savinho 74'
21 SepPremier LeagueAway draw:
1 - 1 vs Arsenal
Haaland 9'
18 SepUEFA Champions LeagueHome win:
2 - 0 vs Napoli
Haaland 56'
Doku 65'
Brighton Last 5 matches
DateCompetitionResultScorers
07 DecWslAway win:
1 - 0 vs London City Lionesses W
Seike 6'
29 OctEfl CupAway defeat:
0 - 2 vs Arsenal
23 SepEfl CupAway win:
6 - 0 vs Barnsley
Gomez 9'
Gomez 21'
Gomez 33'
Gomez 68'
Howell 87'
Ayari 89'
20 SepPremier LeagueHome draw:
2 - 2 vs Tottenham
Minteh 8'
Ayari 31'
13 SepPremier LeagueAway defeat:
1 - 2 vs Bournemouth
Mitoma 48'

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