Man City 0–1 Brighton Hove
Man City0–1
Brighton Hove31 Oct 2026 · 9:30 PM · Matchday 9 · HT 0–1
Etihad Stadium, Manchester · 12°C Sunny · Craig Pawson (referee)
Lineups
Man City
4-2-3-1 · Enzo Maresca
Goalkeeper
- 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defenders
- 3Rúben Dias
- 24Joško Gvardiol↓ 79’
- 27Matheus Nunes
- 45Abdukodir Khusanov
Midfielders
- 5Elliot Anderson
- 17Enzo Fernández↓ 65’
- 32Ayyoub Bouaddi↓ 55’
Forwards
- 7Iliman Ndiaye↓ 79’
- 9Erling Haaland
- 11Jérémy Doku
Bench
- 10Rayan Cherki↑ 55’
- 33Nico O'Reilly↑ 65’
- 37Allan↑ 79’
- 47Phil Foden↑ 79’
- 6Marc Guéhi
- 8Mateo Kovačić
- 22Vitor Reis
- 28Gerónimo Rulli
- 82Rico Lewis
Brighton Hove
4-2-3-1 · Fabian Hürzeler
Goalkeeper
- 1Bart Verbruggen
Defenders
- 5Lewis Dunk
- 20Costinha
- 21Olivier Boscagli↓ 64’
- 44Luka Vušković
Midfielders
- 13Pascal Groß
- 14Chema Andrés↓ 64’
- 26Yasin Ayari
Forwards
- 19Charalampos Kostoulas↓ 72’
- 25Diego Gómez↓ 84’
- 29Maxim De Cuyper↓ 72’
Bench
- 3Jaouen Hadjam↑ 64’
- 27Mats Wieffer↑ 64’
- 8Jack Hinshelwood↑ 72’
- 35Malick Junior Yalcouyé↑ 72’
- 10Georginio Rutter↑ 84’
- 11Yankuba Minteh
- 23Jason Steele
- 30Michael Svoboda
- 33Matthew O'Riley
Match stats
Man CityBrighton Hove
62Ball possession38
1.92Expected goals (xG)1.00
21Total shots7
6Shots on target3
67Touches in opposition box9
5Big chances4
5Big chances missed3
502 (84%)Accurate passes280 (77%)
0Yellow cards3
8Corners2
21Total shots7
7Shots off target3
6Shots on target3
8Blocked shots1
2Hit woodwork0
19Shots inside box6
2Shots outside box1
1.92Expected goals (xG)1.00
1.45xG open play0.48
0.46xG set play0.52
1.92xG non-penalty1.00
1.74xG on target (xGOT)0.94
118722Distance covered124547
25048Running distance28641
2731Sprinting distance2976
120Number of sprints134
597Passes362
502 (84%)Accurate passes280 (77%)
229Own half195
273Opposition half85
23 (46%)Accurate long balls36 (59%)
10 (42%)Accurate crosses2 (29%)
14Throws14
67Touches in opposition box9
2Offsides2
16Tackles22
5Interceptions15
1Blocks6
13Clearances32
2Keeper saves7
57Duels won48
43 (56%)Ground duels won34 (44%)
14 (50%)Aerial duels won14 (50%)
15 (56%)Successful dribbles3 (27%)
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
9Fouls committed13
Events
| 11’ | ⚽ Yasin Ayari · Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 20’ | 🟨 Chema Andrés · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 49’ | 🟨 Maxim De Cuyper · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 55’ | 🔁 Rayan Cherki on for Ayyoub Bouaddi | Manchester City FC |
| 64’ | 🔁 Jaouen Hadjam on for Olivier Boscagli | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 64’ | 🔁 Mats Wieffer on for Chema Andrés | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 65’ | 🔁 Nico O'Reilly on for Enzo Fernández | Manchester City FC |
| 72’ | 🔁 Malick Junior Yalcouyé on for Maxim De Cuyper | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 72’ | 🔁 Jack Hinshelwood on for Charalampos Kostoulas | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 79’ | 🔁 Allan on for Iliman Ndiaye | Manchester City FC |
| 79’ | 🔁 Phil Foden on for Joško Gvardiol | Manchester City FC |
| 81’ | 🟨 Pascal Groß · Yellow | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |
| 84’ | 🔁 Georginio Rutter on for Diego Gómez | Brighton & Hove Albion FC |