Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City, 09 November 2024

Score2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAmerican Express Stadium
Attendance31,715
Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Drawn: 1 Manchester City won: 12 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 11 Manchester City scored: 41 . Brighton and Hove Albion had now won two of the 16 meetings in all competitions since September 2008 (lost 13).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

João Pedro 78 G
Matt O'Riley 83 G

Goals:

Erling Haaland 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Carlos Baleba for Yasin Ayari 46
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 57
João Pedro for Simon Adingra 65
Brajan Gruda for Georginio Rutter 66
Jakub Moder for Kaoru Mitoma 90

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Ilkay Gündogan 72
Kevin De Bruyne for Sávio 74

Cards:

Yasin Ayari 19 Y
Igor Julio 44 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 90+10 Y

Cards:

Rico Lewis 37 Y
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 77 Y
Erling Haaland 90+10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward João Pedro

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Jacob Wright
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion now remained unbeaten in their first six home games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1982-83 in League Division One (seven). . Albion could have equalled the competition record of scoring and conceding more than one goal in four consecutive games in the Premier League. . Matt O'Riley had now become the first player to score against Manchester City on his Premier League debut since Steven Bergwijn for Tottenham Hotspur in February 2020. [c/o OptaJoe]

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since August 2006. . City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2023. . This was the first time that they had lost in their last 71 games in the Premier League when they had been leading at half-time since May 2021, also at Brighton and Hove Albion (won 62).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

João Pedro 78 G
Matt O'Riley 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
Defender Igor Julio
Defender Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder Jack Hinshelwood
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Kaoru Mitoma
Forward Danny Welbeck

Substitutions:

Carlos Baleba for Yasin Ayari 46
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 57
João Pedro for Simon Adingra 65
Brajan Gruda for Georginio Rutter 66
Jakub Moder for Kaoru Mitoma 90

Cards:

Yasin Ayari 19 Y
Igor Julio 44 Y
Jan Paul Van Hecke 90+10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder Carlos Baleba
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward João Pedro

Comments:

League position: 4th . Brighton and Hove Albion now remained unbeaten in their first six home games of a season in the top division for the first time since 1982-83 in League Division One (seven). . Albion could have equalled the competition record of scoring and conceding more than one goal in four consecutive games in the Premier League. . Matt O'Riley had now become the first player to score against Manchester City on his Premier League debut since Steven Bergwijn for Tottenham Hotspur in February 2020. [c/o OptaJoe]

1 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland 23 G

Starting lineup:

Ederson Goalkeeper
Joško Gvardiol Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Rico Lewis Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes Defender/Midfielder
Ilkay Gündogan Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić Midfielder
Phil Foden Midfielder/Forward
Sávio Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Ilkay Gündogan 72
Kevin De Bruyne for Sávio 74

Cards:

Rico Lewis 37 Y
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey 77 Y
Erling Haaland 90+10 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder James McAtee
Midfielder Jacob Wright
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Manchester City had now lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since August 2006. . City had now lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2023. . This was the first time that they had lost in their last 71 games in the Premier League when they had been leading at half-time since May 2021, also at Brighton and Hove Albion (won 62).