Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 07 January 2026
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Tom Bramall |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 51,728 |
View Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
Kick-off: 7.30pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 18
Manchester City won: 12
Drawn: 3
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 3
Manchester City scored: 45
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 16
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Brighton and Hove Albion had now failed to win in the 16 all-time visits to Manchester City in all competitions (lost 12).
1 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Erling Haaland | penalty | 41 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender
Nathan Aké
Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder
Max Alleyne
Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes
Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Nico González
Forward
Erling Haaland
Substitutions:
| Rodri for Nico González | 64 |
| Rayan Cherki for Phil Foden | 73 |
| Rico Lewis for Matheus Nunes | 73 |
| Nico O'Reilly for Nathan Aké | 73 |
Cards:
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
James Trafford
Defender
Stephen Mfuni
Defender/Midfielder
Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder
Rodri
Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Ryan McAidoo
Midfielder/Forward
Divine Mukasa
Forward
Reigan Heskey
Comments:
League position: 2nd . This was the first time Manchester City had not won in their last 23 home games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday. . The Citizens had now drawn three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023 (three). . Erling Haaland had now scored his 150th goal for the Sky Blues in 173 appearances in all competitions. His goal was also recorded by the Premier League as the 35,000th goal scored in the competition. . Manchester City were awarded a penalty in the 40th minute following a VAR review.1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Goals:
| Kaoru Mitoma | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Bart Verbruggen
Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk
Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender
Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma
Midfielder/Forward
Georginio Rutter
Forward
Substitutions:
| Brajan Gruda for Diego Gómez | 77 |
| Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter | 77 |
| James Milner for Yasin Ayari | 83 |
| Tom Watson for Kaoru Mitoma | 83 |
Cards:
| Lewis Dunk | 29 | Y |
| Pascal Gross | 41 | Y |
| Jan Paul Van Hecke | 53 | Y |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 60 | Y |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 69 | Y |
| Tom Watson | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender
Olivier Boscagli
Defender
Diego Coppola
Defender
Charlie Tasker
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Midfielder/Forward
Brajan Gruda
Midfielder/Forward
Harry Howell
Midfielder/Forward
Tom Watson
Forward
Danny Welbeck