Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 15 March 2025

Score2-2
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance52,471

View Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Manchester City won: 12 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Manchester City scored: 43 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 13 . Manchester City now remained unbeaten in the all-time 15 home league meetings; their longest such unbeaten run in their history (won 12).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Erling Haaland penalty 11 P
Omar Marmoush 39 G

Goals:

Pervis Estupiñán 21 G
Abdukodir Khusanov own goal 48 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Omar Marmoush

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Sávio 58
Phil Foden for Bernardo Silva 76
Kevin De Bruyne for Omar Marmoush 86

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Diego Gómez 75
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 75
Simon Adingra for Kaoru Mitoma 83
Brajan Gruda for Yankuba Minteh 83
Mats Wieffer for Carlos Baleba 87

Cards:

Sávio 15 Y
Jérémy Doku 61 Y

Cards:

João Pedro 10 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 18 Y
Carlos Baleba 26 Y
Mats Wieffer 89 Y
Bart Verbruggen 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Eiran Cashin
Defender Jacob Slater
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 5th . Manchester City avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the second time under manager Pep Guardiola; previously in May 2021. . The Citizens had now conceded 40 goals so far in this Premier League season; one more than their previous highest total in a season under Pep Guardiola set in 2016-17. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 13 of their last 24 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the top division for the first time. . The Seagulls had both scored and conceded in 18 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn five of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won six).

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Erling Haaland penalty 11 P
Omar Marmoush 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Rico Lewis
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Nico González
Midfielder/Forward Sávio
Forward Erling Haaland
Forward Omar Marmoush

Substitutions:

Bernardo Silva for Sávio 58
Phil Foden for Bernardo Silva 76
Kevin De Bruyne for Omar Marmoush 86

Cards:

Sávio 15 Y
Jérémy Doku 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee

Comments:

League position: 5th . Manchester City avoided losing consecutive home games in the Premier League for the second time under manager Pep Guardiola; previously in May 2021. . The Citizens had now conceded 40 goals so far in this Premier League season; one more than their previous highest total in a season under Pep Guardiola set in 2016-17. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 13 of their last 24 games in the Premier League.

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Pervis Estupiñán 21 G
Abdukodir Khusanov own goal 48 OG

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Pervis Estupiñán Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward

Substitutions:

Yasin Ayari for Diego Gómez 75
Danny Welbeck for Georginio Rutter 75
Simon Adingra for Kaoru Mitoma 83
Brajan Gruda for Yankuba Minteh 83
Mats Wieffer for Carlos Baleba 87

Cards:

João Pedro 10 Y
Kaoru Mitoma 18 Y
Carlos Baleba 26 Y
Mats Wieffer 89 Y
Bart Verbruggen 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Eiran Cashin
Defender Jacob Slater
Defender/Midfielder Mats Wieffer
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 7th . Brighton and Hove Albion failed in their attempt to win five consecutive games in the top division for the first time. . The Seagulls had both scored and conceded in 18 of their last 25 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn five of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won six).