Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion, 31 October 2026
| Score | 1-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Referee | Craig Pawson |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,503 |
View Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 19
Manchester City won: 12
Drawn: 3
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4
Manchester City scored: 45
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 17
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This was Brighton and Hove Albion’s first-ever win at Manchester City in 19 visits in all competitions (lost 14).
0 Manchester City
Manager: Enzo Maresca
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender
Joško Gvardiol
Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender
Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder
Matheus Nunes
Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward
Iliman N'Diaye
Forward
Erling Haaland
Substitutions:
| Rayan Cherki for Ayyoub Bouaddi | 55 |
| Nico O'Reilly for Enzo Fernández | 64 |
| Allan for Iliman N'Diaye | 79 |
| Phil Foden for Joško Gvardiol | 79 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gerónimo Rulli
Defender
Vitor Reis
Defender/Midfielder
Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder
Rico Lewis
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward
Allan
Midfielder/Forward
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Comments:
League position: 1st . This was the first time that Manchester City had failed to score in their last 25 games in the Premier League: the longest current such run in the division. . The Citizens had now lost four of their last 35 games in the Premier League (won 23). . Erling Haaland failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in eight consecutive games in the Premier League for City.1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Goals:
| Yasin Ayari | 11 |
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Starting lineup:
Bart Verbruggen
Goalkeeper
Olivier Boscagli
Defender
Costinha
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Defender
Luka Vušković
Defender
Chema Andrés
Defender/Midfielder
Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder
Diego Gómez
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder
Yasin Ayari
Midfielder/Forward
Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jaouen Hadjam for Olivier Boscagli | 64 |
| Mats Wieffer for Chema Andrés | 64 |
| Jack Hinshelwood for Charalampos Kostoulas | 72 |
| Malick Yalcouyé for Maxim De Cuyper | 72 |
| Georginio Rutter for Diego Gómez | 84 |
Cards:
| Chema Andrés | 20 | Y |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 49 | Y |
| Pascal Gross | 81 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender
Jaouen Hadjam
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder
Michael Svoboda
Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer
Midfielder
Matt O'Riley
Midfielder
Malick Yalcouyé
Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh
Forward
Georginio Rutter