Highlights

89'

B. Gruda (assist K. Mitoma)

77'

J. Veltman (Foul)

69'

R. Aït-Nouri (Foul)

67'

J. Milner (on penalty)

63'

A. Khusanov (Foul)

HT 0 - 1

34'

E. Haaland (assist Omar Marmoush)

16'

J. van Hecke (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+5'

D. Coppola (Y. Minteh - tactical)

85'

Rúben Dias (A. Khusanov - injury)

85'

R. Lewis (Matheus Nunes - tactical)

72'

J. Doku (Omar Marmoush - tactical)

72'

N. O'Reilly (Bernardo Silva - tactical)

61'

B. Gruda (D. Gómez - tactical)

61'

G. Rutter (D. Welbeck - tactical)

61'

Y. Ayari (J. Hinshelwood - tactical)

60'

J. Milner (C. Baleba - tactical)

Player of the match

James Trafford # 1 - Goalkeeper

Duel won 2 (100%)
Saves 5

Who will win ?

1 BHA X DRAW 2 MCI

10%

83%

210 participants – Finished

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Man City	22	12	7	1	4
	6	Brighton	19	12	5	4	3

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	E. Haaland	14
3	D. Welbeck	7

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

36%

64%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

E. Haaland

B. Gruda 2
J. Milner 1

Shots off target

E. Haaland

O. Bobb 1
L. Dunk 1

Big chance created

Omar Marmoush

K. Mitoma 1

Successful contests

Omar Marmoush

Y. Minteh 4
O. Bobb 3

Fouls suffered

J. Veltman

M. De Cuyper 3
O. Bobb 3

Dispossessed

Omar Marmoush

Y. Ayari 2
B. Gruda 2

Touches

Rodri

108

A. Khusanov 79
J. Stones 79

Duel won

Y. Minteh

Omar Marmoush 8
J. Veltman 7

Duel lost

R. Aït-Nouri

K. Mitoma 11
Y. Minteh 8

Interceptions

K. Mitoma

R. Aït-Nouri 2
J. Veltman 2

Challenge lost

Y. Minteh

K. Mitoma 3
R. Aït-Nouri 3

Tackles

A. Khusanov

D. Gómez 3
R. Aït-Nouri 3

Aerial duels won

E. Haaland

Matheus Nunes 3
J. Stones 2

Aerial duels lost

M. De Cuyper

J. van Hecke 3
J. Milner 3

Fouls

K. Mitoma

R. Aït-Nouri 4
Bernardo Silva 3

Saves

J. Trafford

B. Verbruggen 2

Passes

Rodri

100

J. Stones 72
A. Khusanov 67

Accurate passes

Rodri

J. Stones 70
A. Khusanov 59

Accurate crosses

M. De Cuyper

T. Reijnders 1
Omar Marmoush 1

Current form

Stats

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L W W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

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24/05/23

Referees

Darren England main referee

3.2

0

Average card count per match for 9 matches arbitrated
Nick Greenhalgh VAR referee
Akil Howson assistant referee
Scott Ledger assistant referee
Paul Tierney VAR assistant referee
Simon Hooper fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Brighton & Hove Albion

Jan van Hecke Hamstring

Mats Henrik Berne Wieffer Muscle Injury

Mats Henrik Berne Wieffer Knee injury

James Milner Hamstring

Thomas Watson Unknown

Joël Veltman Hamstring

Manchester City

Joško Gvardiol Knock

Mateo Kovačić Achilles Strain

Ryan Cherki Thigh Injury

Marcus Bettinelli Knock

Kalvin Phillips Calf Injury

Kalvin Phillips Achilles tendon rupture

Sávio Knee injury

Sávio Knock

Ederson Eye injury

Match venue

American Express Stadium - Falmer, East Sussex

Year of construction: 2011
Surface: grass
Capacity: 31872
Average attendance: 24512
Maximum attendance: 31872
% sold: 78

Match result Brighton Man City

Date 31 August 2025 14:00
Competition Premier League
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 3
Match attendance 31485
Code BHA-MCI
Area England
Home team Brighton & Hove Albion
Away team Manchester City

FAQ

What is the result between Brighton Man City?

Brighton & Hove Albion won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Brighton Man City?

Brighton & Hove Albion : Coached by F. Hürzeler, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: B. Verbruggen, M. De Cuyper, L. Dunk (C), J. van Hecke, J. Veltman, J. Hinshelwood, C. Baleba, K. Mitoma, D. Gómez, Y. Minteh, D. Welbeck

Manchester City : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Pep Guardiola, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : J. Trafford, R. Aït-Nouri, A. Khusanov, J. Stones, Matheus Nunes, T. Reijnders, Rodri, Bernardo Silva (C), Omar Marmoush, E. Haaland, O. Bobb

Who is the referee of the match Brighton Man City ?

Darren England is the referee for this match

Where is the match Brighton Man City?

The venue American Express Stadium in Falmer, East Sussex is hosting the match

At what time is Brighton Man City?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 31 August 2025. Kick-off at 14:00

Who is the man of the match Brighton - Man City ?

James Trafford had the best performance of the match Brighton - Man City. The stats reinforce this view:

2 Duel won (100%)
5 Saves

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Confirmed line-ups

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

- 6.1 1 B. Verbruggen
- 5.4 29 M. De Cuyper
- 6.2 5 (C) L. Dunk
- 5.3 6 J. van Hecke
- 5.3 34 J. Veltman
- 5.9 13 J. Hinshelwood
- 4.7 17 C. Baleba
- 6.4 22 K. Mitoma
- 5.4 25 D. Gómez
- 6.3 11 Y. Minteh
- 5.4 18 D. Welbeck
- 7.3 1 J. Trafford
- 4.6 21 R. Aït-Nouri
- 4.8 45 A. Khusanov
- 6.0 5 J. Stones
- 5.2 27 Matheus Nunes
- 5.8 4 T. Reijnders
- 6.1 16 Rodri
- 4.6 20 (C) Bernardo Silva
- 7.2 7 Omar Marmoush
- 6.5 9 E. Haaland
- 5.1 52 O. Bobb

Manchester City 4-3-3

- F. Hürzeler Coach
Substitutes
- 61'
  
  B. Gruda #8 - Midfielder
- J. Steele #23 - Goalkeeper
- M. O'Riley #33 - Midfielder
- O. Boscagli #21 - Defender
- 90+5'
  
  D. Coppola #42 - Defender
- F. Kadıoğlu #24 - Defender
- 60'
  
  J. Milner #20 - Midfielder
- 61'
  
  Y. Ayari #26 - Midfielder
- 61'
  
  G. Rutter #10 - Striker
- Pep Guardiola Coach
Substitutes
- Ederson #31 - Goalkeeper
- 72'
  
  N. O'Reilly #33 - Midfielder
- M. Akanji #25 - Defender
- Nico González #14 - Midfielder
- 85'
  
  R. Lewis #82 - Defender
- 72'
  
  J. Doku #11 - Striker
- N. Aké #6 - Defender
- İ. Gündoğan #19 - Midfielder
- 85'
  
  Rúben Dias #3 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

36%

64%

Duel won

45%

55%

Accurate passes

75%

87%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

315

Passes

565

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Omar Marmoush

K. Mitoma 1

Shots (%)

B. Gruda

67% 2/3

Y. Minteh 50% (1/2)
K. Mitoma 50% (1/2)
E. Haaland 43% (3/7)

Successful contests

Omar Marmoush

Y. Minteh 4
O. Bobb 3
T. Reijnders 2
B. Gruda 2

Fouls suffered

J. Veltman

M. De Cuyper 3
O. Bobb 3
Rodri 2
T. Reijnders 2

Touches

Rodri

108

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

L. Dunk

0% 0/2

Dispossessed

Omar Marmoush

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

E. Haaland

83% 5/6

Matheus Nunes 80% (4/5)
N. O'Reilly 80% (4/5)
J. Veltman 78% (7/9)
Rodri 67% (6/9)

Interceptions

K. Mitoma

R. Aït-Nouri 2
J. Veltman 2

Aerial duels won (%)

E. Haaland

100% 4/4

Matheus Nunes 100% (3/3)
J. Stones 100% (2/2)
Y. Minteh 100% (2/2)
Rodri 100% (2/2)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

K. Mitoma

0% 0/11

J. van Hecke 0% (0/5)
B. Gruda 0% (0/5)
Bernardo Silva 0% (0/5)
Y. Ayari 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

Y. Minteh

K. Mitoma 3
R. Aït-Nouri 3

Aerial duels won (%)

J. Milner

0% 0/3

K. Mitoma 0% (0/2)
T. Reijnders 0% (0/2)
D. Gómez 0% (0/2)
O. Bobb 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

J. Stones

97% 70/72

T. Reijnders 90% (54/60)
L. Dunk 88% (37/42)
A. Khusanov 88% (59/67)
Matheus Nunes 88% (42/48)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Arsenal	29	12	9	2	1	24	6	18
2	Chelsea	23	12	7	2	3	23	11	12
3	Man City	22	12	7	1	4	24	10	14
4	Aston Villa	21	12	6	3	3	15	11	4
5	Crystal Palace	20	12	5	5	2	16	9	7
6	Brighton	19	12	5	4	3	19	16	3
7	Sunderland	19	12	5	4	3	14	11	3
8	Bournemouth	19	12	5	4	3	19	20	-1
9	Spurs	18	12	5	3	4	20	14	6
10	Man Utd	18	12	5	3	4	19	19	0
11	Everton	18	12	5	3	4	13	13	0
12	Liverpool	18	12	6	0	6	18	20	-2
13	Brentford	16	12	5	1	6	18	19	-1
14	Newcastle	15	12	4	3	5	13	15	-2
15	Fulham	14	12	4	2	6	13	16	-3
16	Nottm Forest	12	12	3	3	6	13	20	-7
17	West Ham	11	12	3	2	7	15	25	-10
18	Leeds	11	12	3	2	7	11	22	-11
19	Burnley	10	12	3	1	8	14	24	-10
20	Wolves	2	12	0	2	10	7	27	-20

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Arsenal	16	6	5	1	0	16	2	14
2	Man City	15	6	5	0	1	16	4	12
3	Brighton	14	6	4	2	0	12	6	6
4	Bournemouth	14	6	4	2	0	10	4	6
5	Fulham	13	6	4	1	1	9	3	6
6	Brentford	13	6	4	1	1	12	7	5
7	Aston Villa	13	6	4	1	1	10	5	5
8	Sunderland	12	6	3	3	0	11	5	6
9	Man Utd	12	6	4	0	2	11	7	4
10	Newcastle	12	6	4	0	2	10	7	3
11	Liverpool	12	6	4	0	2	10	8	2
12	Everton	11	6	3	2	1	7	5	2
13	Chelsea	10	6	3	1	2	9	6	3
14	Crystal Palace	10	6	2	4	0	8	5	3
15	Leeds	8	6	2	2	2	7	7	0
16	Burnley	7	6	2	1	3	5	6	-1
17	Nottm Forest	7	6	2	1	3	8	11	-3
18	West Ham	6	6	2	0	4	8	15	-7
19	Spurs	5	6	1	2	3	7	7	0
20	Wolves	1	6	0	1	5	6	16	-10

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Chelsea	13	6	4	1	1	14	5	9
2	Spurs	13	6	4	1	1	13	7	6
3	Arsenal	13	6	4	1	1	8	4	4
4	Crystal Palace	10	6	3	1	2	8	4	4
5	Aston Villa	8	6	2	2	2	5	6	-1
6	Man City	7	6	2	1	3	8	6	2
7	Everton	7	6	2	1	3	6	8	-2
8	Sunderland	7	6	2	1	3	3	6	-3
9	Liverpool	6	6	2	0	4	8	12	-4
10	Man Utd	6	6	1	3	2	8	12	-4
11	Brighton	5	6	1	2	3	7	10	-3
12	West Ham	5	6	1	2	3	7	10	-3
13	Nottm Forest	5	6	1	2	3	5	9	-4
14	Bournemouth	5	6	1	2	3	9	16	-7
15	Newcastle	3	6	0	3	3	3	8	-5
16	Brentford	3	6	1	0	5	6	12	-6
17	Burnley	3	6	1	0	5	9	18	-9
18	Leeds	3	6	1	0	5	4	15	-11
19	Fulham	1	6	0	1	5	4	13	-9
20	Wolves	1	6	0	1	5	1	11	-10

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Man City	24	12	7	3	2	11	5	6
2	Arsenal	23	12	7	2	3	10	3	7
3	Man Utd	22	12	7	1	4	11	5	6
4	Chelsea	22	12	6	4	2	9	5	4
5	Crystal Palace	22	12	6	4	2	6	3	3
6	Everton	21	12	6	3	3	7	6	1
7	Brentford	19	12	6	1	5	9	10	-1
8	Bournemouth	18	12	5	3	4	9	8	1
9	Newcastle	17	12	4	5	3	5	4	1
10	Sunderland	16	12	3	7	2	4	4	0
11	Leeds	15	12	3	6	3	9	8	1
12	Liverpool	14	12	4	2	6	6	8	-2
13	Aston Villa	14	12	3	5	4	6	6	0
14	Spurs	13	12	3	4	5	8	9	-1
15	Fulham	13	12	2	7	3	4	5	-1
16	Brighton	11	12	3	2	7	4	9	-5
17	Nottm Forest	11	12	2	5	5	6	8	-2
18	West Ham	10	12	2	4	6	6	11	-5
19	Burnley	9	12	1	6	5	6	11	-5
20	Wolves	7	12	1	4	7	5	13	-8