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
	2	Man City	78	38	23	9	6
	8	Brighton	53	38	14	11	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
1	E. Haaland	27
3	A. Semenyo	17
9	D. Welbeck	13

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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Last matches

Stats & bet

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Referees

Darren England main referee

4.2

0.1

Average card count per match for 23 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

Solly March Knee injury

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: 24501
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 - Striker
- 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	85	38	26	7	5	71	27	44
2	Man City	78	38	23	9	6	77	35	42
3	Man Utd	71	38	20	11	7	69	50	19
4	Aston Villa	65	38	19	8	11	56	49	7
5	Liverpool	60	38	17	9	12	63	53	10
6	Bournemouth	57	38	13	18	7	58	54	4
7	Sunderland	54	38	14	12	12	42	48	-6
8	Brighton	53	38	14	11	13	52	46	6
9	Brentford	53	38	14	11	13	55	52	3
10	Chelsea	52	38	14	10	14	58	52	6
11	Fulham	52	38	15	7	16	47	51	-4
12	Newcastle	49	38	14	7	17	53	55	-2
13	Everton	49	38	13	10	15	47	50	-3
14	Leeds	47	38	11	14	13	49	56	-7
15	Crystal Palace	45	38	11	12	15	41	51	-10
16	Nottm Forest	44	38	11	11	16	48	51	-3
17	Spurs	41	38	10	11	17	48	57	-9
18	West Ham	39	38	10	9	19	46	65	-19
19	Burnley	22	38	4	10	24	38	75	-37
20	Wolves	20	38	3	11	24	27	68	-41

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Arsenal	47	19	15	2	2	41	11	30
2	Man City	45	19	14	3	2	45	14	31
3	Man Utd	42	19	13	3	3	39	24	15
4	Aston Villa	38	19	12	2	5	32	22	10
5	Liverpool	36	19	10	6	3	34	20	14
6	Fulham	35	19	11	2	6	30	20	10
7	Brighton	33	19	9	6	4	30	20	10
8	Sunderland	33	19	9	6	4	25	20	5
9	Brentford	32	19	8	8	3	33	21	12
10	Leeds	32	19	9	5	5	29	21	8
11	Newcastle	32	19	10	2	7	36	30	6
12	Bournemouth	31	19	7	10	2	29	20	9
13	Chelsea	26	19	7	5	7	26	25	1
14	Everton	23	19	6	5	8	26	27	-1
15	West Ham	22	19	6	4	9	27	30	-3
16	Crystal Palace	21	19	4	9	6	19	23	-4
17	Nottm Forest	20	19	4	8	7	20	23	-3
18	Spurs	15	19	3	6	10	22	31	-9
19	Wolves	14	19	3	5	11	19	34	-15
20	Burnley	13	19	2	7	10	18	29	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Arsenal	38	19	11	5	3	30	16	14
2	Man City	33	19	9	6	4	32	21	11
3	Man Utd	29	19	7	8	4	30	26	4
4	Aston Villa	27	19	7	6	6	24	27	-3
5	Chelsea	26	19	7	5	7	32	27	5
6	Spurs	26	19	7	5	7	26	26	0
7	Everton	26	19	7	5	7	21	23	-2
8	Bournemouth	26	19	6	8	5	29	34	-5
9	Nottm Forest	24	19	7	3	9	28	28	0
10	Liverpool	24	19	7	3	9	29	33	-4
11	Crystal Palace	24	19	7	3	9	22	28	-6
12	Brentford	21	19	6	3	10	22	31	-9
13	Sunderland	21	19	5	6	8	17	28	-11
14	Brighton	20	19	5	5	9	22	26	-4
15	Newcastle	17	19	4	5	10	17	25	-8
16	Fulham	17	19	4	5	10	17	31	-14
17	West Ham	17	19	4	5	10	19	35	-16
18	Leeds	15	19	2	9	8	20	35	-15
19	Burnley	9	19	2	3	14	20	46	-26
20	Wolves	6	19	0	6	13	8	34	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Man City	83	38	24	11	3	41	10	31
2	Arsenal	70	38	18	16	4	30	10	20
3	Man Utd	62	38	16	14	8	29	16	13
4	Chelsea	56	38	15	11	12	26	24	2
5	Brentford	55	38	14	13	11	24	24	0
6	Everton	54	38	14	12	12	19	21	-2
7	Bournemouth	54	38	13	15	10	26	23	3
8	Liverpool	54	38	13	15	10	24	17	7
9	Leeds	54	38	12	18	8	24	16	8
10	Newcastle	53	38	14	11	13	28	21	7
11	Crystal Palace	48	38	11	15	12	20	25	-5
12	Fulham	48	38	10	18	10	18	22	-4
13	Aston Villa	46	38	10	16	12	21	23	-2
14	West Ham	46	38	10	16	12	21	26	-5
15	Brighton	45	38	11	12	15	20	25	-5
16	Sunderland	42	38	8	18	12	13	23	-10
17	Nottm Forest	38	38	8	14	16	19	24	-5
18	Spurs	37	38	8	13	17	20	30	-10
19	Wolves	26	38	3	17	18	13	34	-21
20	Burnley	25	38	4	13	21	16	38	-22