Updated 31 August 2025, after full time.
Brighton 2-1 Man City in the Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer on 31 August 2025. Scorers: Brajan Gruda, James Milner for Brighton; Erling Haaland for Man City. In their last 6 meetings, Brighton have won 2, Man City 1, with 3 draws.
Brighton 2-1 Man City was the final score in the Premier League on Sunday 31 August 2025 at The American Express Community Stadium. Scorers: Brajan Gruda, James Milner for Brighton; Erling Haaland for Man City. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Brighton vs Man City was played at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer on Sunday 31 August 2025, the home ground of Brighton, which holds 31,876 people. It finished Brighton 2-1 Man City in the Premier League, with kick-off at 14:00 UK time.
Brighton have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 and conceding 2, with results reading W W L W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win at home to Brentford in the Premier League on 8 November.
Man City have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 8, with results reading W W L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Forest in the Premier League on 7 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Brighton have won 2, Man City have won 1 and 3 were drawn, with Brighton scoring 8 goals to Man City's 10. The most recent was Manchester City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League.
Pascal Groß leads Brighton with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Brighton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Brighton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Erling Haaland leads Man City with 9 goals across their last 10 games, 0.9 a game, the most of any Man City player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Man City player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Darren England refereed Brighton vs Man City, averaging 21.3 fouls and 3.8 yellow cards per game across 6 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | Carabao Cup | Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-1 |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Premier League | Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City | 2-1 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City | 0-4 |
| Stat | Brighton | Man City |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 36% | 64% |
| Shots | 12 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 3 |
| Corners | 3 | 2 |
| Fouls | 16 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Tackles | 17 | 15 |
| Passes | 315 | 565 |
Brighton: J. Milner (penalty) 67', B. Gruda 89'. Man City: E. Haaland 34'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.6 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 7 of 20 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 20 |
| Passes | 502.3 | 6 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 8 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 11 of 20 |
| Shots | 15 | 6 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.4 | 2 of 20 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 14 of 20 |
| Tackles | 13.2 | 17 of 20 |
| Passes | 635.7 | 1 of 20 |
| Corners | 6.1 | 3 of 20 |