Updated 7 January 2026, after full time.
Man City 1-1 Brighton in the Premier League at Etihad Stadium, Manchester on 7 January 2026. Scorers: Erling Haaland for Man City; Kaoru Mitoma for Brighton. In their last 6 meetings, Man City have won 1, Brighton 3, with 2 draws.
Man City 1-1 Brighton was the final score in the Premier League on Wednesday 7 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium. Scorers: Erling Haaland for Man City; Kaoru Mitoma for Brighton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Man City vs Brighton was played at Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Wednesday 7 January 2026, the home ground of Man City, which holds 52,900 people. It finished Man City 1-1 Brighton in the Premier League, with kick-off at 19:30 UK time.
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.
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.
Across the last 6 meetings Man City have won 1, Brighton have won 3 and 2 were drawn, with Man City scoring 10 goals to Brighton's 9. The most recent was Manchester City 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League.
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.
Pascal Groß leads Brighton with 4 goals 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.
Thomas Bramall refereed Man City vs Brighton, averaging 22.0 fouls and 2.2 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.20 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 |
| 31 Aug 2025 | Premier League | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City | 2-1 |
| 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 | Man City | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Shots | 21 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 3 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Fouls | 6 | 16 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 6 |
| Tackles | 14 | 22 |
| Passes | 608 | 399 |
Man City: E. Haaland (penalty) 41'. Brighton: K. Mitoma 60'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.1 | 2 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 | 637.5 | 1 of 20 |
| Corners | 6.1 | 3 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.6 | 1 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots | 16.9 | 2 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5.2 | 4 of 20 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 7 of 20 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 15 of 20 |
| Passes | 517.8 | 5 of 20 |
| Corners | 5.1 | 8 of 20 |