Brighton vs Manchester City — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 9

Brighton

1–4Full-time

Manchester City

DWWWDWGoals 17-9

WDLWLWGoals 19-12

American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex · Capacity 31,872 · grass · Referee: K. Friend

Match events

13'I. Gündogan (B. Silva)
14'Goal confirmed — I. Gündogan
22'K. Walker
28'Phil Foden (Jack Grealish)
31'Phil Foden (Gabriel Jesus)
57'Dan Burn (Tariq Lamptey)
58'Neal Maupay (Enock Mwepu)
60'João Cancelo
63'Jakub Moder
70'Adam Lallana
72'Pascal Groß (Alexis Mac Allister)
75'I. Gündogan (Fernandinho)
77'Jack Grealish (Kevin De Bruyne)
81'Alexis Mac Allister
84'Ederson
87'Gabriel Jesus (R. Mahrez)
90+5'R. Mahrez (Phil Foden)

Lineups

Brighton

Manchester City

3-5-2

4-3-3

G. PotterCoach

Pep Guardiola

Bench (9)

Match trends

Brighton have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Manchester City have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Brighton wins

3Draws

3Manchester City wins

10-15Goals

Manchester City

1–1Jan 7, 2026, 7:30 PM

Brighton

2–1Aug 31, 2025, 1:00 PM

Manchester City

2–2Mar 15, 2025, 3:00 PM

Brighton

2–1Nov 9, 2024, 5:30 PM

Manchester City

Brighton

0–4Apr 25, 2024, 7:00 PM

Manchester City

2–1Oct 21, 2023, 2:00 PM

Brighton

1–1May 24, 2023, 7:00 PM

Manchester City

3–1Oct 22, 2022, 2:00 PM

Brighton

Pre-match comparison

1.7Goals scored per game1.9

0.9Goals conceded per game1.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

K. Friend

4Yellow cards / game

0.25Red cards / game

0Penalties scored / game

Based on 4 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Brighton

0-15'

25%

16-30'

50%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

25%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Manchester City

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

100%

Match statistics

48%Possession52%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target14

10Total shots23

4Shots off target3

1Blocked shots6

7Shots inside the box18

3Shots outside the box5

7Corners6

2Offsides1

10Fouls6

2Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

8Goalkeeper saves4

501Total passes566

422Accurate passes491

84%Pass accuracy87%

Player ratings

1Phil FodenManchester City⚽ 2🅰️ 19.3
2I. GündoganManchester City⚽ 18.0
3Jack GrealishManchester City🅰️ 17.9
4Robert SánchezBrighton7.7
5R. MahrezManchester City⚽ 17.5
6Gabriel JesusManchester City🅰️ 17.5

Box score

Brighton

15Jakub ModerM · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles3

Duels73%

14Adam LallanaM · 90'

🟨6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles5

Duels42%

34

34J. VeltmanD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles3

Duels56%

3Marc CucurellaM · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes36%

Tackles2

Duels67%

20Solly MarchM · 90'

6.6

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels50%

33Dan BurnD · 57'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels67%

1Robert SánchezG · 90'

7.7

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Shots— on target

Passes58%

Tackles1

Duels100%

5Lewis Dunk (C)D · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels71%

13Pascal GroßM · 72'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles—

Duels0%

11Leandro TrossardF · 90'

7.2

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels43%

9Neal MaupayF · 58'

6.5

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels0%

Bench (9)

2Tariq LampteyD · 33'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels75%

24Shane DuffyD

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10Alexis Mac AllisterM · 18'

⚽ 17.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels—

12Enock MwepuM · 32'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles1

Duels100%

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Manchester City

31

31EdersonG · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles—

Duels0%

3Rúben DiasD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes54%

Tackles—

Duels0%

2

2K. WalkerD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes52%

Tackles—

Duels44%

9Gabriel JesusF · 87'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes32%

Tackles1

Duels42%

8

8I. Gündogan (C)M · 75'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles1

Duels50%

20

20B. SilvaM · 90'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes42%

Tackles1

Duels40%

47Phil FodenF · 90'

⚽ 2🅰️ 19.3

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Shots4/5 on target

Passes33%

Tackles—

Duels40%

16RodriM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes53%

Tackles1

Duels50%

10Jack GrealishF · 77'

🅰️ 17.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels64%

27João CanceloD · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes63%

Tackles1

Duels10%

14Aymeric LaporteD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes53%

Tackles1

Duels100%

Bench (9)

11Oleksandr ZinchenkoD

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17Kevin De BruyneM · 13'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels0%

5John StonesD

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26

26R. MahrezF · 9'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels0%

6

6N. AkeD

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25

25FernandinhoM · 15'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles—

Duels—

13Zack SteffenG

—

53

53S. EdozieF

—

80Cole PalmerM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brighton vs Manchester City played?+

The match is played at American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex (capacity 31,872).

What time does Brighton vs Manchester City kick off?+

Kickoff is at Oct 23, 2021, 4:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).