Manchester City vs Brighton — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 31

Manchester City

3–1Full-time

Brighton

DWWLWWGoals 21-12

WLWDWWGoals 19-7

Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Capacity 55,097 · grass · Referee: Paul Tierney

Match events

16'Danilo (Leroy Sané)
20'L. Ulloa (Davy Pröpper)
34'Bernardo Silva (Leroy Sané)
37'Shane Duffy
72'Fernandinho (Leroy Sané)
73'L. Ulloa (Jürgen Locadia)
73'Pascal Groß (B. Kayal)
76'O. Zinchenko (B. Mendy)
79'J. Izquierdo (Solly March)
83'Gabriel Jesus (Brahim Díaz)
86'Y. Touré (Lukas Nmecha)

Lineups

Manchester City

Brighton

4-3-3

4-5-1

GuardiolaCoach

C. Hughton

Bench (7)

Match trends

Manchester City have averaged 2.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Brighton 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

3Manchester City wins

3Draws

2Brighton wins

15-10Goals

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

2.1Goals scored per game1.9

1.2Goals conceded per game0.7

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

Referee

Paul Tierney

3.52Yellow cards / game

0.08Red cards / game

0.2Penalties scored / game

Based on 25 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Manchester City

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Brighton

0-15'

11.1%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

22.2%

46-60'

11.1%

61-75'

11.1%

76-90+'

11.1%

Match statistics

73%Possession27%

—Expected goals (xG)—

7Shots on target3

19Total shots6

8Shots off target3

4Blocked shots0

12Shots inside the box4

7Shots outside the box2

4Corners3

1Offsides2

5Fouls7

0Yellow cards1

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves4

854Total passes301

784Accurate passes240

92%Pass accuracy80%

Player ratings

1Leroy SanéManchester City🅰️ 39.6
2DaniloManchester City⚽ 18.2
3FernandinhoManchester City⚽ 17.7
4Bernardo SilvaManchester City⚽ 17.6
5Y. TouréManchester City7.5
6A. LaporteManchester City7.4

Box score

Manchester City

35

35O. ZinchenkoD · 76'

7.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels70%

3

3DaniloD · 90'

⚽ 18.2

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Shots1/4 on target

Passes86%

Tackles4

Duels71%

19Leroy SanéF · 90'

🅰️ 39.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles3

Duels69%

4Vincent KompanyD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes97%

Tackles—

Duels50%

33Gabriel JesusF · 83'

6.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes90%

Tackles—

Duels57%

25FernandinhoM · 90'

⚽ 17.7

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes91%

Tackles2

Duels42%

8İlkay GündoğanM · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/4 on target

Passes89%

Tackles1

Duels50%

20Bernardo SilvaF · 90'

⚽ 17.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes91%

Tackles1

Duels50%

14

14A. LaporteD · 90'

7.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles2

Duels100%

1Claudio BravoG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles—

Duels100%

42

42Y. Touré (C)M · 86'

7.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes93%

Tackles—

Duels58%

Bench (7)

31EdersonG

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17Kevin De BruyneM

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22

22B. MendyD · 14'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

47P. FodenM

—

55Brahim DíazM · 7'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels100%

43Lukas NmechaF · 4'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels0%

24

24T. AdarabioyoD

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Brighton

22Shane DuffyD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes82%

Tackles1

Duels75%

24Davy PröpperM · 90'

🅰️ 16.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels25%

16

16L. UlloaF · 73'

⚽ 17.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels34%

5Lewis DunkD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles2

Duels50%

13Pascal GroßM · 73'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles2

Duels22%

1Mathew RyanG · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes48%

Tackles—

Duels—

3Gaëtan BongD · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels25%

2Bruno Saltor (C)D · 90'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles—

Duels0%

6Dale StephensM · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles3

Duels40%

11Anthony KnockaertM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels57%

19

19J. IzquierdoM · 79'

6.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles1

Duels20%

Bench (7)

18Connor GoldsonD

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25Jürgen LocadiaF · 17'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes66%

Tackles—

Duels0%

21

21E. SchelottoD

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20Solly MarchM · 11'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles1

Duels50%

26Tim KrulG

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7

7B. KayalM · 17'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles2

Duels100%

17Glenn MurrayF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Manchester City vs Brighton played?+

The match is played at Etihad Stadium, Manchester (capacity 55,097).

What time does Manchester City vs Brighton kick off?+

Kickoff is at May 9, 2018, 7:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).