Brighton vs Manchester City

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 American Express Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Brighton 8 · Manchester City 2

Referee Stats

Darren England

23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.78
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.22
Over 4.5 cards	39%
Home wins	43%
Draws	26%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
Manchester City controlled possession (63%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Brighton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 20

Avg: 1.58 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 21

Avg: 1.68 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74

PPG

1.74

1.58

1.68

1.05

1.11

58%

O2.5

53%

58%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Brighton rank8th

Manchester City rank2nd

Brighton points53

Manchester City points78

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Brighton last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals8-5

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester City last 5 away

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-5

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Brighton score at home79%

Brighton clean sheet at home26%

Manchester City score away84%

Manchester City clean sheet away37%

First-goal patterns

Brighton score first47%

Brighton win after scoring first56%

Manchester City score first53%

Manchester City win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Brighton 57% · Manchester City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Brighton 26.8' · Manchester City 29.7'

Vs league average

Brighton score at home1.58 vs 1.53

Brighton concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Manchester City score away1.68 vs 1.22

Manchester City concede away1.11 vs 1.53

Brighton score 3% above league average, while Manchester City score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Brighton are 14% below league average at home, and Manchester City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Brighton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

61-75 5

46-60 3

31-45 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Manchester City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

311

556

Passes Accurate

231

486

Passes %

74%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' J. van Hecke

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Haaland

Normal Goal · Assist: Omar Marmoush

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. Baleba

1st substitution · For: J. Milner

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. Gómez

2nd substitution · For: B. Gruda

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. Welbeck

3rd substitution · For: G. Rutter

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Hinshelwood

4th substitution · For: Y. Ayari

63'

63' A. Khusanov

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Milner

Penalty

69'

69' R. Aït-Nouri

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Omar Marmoush

1st substitution · For: J. Doku

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Bernardo Silva

2nd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly

77'

77' J. Veltman

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Khusanov

3rd substitution · For: Rúben Dias

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Matheus Nunes

4th substitution · For: R. Lewis

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Gruda

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Mitoma

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ Y. Minteh

5th substitution · For: D. Coppola

Brighton vs Manchester City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at American Express Stadium.

First half: J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 16'. Manchester City took the lead at 34' when E. Haaland scored, with the assist credited to Omar Marmoush, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Brighton made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. Baleba replacing J. Milner. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 61', with D. Gómez replacing B. Gruda. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 61', with D. Welbeck replacing G. Rutter. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 61', with J. Hinshelwood replacing Y. Ayari. A. Khusanov received a yellow card for Manchester City at 63'. Brighton leveled the score at 67' when J. Milner scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. R. Aït-Nouri received a yellow card for Manchester City at 69'. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 72', with Omar Marmoush replacing J. Doku. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Bernardo Silva replacing N. O'Reilly. J. Veltman received a yellow card for Brighton at 77'. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 85', with A. Khusanov replacing Rúben Dias. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 85', with Matheus Nunes replacing R. Lewis. Brighton took the lead at 89' when B. Gruda scored, with the assist credited to K. Mitoma, making the score 2-1. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with Y. Minteh replacing D. Coppola.

Brighton used 5 substitutions while Manchester City used 4 substitutions. Brighton got 2 yellow cards, while Manchester City got 2 yellow cards.