Manchester City vs Brighton

Manchester City

1 - 1

Brighton

🕒 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Thomas Bramall

22 matches · 3.59 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.59
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	41%
Away wins	18%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Manchester City outshot their opponent (22-6).
Manchester City controlled possession (60%).

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

2.37

PPG

1.05

2.37

1.16

0.74

1.37

74%

O2.5

42%

47%

BTTS

53%

84%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Brighton rank8th

Manchester City points78

Brighton points53

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.

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.

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

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

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.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

60%

40%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

581

381

Passes Accurate

509

297

Passes %

88%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29'

29' L. Dunk

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ VAR

J. Doku

Penalty confirmed

41'

41' P. Groß

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Haaland

Penalty

53'

53' J. van Hecke

60'

60' G. Donnarumma

60'

60' M. De Cuyper

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Mitoma

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Ayari

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Nico González

1st substitution · For: Rodri

69'

69' K. Mitoma

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Foden

2nd substitution · For: R. Cherki

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Aké

3rd substitution · For: N. O'Reilly

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Matheus Nunes

4th substitution · For: R. Lewis

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Gómez

1st substitution · For: B. Gruda

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ G. Rutter

2nd substitution · For: D. Welbeck

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Mitoma

3rd substitution · For: T. Watson

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Ayari

4th substitution · For: J. Milner

89'

89' T. Watson

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

Manchester City drew 1-1 with Brighton on Wednesday, 07 January 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Thomas Bramall. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: L. Dunk received a yellow card for Brighton at 29'. VAR intervened at 39' for Manchester City (Penalty confirmed). P. Groß received a yellow card for Brighton at 41'. Manchester City took the lead at 41' when E. Haaland scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: J. van Hecke received a yellow card for Brighton at 53'. G. Donnarumma received a yellow card for Manchester City at 60'. M. De Cuyper received a yellow card for Brighton at 60'. Brighton leveled the score at 60' when K. Mitoma scored, with the assist credited to Y. Ayari, making the score 1-1. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 64', with Nico González replacing Rodri. K. Mitoma received a yellow card for Brighton at 69'. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with P. Foden replacing R. Cherki. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 73', with N. Aké replacing N. O'Reilly. Manchester City made their 4th substitution at 73', with Matheus Nunes replacing R. Lewis. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 77', with D. Gómez replacing B. Gruda. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 77', with G. Rutter replacing D. Welbeck. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 83', with K. Mitoma replacing T. Watson. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 83', with Y. Ayari replacing J. Milner. T. Watson received a yellow card for Brighton at 89'.

Manchester City used 4 substitutions while Brighton used 4 substitutions. Manchester City got 1 yellow card, while Brighton got 6 yellow cards.