Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
Match pulse
BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'MNC 
36%Possession64%
12Shots12
7On target3
3Corners2
2Saves5
16Fouls14
16'Jan Paul van HeckeBHA63'Abdukodir KhusanovMNC69'Rayan Aït-NouriMNC77'Joël VeltmanBHA
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHA | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MNC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Brighton 2-1
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: James Milner (67' pen) and Brajan Gruda (89'). Goals for Man City: Erling Haaland (34').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Bart VerbruggenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis DunkCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Paul van HeckeCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maxim De CuyperLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joël VeltmanRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diego GómezAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HinshelwoodLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos BalebaRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny WelbeckF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaoru MitomaAM-L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yankuba MintehAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Olivier Boscagli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferdi Kadioglu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georginio Rutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt O'Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Ayari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Coppola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Milner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brajan Gruda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
