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 (4-3-3) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| James TraffordG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdukodir KhusanovCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John StonesCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayan Aït-NouriLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matheus NunesRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RodriCM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tijjani ReijndersLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernardo SilvaRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erling HaalandF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar MarmoushLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oscar BobbRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Ilkay Gündogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Akanji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ederson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rúben Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Aké | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jérémy Doku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
