Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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Final score
Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion drew 1-1 on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Etihad Stadium. Goals for Man City: Erling Haaland (41' pen). Goals for Brighton: Kaoru Mitoma (60').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Erling Haaland
MNC · 1 G
Deserved to win
Man City deserved better: 76% on chances, drew 1-1
Play by play
- Match ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 90'+5'

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 90'+3'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 90'+2'


Shot off target
Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max Alleyne with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+2'

Corner awarded
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
- 90'+1'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 90'+1'

Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 89'

Yellow card
Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Watson
- 89'

Free kick won
Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89'

Foul
Foul by Tom Watson (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 88'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 86'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
- 84'

Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
R. Cherki
- 84'

Free kick won
Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84'

Foul
Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 83'
SubSubbed on for Y. Ayari
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Yasin Ayari.
J. Milner
- 83'
SubSubbed on for K. Mitoma
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tom Watson replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
T. Watson
- 83'

Free kick won
Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'

Foul
Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 82'

Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.
E. Haaland
- 81'

Shot on target
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
- 80'


Foul
Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City).
- 80'

Free kick won
Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

