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Manchester City v Brighton

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Manchester City0

1Brighton

Kick-off: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · 17:00 SAST

Manchester City v Brighton: result recap

Manchester City v Brighton update

Manchester City played Brighton in Premier League. The final score was 0–1. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester, England
Capacity: 52,900
Referee: Pawson, Craig · England
Conditions: cloudy · 13.07°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: Premier League
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 31 Oct 2026, 17:00 SAST

MATCH INSIGHTS

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Team statistics

Manchester City

Expected Goals 1.92Big Chances Created 5Free Kicks 12Expected Assists 1.99Successful Crosses 10Crosses 24Passes Own Half 254Passes Opposition Half 367Successful Long Passes 23Long Passes 50Throw-Ins 14Key Passes 18Passes Into Final Third 120Backward Passes 98Goal Kicks 3Interceptions 5Successful Tackles 11Tackles 17Clearances 14Successful Aerial Duels 14Aerial Duels 28Successful Dribbles 15Dribbles 27Shots accuracy 29%Failed passes 94Possession 62%Shots on target 6Corners 8Offsides 2Successful passes 503Red cards 0Shots off target 7Blocked shots 8Shots within penalty area 19Total passes 597Goalkeeper saves 2Fouls 9Yellow cards 0Shots outside penalty area 2

Brighton

Expected Goals 1Big Chances Created 4Free Kicks 9Expected Assists 0.28Successful Crosses 2Crosses 7Passes Own Half 215Passes Opposition Half 154Successful Long Passes 36Long Passes 61Throw-Ins 14Key Passes 7Passes Into Final Third 31Backward Passes 63Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 15Successful Tackles 15Tackles 22Clearances 32Successful Aerial Duels 14Aerial Duels 28Successful Dribbles 3Dribbles 11Shots accuracy 43%Failed passes 82Possession 38%Shots on target 3Corners 2Offsides 2Successful passes 280Red cards 0Shots off target 3Blocked shots 1Shots within penalty area 6Total passes 362Goalkeeper saves 7Fouls 13Yellow cards 3Shots outside penalty area 1

Players to watch

Manchester City

Jeremy Doku · AttackerElliot Anderson · MidfielderAbdukodir Khusanov · Defender

Brighton

Charalampos Kostoulas · AttackerYasin Ayari · MidfielderLuka Vušković · Defender

MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

11'Goal · Yasin Ayari (assist: Maxim De Cuyper)Brighton

20'Yellow Card · Chema AndrésBrighton

49'Yellow Card · Maxim De CuyperBrighton

55'Substitution · Ayyoub Bouaddi ↔ Rayan CherkiManchester City

64'Substitution · Olivier Boscagli ↔ Jaouen HadjamBrighton

64'Substitution · Chema Andrés ↔ Mats WiefferBrighton

64'Substitution · Enzo Fernández ↔ Nico O'ReillyManchester City

72'Substitution · Maxim De Cuyper ↔ Malick YalcouyéBrighton

72'Substitution · Charalampos Kostoulas ↔ Jack HinshelwoodBrighton

79'Substitution · Iliman Ndiaye ↔ Allan Andrade EliasManchester City

79'Substitution · Josko Gvardiol ↔ Phil FodenManchester City

81'Yellow Card · Pascal GroßBrighton

84'Substitution · Diego Gomez ↔ Georginio RutterBrighton