Premier League

Brighton 2-1 Manchester City

Brighton vs Manchester City finished 2-1 in Premier League. Key event: 8' Erling Haaland (assist Omar Marmoush · xG 0.21 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 62.5%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 1-2-5. Home form: W L L D D; Away form: L W W L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, top players, recent team results, head-to-head.

BRI 2 - 1 Finished

MCI

Competition Premier League Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 31 Aug 2025, 13:00 Venue time 31 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST

BRI37%

Ball possession

63%MCI

Match preview 2 facts

Home form W L L D D 5 pts, goals 8-6, 1.60 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Away form L W W L W 9 pts, goals 16-8, 3.20 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match

Shot map 24 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. Larger markers represent higher xG.

Brighton 12 shots · 2.21 xG · 2 goals

18' · Kaoru Mitoma · Saved shot · xG 0.05
61' · Yankuba Minteh · Saved shot · xG 0.1
64' · Lewis Dunk · Blocked shot · xG 0.02
66' · James Milner · Goal · xG 0.76
70' · Yankuba Minteh · Missed shot · xG 0.05
78' · Kaoru Mitoma · Blocked shot · xG 0.05
80' · Georginio Rutter · Saved shot · xG 0.07
82' · Brajan Gruda · Saved shot · xG 0.02
86' · Brajan Gruda · Blocked shot · xG 0.08
87' · Jan Paul van Hecke · Saved shot · xG 0.61
87' · Lewis Dunk · Missed shot · xG 0.02
88' · Brajan Gruda · Goal · xG 0.37

Manchester City 12 shots · 2.13 xG · 1 goal

8' · Erling Haaland · Saved shot · xG 0.21
23' · Erling Haaland · Missed shot · xG 0.06
24' · Erling Haaland · Saved shot · xG 0.15
25' · Erling Haaland · Missed shot · xG 0.04
27' · Omar Marmoush · Missed shot · xG 0.08
33' · Erling Haaland · Goal · xG 0.79
42' · Rodri · Missed shot · xG 0.04
59' · Oscar Bobb · Missed shot · xG 0.61
76' · Nico O'Reilly · Blocked shot · xG 0.01
76' · Erling Haaland · Missed shot · xG 0.05
95' · Erling Haaland · Missed shot · xG 0.07
97' · Tijjani Reijnders · Missed shot · xG 0.02

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 24 events

8' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Omar Marmoush · xG 0.21 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.6%, 62.5%

18' shot Kaoru Mitoma BRI assist Danny Welbeck · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.2%, 36%

23' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Tijjani Reijnders · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.7%, 53.3%

24' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Rayan Ait Nouri · xG 0.15 · Open Play · location 96.9%, 43.3%

25' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Rodri · xG 0.04 · Open Play · location 92.1%, 57.2%

27' shot Omar Marmoush MCI xG 0.08 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 91.3%, 39.9%

33' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Omar Marmoush · xG 0.79 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.2%, 50.1%

42' shot Rodri MCI xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 78.2%, 60.7%

59' shot Oscar Bobb MCI xG 0.61 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.2%, 45.9%

61' shot Yankuba Minteh BRI assist Kaoru Mitoma · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 84.2%, 61.7%

64' shot Lewis Dunk BRI assist Yasin Ayari · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 91.5%, 70.9%

66' shot James Milner BRI xG 0.76 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

70' shot Yankuba Minteh BRI assist Brajan Gruda · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.9%, 37%

76' shot Nico O'Reilly MCI assist Jéremy Doku · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 69.8%, 51.7%

76' shot Erling Haaland MCI assist Tijjani Reijnders · xG 0.05 · From Corner · location 92.3%, 50.5%

78' shot Kaoru Mitoma BRI assist Georginio Rutter · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.5%, 67.5%

80' shot Georginio Rutter BRI assist Yankuba Minteh · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.4%, 67%

82' shot Brajan Gruda BRI assist Yasin Ayari · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.5%, 66.3%

86' shot Brajan Gruda BRI assist Kaoru Mitoma · xG 0.08 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.6%, 31.8%

87' shot Jan Paul van Hecke BRI xG 0.61 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 95.9%, 50.9%

87' shot Lewis Dunk BRI xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 86.1%, 62.2%

88' shot Brajan Gruda BRI assist Kaoru Mitoma · xG 0.37 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.5%, 43.5%

95' shot Erling Haaland MCI xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.8%, 39.7%

97' shot Tijjani Reijnders MCI assist Jéremy Doku · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76%, 69.2%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 2-7-3

Manchester City leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 7 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 07 Jan · Manchester City vs Brighton · 1 - 1.

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Team statistics

37% Ball Possession 63%

37% 63%

2.21 Expected Goals 2.13

50% 49%

12 Total Shots 12

50% 50%

7 Shots on Goal 3

70% 30%

311 Passes 556

35% 64%

231 Accurate passes 486

32% 67%

74% Pass accuracy 87%

46% 54%

3 Corner Kicks 2

60% 40%

3 Blocked shots 1

75% 25%

1 Offsides 0

100% 0%

16 Fouls 14

53% 46%

2 Yellow Cards 2

50% 50%

2 Goalkeeper Saves 5

28% 71%