Premier League
Manchester City 2-0 Brighton
Manchester City vs Brighton finished 2-0 in Premier League. Key event: 1' Shane Duffy (assist Anthony Knockaert · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 94%, 59.4%). Head to head: H2H last 2: 2-0-0. Home form: W W W D W; Away form: L D D L W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
W W W D W
13 pts, goals 17-3, 3.40 scored/match, 0.60 conceded/match
Away form
L D D L W
5 pts, goals 8-9, 1.60 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match
Manchester City · season record
5 W · 1 D · 0 L
2018/2019: 6 recorded matches, goals 19–3; before 29 Sep 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Brighton · season record
1 W · 2 D · 3 L
2018/2019: 6 recorded matches, goals 8–11; before 29 Sep 2018 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 32 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 43 events
1'
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shot
Shane Duffy
BRI assist Anthony Knockaert · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 94%, 59.4%
2'
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shot
Oleksandr Zinchenko
MCI xG 0.02 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 75.2%, 62.9%
3'
•
shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist Bernardo Silva · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.2%, 52.7%
4'
•
shot
Anthony Knockaert
BRI assist Gaëtan Bong · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.7%, 57.8%
5'
•
shot
Jürgen Locadia
BRI assist Anthony Knockaert · xG 0.06 · From Corner · location 90.1%, 46.6%
9'
Yellow
Anthony Knockaert
BRI Yellow card
17'
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shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist Kyle Walker · xG 0.02 · Open Play · location 86.5%, 55.4%
17'
•
shot
Leroy Sané
MCI assist Fernandinho · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.3%, 67.6%
22'
•
shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist Raheem Sterling · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.4%, 44.3%
25'
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shot
Leroy Sané
MCI assist Oleksandr Zinchenko · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.2%, 61.5%
28'
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shot
Raheem Sterling
MCI assist Leroy Sané · xG 0.79 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 97.1%, 44.6%
29'
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Goal
Raheem Sterling
1–0 MCI assist Leroy Sané
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32'
shot
Bernardo Silva
MCI assist Raheem Sterling · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 78.9%, 32.2%
36'
shot
Oleksandr Zinchenko
MCI assist Leroy Sané · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.6%, 64.8%
40'
shot
David Silva
MCI assist Leroy Sané · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 61.2%
40'
shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist David Silva · xG 0.16 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.6%, 53.4%
42'
Yellow
Shane Duffy
BRI Yellow card
43'
shot
Fernandinho
MCI assist Oleksandr Zinchenko · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 70.6%, 38.6%
45'
shot
Anthony Knockaert
BRI assist Solly March · xG 0.09 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.7%, 53.6%
47'
shot
Kyle Walker
MCI assist Fernandinho · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74%, 28.6%
54'
shot
Oleksandr Zinchenko
MCI assist Fernandinho · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73.5%, 67%
57'
shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist David Silva · xG 0.12 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91%, 38.8%
57'
shot
Fernandinho
MCI assist Kyle Walker · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.3%, 25.6%
64'
shot
Sergio Agüero
MCI assist Raheem Sterling · xG 0.46 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.3%, 48.2%
65'
Goal
Sergio Agüero
2–0MCI assist Raheem Sterling
66'
Sub
Gabriel Jesus
MCI on for Sergio Agüero
71'
Sub
Riyad Mahrez
MCI on for Leroy Sané
73'
shot
Riyad Mahrez
MCI assist Gabriel Jesus · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 87.3%, 28.2%
73'
Sub
Glenn Murray
BRI on for Jürgen Locadia
77'
shot
Riyad Mahrez
MCI assist Gabriel Jesus · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 81.6%, 52%
78'
Sub
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
BRI on for Anthony Knockaert
83'
Sub
José Izquierdo
BRI on for Solly March
87'
Yellow
Martín Montoya
BRI Yellow card
88'
Sub
Phil Foden
MCI on for David Silva
90'
shot
Fernandinho
MCI assist Raheem Sterling · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.1%, 44.6%
Head-to-head H2H last 12: 6-3-3
Manchester City leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 6 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws. Latest meeting: 07 Jan 2026 · Manchester City vs Brighton · 1 - 1.
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Team statistics 17 metrics
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Lineups
Brighton
4-1-4-1 · Manager Chris Hughton 1
M
Mathew Ryan
GK
22
M
Martín Montoya
DEF
4
S
Shane Duffy
DEF
5
L
Lewis Dunk · Captain
DEF
3
G
Gaëtan Bong
DEF
24
D
Davy Pröpper
MID
11
A
Anthony Knockaert
MID
7
B
Beram Kayal
MID
8
Y
Yves Bissouma
MID
20
S
Solly March
MID
9
J
Jürgen Locadia
FWD
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17
G
Glenn Murray
FWD
16
A
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
FWD
19
J
José Izquierdo
FWD
27
D
David Button
GK
14
L
Leon Balogun
DEF
30
B
Bernardo
DEF
2
B
Bruno Saltor
DEF
Manchester City
4-3-3 · Manager Pep Guardiola 31
E
Ederson
GK
2
K
Kyle Walker
DEF
30
N
Nicolás Otamendi
DEF
14
A
Aymeric Laporte
DEF
35
O
Oleksandr Zinchenko
DEF
20
B
Bernardo Silva
MID
25
F
Fernandinho
MID
21
D
David Silva · Captain
MID
7
R
Raheem Sterling
FWD
10
S
Sergio Agüero
FWD
19
L
Leroy Sané
FWD
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33
G
Gabriel Jesus
FWD
26
R
Riyad Mahrez
FWD
47
P
Phil Foden
FWD
49
A
Arijanet Murić
GK
4
V
Vincent Kompany
DEF
3
D
Danilo
DEF
5
J
John Stones
DEF