Brighton – Manchester City 2–1

	1H	2H	T
BRI	1	1	2
MCI	0	1	1

Match report

Brighton beat Manchester City 2–1 at Amex Stadium, Brighton in Premier League. C. Baleba opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Brighton have 3 wins in their last 5, while Manchester City have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽C. Baleba

12'

C. Baleba

41'

2H

58'

R. Cherki

⚽D. Gómezassist L. Dunk

73'

⇄B. Verbruggen↓ D. Gómez

73'

⇄G. Donnarumma↓ Charlie Gray

⇄F. Kadıoğlu↓ C. Baleba

82'

⇄J. Trafford↓ P. Foden

M. De Cuyper

83'

84'

⚽Charlie Grayassist Max Alleyne

Momentum

BRI

⚽⚽⚽

MCI

Match info

TournamentPremier League · England · Tier 1

Kick-offAug 31, 2025 · 13:00

VenueAmex Stadium, Brighton

Attendance60,593 / 70,457 (86%)

RefereeD. England

Where to watch

Sky SportsTNT Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Charlie Gray

7.9

Lineups

BRI 4-3-36.86Formation7.304-3-3 MCI

Brighton

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Manchester City

Coach: J. Klin · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71:27	+44	85	DWWWW
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77:35	+42	78	LWWWD
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69:50	+19	71	WWWDD
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56:49	+7	65	LWWWD
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63:53	+10	60	DLWWW
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58:54	+4	57	DDLWW
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42:48	-6	54	LLWWD
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52:46	+6	53	DLLWW
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55:52	+3	53	DDLLW
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58:52	+6	52	LWWDD
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47:51	-4	52	DLLWW
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53:55	-2	49	DLLLW
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47:50	-3	49	LWWDL
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49:56	-7	47	DDLLW
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41:51	-10	45	LWWDD
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48:51	-3	44	LWWDL
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48:57	-9	41	LLWWD
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46:65	-19	39	LWDLL
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38:75	-37	22	LLLLD
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27:68	-41	20	LWDLL