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Manchester City vs Brighton is a Premier League status-gap matchup in which City’s authority meets Brighton’s capacity to disrupt the expected script. City won 4–0 at the Amex on 25 April 2024, but Brighton answered with 2–1 victories at home on 9 November 2024 and 31 August 2025. Those results keep the hierarchy clear without making the outcome automatic. A future meeting will ask whether City can control the decisive phase or Brighton can turn resistance into another home response.
Past matches, Manchester City vs Brighton
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Manchester City
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1G
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10M
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16M
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33M
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56F
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63M
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82D
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91D
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92F
Brighton Substitutes
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G
23
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M
8
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F
14
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F
18
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M
20
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D
21
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D
42
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D
51
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M
53
Match events
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29'Lewis Dunk Yellow Card
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30'L. Dunk Yellow Card
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39'Jérémy Doku Penalty confirmed
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41'Pascal Groß Yellow Card
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41'⚽E. Haaland Penalty
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53'Jan Paul van Hecke Yellow Card
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60'⚽K. Mitoma Normal Goal (Asst: Y. Ayari)
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60'Maxim De Cuyper Yellow Card
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60'Gianluigi Donnarumma Yellow Card
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64'Rodri Nico
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69'Kaoru Mitoma Yellow Card
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73'R. Cherki P. Foden
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73'N. O'Reilly N. Ake
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73'R. Lewis M. Nunes
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74'N. O'Reilly N. Ake
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74'R. Lewis M. Nunes
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77'D. Welbeck G. Rutter
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77'B. Gruda D. Gomez
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77'B. Gruda D. Gomez
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77'D. Welbeck G. Rutter
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79'B. Gruda D. Gomez
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83'T. Watson K. Mitoma
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83'J. Milner Y. Ayari
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89'Tom Watson Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Manchester City VS Brighton
City’s level sets the reference point
Manchester City’s 4–0 win at the Amex on 25 April 2024 is strong evidence of the gap in resources and established status between the clubs. The Premier League report records City leading 3–0 at half-time before adding a fourth, although the score alone cannot describe every phase of control. Brighton therefore face a demanding opponent whenever this fixture returns, with the value of the matchup coming from how they answer that standard.
Brighton have shown a route through the gap
Brighton beat City 2–1 at the Amex on 9 November 2024, then repeated the score at home on 31 August 2025. In both examples, Brighton’s result demonstrates that the status gap can be challenged when a home performance changes the direction of the match. City remain the stronger reference side in the profile, yet those fixed results give Brighton credible evidence rather than a theoretical hope. A future meeting will be interesting if City protect an early advantage more effectively, or if Brighton again make the Amex a setting where the established hierarchy has to be defended for the full contest.
Past head to head stats
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Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 19 games
Manchester City VS Brighton
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