In-form Brighton inflict back-to-back defeats on Man City
Brighton avenged their Carabao Cup loss to Manchester City as they held on for a narrow 1-0 win over the Premier League leaders on Saturday.
English Premier League
FULL TIME
- Yasin Ayari 11'
Etihad Stadium
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | vs Brighton & Hove Albion | W 2-2 Pens 4-3 | English Carabao Cup |
| 10/24/26 | @ Aston Villa | L 1-2 | English Premier League |
| 10/20/26 | vs AEK Athens | W 5-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/17/26 | vs Ipswich Town | W 3-2 | English Premier League |
| 10/14/26 | vs Paris Saint-Germain | L 2-4 | UEFA Champions League |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Diego Gómez.
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Yellow Card 81'
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Josko Gvardiol.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Manchester City. Allan replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Enzo Fernández.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Chema Andrés.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Olivier Boscagli.
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Substitution 55'
Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
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Yellow Card 49'
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 20'
Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 11'
Goal! Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a set piece situation.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Diego Gómez.
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Yellow Card 81'
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Josko Gvardiol.
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Substitution 79'
Substitution, Manchester City. Allan replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Enzo Fernández.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mats Wieffer replaces Chema Andrés.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Olivier Boscagli.
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Substitution 55'
Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Ayyoub Bouaddi.
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Yellow Card 49'
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Delay 47'
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End Delay 47'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Start Delay 47'
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Start Delay 47'
Delay in match because of an injury Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
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Yellow Card 20'
Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 11'
Goal! Manchester City 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper following a set piece situation.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 21 of 21 events.
Team Stats
BHA
MNC
13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
2
37.6
Possession
62.4
7
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
6
40
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
280
Accurate Passes
503
362
Passes
597
80
Pass Completion %
80
2
Accurate Crosses
10
7
Crosses
24
30
Cross %
40
61
Long Balls
50
36
Accurate Long Balls
23
60
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
8
15
Effective Tackles
11
22
Tackles
17
70
Tackle %
60
15
Interceptions
5
32
Effective Clearances
14
32
Clearances
14
Highlights
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedMNC · 4-3-3
Gianluigi DonnarummaG12 saves
Rúben DiasCD-L3
Abdukodir KhusanovCD-R451 shot on target1 shot
Josko GvardiolLB241 shot
Matheus NunesRB271 shot on target1 shot
Elliot AndersonCM5
Enzo FernándezLM172 shots
Ayyoub BouaddiRM32
Erling HaalandF91 shot on target4 shots
Jérémy DokuLF111 shot on target3 shots
Iliman NdiayeRF72 shots on target4 shots
Substitutes
Gerónimo RulliSUB28
Allan EliasSUB371 shot
Rico LewisSUB82
Mateo KovacicSUB8
Marc GuéhiSUB6
Nico O'ReillySUB332 shots
Rayan CherkiSUB102 shots
Phil FodenSUB47
Vitor ReisSUB22
BHA · 4-2-3-1
Bart VerbruggenG17 saves
Lewis DunkCD-L5
Luka VuskovicCD-R44
Olivier BoscagliLB21
CostinhaRB20
Yasin AyariAM261 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Chema AndrésLM14 yellow card
Pascal GrossRM13 yellow card
Charalambos KostoulasF19
Maxim De CuyperAM-L29 yellow card1 assist1 shot on target2 shots
Diego GómezAM-R251 shot on target2 shots
Substitutes
Jason SteeleSUB23
Jaouen HadjamSUB3
Yankuba MintehSUB11
Jack HinshelwoodSUB81 shot
Michael SvobodaSUB30
Matt O'RileySUB33
Mats WiefferSUB27
Georginio RutterSUB101 shot
Malick YalcouyéSUB35
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