Brighton v Manchester City result

Full-time · Brighton 2–1 Manchester City

Premier League · Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:30 GMT · American Express Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brighton · Manchester City · Head-to-head

Brighton 2–1 Manchester City — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Brighton beat Manchester City 2–1 at American Express Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 9 November. Brighton have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions. Manchester City have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Brighton came from behind: Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (23’); Brighton: João Pedro (78’) and M. O'Riley (83’, assisted by João Pedro).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Brighton 2.29, Manchester City 2.22, from 10 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Barrott showed six yellow cards — against 3.4 yellows a game across the last 20 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brighton: Yasin Ayari (19’), Igor (44’) and Jan van Hecke (90+10’); Manchester City: Rico Lewis (37’), Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (77’) and Erling Haaland (90+10’).

What it changes

Manchester City have lost their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, João Pedro (Brighton) 8.2, Mateo Kovačić (Manchester City) 5.4 and M. O'Riley (Brighton) 5.2 led the match.

Next up

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Manchester City next travel to Aston Villa on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Manchester City: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brighton 2–1 Manchester City · Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: S. Barrott
Head-to-head (last 6): Brighton 0 · draws 1 · Manchester City 5 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 2W 1D 2L · Manchester City 2W 0D 3L

Brighton 2–1 Manchester City (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 2.25

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 10.63

Corners

against 5.38 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 7.38

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 1.13

Cards

against 2.75 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.35 yellows

Referee · S. Barrott

1.4 home / 1.95 away

over 20 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 November 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Manchester City for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	10.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	20.88 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.38 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	6.63 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Barrott — 3.35 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 18.5 fouls over 20 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.95 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.95

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Rutter n 8	67.8	2.5 7/5	2 7/3	Matheus Nunes
J. Veltman n 8	77.5	1.6 7/3	2.5 6/4	J. Gvardiol
P. Estupiñán n 8	68.8	1.6 3/1	0.7 4/0	J. Gvardiol
J. Moder n 8	50.8	1.6 4/1	0.2 1/0	—
M. Wieffer n 8	34.9	1.6 4/1	0.6 2/0	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Enciso n 8	30.6	2.9 5/3	1.1 3/0
D. Welbeck n 8	68.3	2.5 7/6	1.5 7/2
E. Ferguson n 8	33	2.4 4/2	1.4 3/1
G. Rutter n 8	67.8	2.2 6/6	0.8 4/1
S. Adingra n 8	47.9	2.1 5/2	1.4 3/2

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Welbeck n 8	68.3	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0
S. Adingra n 8	47.9	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
G. Rutter n 8	67.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
João Pedro n 8	79.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
C. Baleba n 8	77.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Wieffer n 8	34.9	4.2 5/4
Y. Ayari n 8	67.6	3 6/5
T. Lamptey n 8	52.8	3 5/4
C. Baleba n 8	77.5	2.9 8/8
J. Moder n 8	50.8	2.9 6/3

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. McAtee n 8	45	1.5 5/1	1 3/1	—
K. De Bruyne n 8	63.1	1.4 7/1	0.7 2/1	—
J. Gvardiol n 8	73.6	1.1 4/2	0.5 3/0	P. Estupiñán
Matheus Nunes n 8	68.8	1.1 5/1	1.3 5/1	G. Rutter
Bernardo Silva n 8	78.5	0.9 4/2	0.6 4/0	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	85.3	5.1 7/7	3.3 7/7
Jacob Wright n 4	15.3	4.4 1/1	0 0/0
P. Foden n 8	74.8	2.7 7/5	0.8 3/2
K. De Bruyne n 8	63.1	2.5 6/4	0.7 3/1
Sávio n 8	67.1	1.8 6/4	0.7 4/0

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Haaland n 8	85.3	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
P. Foden n 8	74.8	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
Matheus Nunes n 8	68.8	0.3 2/0	0.5 2/1
J. Doku n 8	49.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
J. Stones n 8	57.4	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. O'Reilly n 4	58.8	2.7 2/2
R. Lewis n 8	80.8	2 7/5
M. Kovačić n 8	74.5	2 5/2
Matheus Nunes n 8	68.8	2 5/3
J. Gvardiol n 8	73.6	1.7 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Manchester City
40%	Possession	60%
2.29	Expected goals (xG)	2.22
10	Shots	15
4	Shots on target	6
4	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	12
0	Corners	4
3	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
426	Passes	653
87%	Pass accuracy	90%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Verbruggen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Veltman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. van Hecke	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	7.5
Igor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
P. Estupiñán	90	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	6.9
D. Welbeck	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.3
K. Mitoma	89	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.6
G. Rutter	66	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Adingra	65	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Hinshelwood	57	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
Y. Ayari	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
C. Baleba sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
M. O'Riley sub	33	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
João Pedro sub	25	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	8.2
B. Gruda sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Moder sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ederson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
K. Walker	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Gvardiol	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
M. Kovačić	90	0	1	1	5	0	0	8
P. Foden	90	0	1	0	4	1	0	7.5
Matheus Nunes	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
E. Haaland	90	1	5	3	0	0	Y	7
Sávio	74	0	2	1	2	2	0	7
İ. Gündoğan	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Bernardo Silva sub	18	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
K. De Bruyne sub	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Manchester City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonWWDLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Manchester CityWWLLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brighton 0 · 1 draw · Manchester City 5 · 3.5 goals/game

2024-04-25 Brighton 0–4 Manchester City
2023-10-21 Manchester City 2–1 Brighton
2023-05-24 Brighton 1–1 Manchester City
2022-10-22 Manchester City 3–1 Brighton
2022-04-20 Manchester City 3–0 Brighton
2021-10-23 Brighton 1–4 Manchester City

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brighton#8 pos61 pts38 pl+7 GD

Manchester City#3 pos71 pts38 pl+28 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored1.74

Manchester City scored1.89

Brighton conceded1.55

Manchester City conceded1.16

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What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Manchester City?: In their last 6 meetings, Brighton won 0, Manchester City won 5 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Manchester City?: Recent form — Brighton 2W 1D 2L; Manchester City 2W 0D 3L.

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