Manchester City v Brighton result

Full-time · Manchester City 1–1 Brighton

Premier League · Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:30 GMT · Etihad Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Manchester City 1–1 Brighton — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Manchester City: 2.96 to 1.33 in expected goals, from 22 shots to 6, ahead on xG from the 20th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Manchester City and Brighton drew 1–1 at Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Wednesday 7 January. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Brighton are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester City led 1–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Manchester City: Erling Haaland (41’ pen); Brighton: K. Mitoma (60’, assisted by Yasin Ayari).

Discipline

T. Bramall showed seven yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 19 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma (60’); Brighton: Lewis Dunk (29’), Pascal Groß (41’), Jan van Hecke (53’), Maxim De Cuyper (60’), K. Mitoma (69’) and Thomas Watson (89’).

What it changes

Manchester City stay second after this result (21 league matches played).

Brighton move down from eighth to 11th (21 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 8.3, Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) 7.5 and Max Alleyne (Manchester City) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

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

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Manchester City 1–1 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Etihad Stadium · Manchester
Referee: T. Bramall
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester City 2 · draws 2 · Brighton 2 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester City 3W 2D 0L · Brighton 1W 2D 2L

Manchester City 1–1 Brighton (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.38 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.13

Corners

against 2.63 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 2.63 / 5.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.11 yellows

Referee · T. Bramall

1.58 home / 2.53 away

over 19 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester City for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.13 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 14.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.88 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Bramall — 4.11 yellow cards a game, 0.05 red cards, 21.32 fouls over 19 matches (1.58 to the home side, 2.53 to the away side).

Home 1.58Away 2.53

Manchester City

Manchester City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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
R. Aït-Nouri n 8	40.3	2.8 4/2	2 4/2	—
Bernardo Silva n 8	78.1	2 6/4	0.7 5/0	—
Nico González n 8	75.3	1.9 6/5	0.6 4/0	—
N. O'Reilly n 8	82.6	1.5 5/3	0.4 1/1	—
Sávio n 8	30.8	1.5 4/0	1.5 3/1	—

Manchester City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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	84.8	2.8 8/6	1.6 7/3
Sávio n 8	30.8	2.6 4/2	1.8 4/1
Omar Marmoush n 8	46.6	2.2 4/1	1.4 3/1
T. Reijnders n 8	54.4	1.9 7/2	1.2 5/1
P. Foden n 8	81.5	1.8 7/4	0.8 5/1

Manchester City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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	84.8	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
R. Cherki n 8	80.6	0.3 2/0	0.6 3/1
T. Reijnders n 8	54.4	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
P. Foden n 8	81.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Gvardiol n 8	67.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Matheus Nunes n 8	81.8	3.9 7/6
N. O'Reilly n 8	82.6	2.9 8/4
Rodri n 8	55.6	2.8 5/5
N. Aké n 8	38.6	2.6 4/2
R. Lewis n 8	42.9	2.1 3/2

Manchester City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Trafford n 8	90	2.3 5/5
G. Donnarumma n 8	90	2.1 4/3

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. 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
S. Tzimas n 8	26.5	2.1 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
B. Gruda n 8	52.9	1.9 5/3	1.7 4/3	—
T. Watson n 8	24.5	1.8 3/1	0 0/0	—
M. Wieffer n 8	78.8	1.7 5/4	1.1 6/2	—
G. Rutter n 8	73.3	1.7 6/3	2.2 7/6	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Kostoulas n 8	22.1	4.6 4/3	1.5 3/0
D. Welbeck n 8	49.1	2.5 4/4	0.9 4/0
G. Rutter n 8	73.3	2 7/4	0.9 5/1
Y. Ayari n 8	82	1.9 5/5	0.4 2/1
T. Watson n 8	24.5	1.8 3/1	1.4 3/0

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Watson n 8	24.5	0.5 1/0	1.4 1/1
S. Tzimas n 8	26.5	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
D. Welbeck n 8	49.1	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
C. Kostoulas n 8	22.1	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
J. van Hecke n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kostoulas n 8	22.1	3.6 5/2
J. Veltman n 8	41.3	3 6/3
M. Wieffer n 8	78.8	2.9 7/5
Y. Ayari n 8	82	2.6 6/5
C. Baleba n 8	60.6	2.4 6/4

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	3.8 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester City		Brighton
60%	Possession	40%
2.35	Expected goals (xG)	0.81
22	Shots	6
6	Shots on target	3
10	Shots off target	3
6	Blocked shots	0
17	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	2
2	Offsides	3
6	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	6
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
581	Passes	381
88%	Pass accuracy	78%

Manchester City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Donnarumma	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
A. Khusanov	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Max Alleyne	90	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.5
Bernardo Silva	90	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
T. Reijnders	90	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Doku	90	0	1	0	3	2	0	7.9
E. Haaland	90	1	6	4	1	1	0	6.9
Matheus Nunes	73	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
N. Aké	73	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
P. Foden	73	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
Nico González	64	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.9
Rodri sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
N. O'Reilly sub	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
R. Lewis sub	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	7
R. Cherki sub	17	0	2	0	4	0	0	7.9

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. Hinshelwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.5
J. van Hecke	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. De Cuyper	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.5
P. Groß	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.3
F. Kadıoğlu	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	7.2
Y. Ayari	83	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
K. Mitoma	83	1	0	2	1	1	1	Y	7.9
D. Gómez	77	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.5
G. Rutter	77	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.2
B. Gruda sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Welbeck sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Watson sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
J. Milner sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Manchester CityWWWDD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

BrightonLDLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester City 2 · 2 draws · Brighton 2 · 3.17 goals/game

2025-08-31 Brighton 2–1 Manchester City
2025-03-15 Manchester City 2–2 Brighton
2024-11-09 Brighton 2–1 Manchester City
2024-04-25 Brighton 0–4 Manchester City
2023-10-21 Manchester City 2–1 Brighton
2023-05-24 Brighton 1–1 Manchester City

League standing · 2025/26

Manchester City#2 pos78 pts38 pl+42 GD

Brighton#8 pos53 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Manchester City scored2.03

Brighton scored1.37

Manchester City conceded0.92

Brighton conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Manchester City 2.96 xG from 22 shots, Brighton 1.33 from 6. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Manchester City (attacking right)Brighton (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Manchester City	22	1	2.96
Brighton	6	1	1.33

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Manchester City and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester City won 2, Brighton won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester City and Brighton?: Recent form — Manchester City 3W 2D 0L; Brighton 1W 2D 2L.

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