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Man City vs Brighton Statistics and Results

Manchester City

Manchester City

Erling Haaland 41'
1-1
Etihad Stadium, Manchester • 7 Jan 2026

Key Takeaways

AI-generated summary based on match data

  • 1

    The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

  • 2

    Manchester City look to maintain their push for a top-four finish.

Key Moments

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Lewis Dunk

Yellow Card
29'
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Pascal Groß

Yellow Card
41'

Pep Guardiola

Yellow Card
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41'

Erling Haaland

Goal1–0
41'
Half Time
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Jan Paul van Hecke

Yellow Card
53'

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Yellow Card
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60'

Kaoru Mitoma

Goal1–1
60'
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Maxim De Cuyper

Yellow Card
61'

Rodri

Sub In
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64'
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Kaoru Mitoma

Yellow Card
69'

Rayan Cherki

Sub In
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73'

Rico Lewis

Sub In
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73'

Nico O'Reilly

Sub In
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73'
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Brajan Gruda

Sub In
77'
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Danny Welbeck

Sub In
77'
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Tom Watson

Sub In
83'
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James Milner

Sub In
83'
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Tom Watson

Yellow Card
89'

Match Momentum

Man CityBrighton
1-15'16-30'31-45'46-60'61-75'76-90'
Manchester City

Team Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
60%Possession40%
21Total Shots6
6Shots on Target3
6Corners2
6Fouls16
2Offsides3
1Yellow Cards6

Formations

MCI4-1-4-1
4-2-3-1BRI

Table Impact

With this result: Draw

Manchester City+1 pts
2nd
4041 pts
Brighton & Hove Albion FC+1 pts
14th
2526 pts
Both teams share the points (1 each)
Manchester City move 15 points clear of Brighton & Hove Albion FC
12 places separate the teams in the table

Starting Lineups

Substitutes

10. Rayan Cherki, 16. Rodri, 33. Nico O'Reilly, 82. Rico Lewis
1. James Trafford, 56. Ryan McAidoo, 29. Divine Mukasa, 21. Stephen Mfuni, 92. Reigan Heskey, 10. Brajan Gruda, 14. Tom Watson, 18. Danny Welbeck, 20. James Milner, 21. Olivier Boscagli, 23. Jason Steele, 42. Diego Coppola, 51. Charlie Tasker, 53. H. Howell

Head-to-Head History

Manchester City

Manchester City

4 wins

VS

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

3 wins

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
40%30% Draws30%

Based on 10 meetings

Recent Meetings

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