Premier League 2026/27

Matchweek 9 · full time

Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

31 October 2026 · Etihad Stadium

The final score, goals, match statistics and confirmed line-ups. This record was added after the match; no pre-match prediction was published.

the post-match

Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion take three points at Etihad Stadium.

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  • Manchester City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium on 31 October 2026.
  • Manchester City recorded 21 shots, 6 on target. Brighton & Hove Albion had 7 shots, 3 on target.
  • Possession: Manchester City 62.4%, Brighton & Hove Albion 37.6%. Possession describes the balance of the ball, not the quality of the chances.

This match was added after full time. Touchline did not publish a pre-match forecast, so there is no prediction to grade. The result is not a model receipt.

ESPN match record and statistics · ESPN structured match data

Match statistics

Final match statistics from ESPN
StatisticManchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
Fouls913
Yellow cards03
Red cards00
Offsides22
Corners82
Saves27
Possession (%)62.437.6
Shots217
Shots on target63
Accurate passes503280
Passes597362

Confirmed line-ups

Manchester City

4-3-3

starting eleven

  • 1Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • 3Rúben Dias
  • 45Abdukodir Khusanov
  • 24Josko Gvardiol
  • 27Matheus Nunes
  • 5Elliot Anderson
  • 17Enzo Fernández
  • 32Ayyoub Bouaddi
  • 9Erling Haaland
  • 11Jérémy Doku
  • 7Iliman Ndiaye

bench

  • 28Gerónimo Rulli
  • 37Allan Elias · Used substitute
  • 82Rico Lewis
  • 8Mateo Kovacic
  • 6Marc Guéhi
  • 33Nico O'Reilly · Used substitute
  • 10Rayan Cherki · Used substitute
  • 47Phil Foden · Used substitute
  • 22Vitor Reis

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1

starting eleven

  • 1Bart Verbruggen
  • 5Lewis Dunk
  • 44Luka Vuskovic
  • 21Olivier Boscagli
  • 20Costinha
  • 26Yasin Ayari
  • 14Chema Andrés
  • 13Pascal Gross
  • 19Charalambos Kostoulas
  • 29Maxim De Cuyper
  • 25Diego Gómez

bench

  • 23Jason Steele
  • 3Jaouen Hadjam · Used substitute
  • 11Yankuba Minteh
  • 8Jack Hinshelwood · Used substitute
  • 30Michael Svoboda
  • 33Matt O'Riley
  • 27Mats Wieffer · Used substitute
  • 10Georginio Rutter · Used substitute
  • 35Malick Yalcouyé · Used substitute