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Manchester City vs Brighton – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City and Brighton drew 1-1. Goals: E. Haaland (41' pen.), K. Mitoma (60'). Manchester City had 60% possession against Brighton's 40%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Premier League · Regular Season - 21

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

Manchester CityManchester City

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

BrightonBrighton

Referee: Thomas Bramall, England

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-1-4-1
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
A. Khusanov45A. KhusanovD
M. Alleyne68M. AlleyneD
N. Ake6N. AkeD
Nico14NicoM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
T. Reijnders4T. ReijndersM
P. Foden47P. FodenM
J. Doku11J. DokuM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
10R. CherkiM
16RodriM
33N. O'ReillyM
56R. McAidooF
63D. MukasaM
82R. LewisD
91S. MfuniD
92R. HeskeyF
BrightonBrighton4-2-3-1
B. Verbruggen1B. VerbruggenG
J. Hinshelwood13J. HinshelwoodD
J. P. van Hecke6J. P. van HeckeD
L. Dunk5L. DunkD
M. De Cuyper29M. De CuyperD
Y. Ayari26Y. AyariM
P. Gross30P. GrossM
F. Kadioglu24F. KadiogluM
D. Gomez25D. GomezM
K. Mitoma22K. MitomaM
G. Rutter10G. RutterF

Substitutes

23J. SteeleG
8B. GrudaM
14T. WatsonF
18D. WelbeckF
20J. MilnerM
21O. BoscagliD
42D. CoppolaD
51C. TaskerD
53H. HowellM

Match Events

29'Y

L. Dunk

41'Y

P. Groß

41'P

E. Haaland

53'Y

J. van Hecke

60'Y

G. Donnarumma

60'Y

M. De Cuyper

60'G

K. Mitoma

Assist: Y. Ayari

64'S

Nico González

Substitution 1

69'Y

K. Mitoma

73'S

P. Foden

Substitution 2

73'S

N. Aké

Substitution 3

73'S

Matheus Nunes

Substitution 4

77'S

D. Gómez

Substitution 1

77'S

G. Rutter

Substitution 2

83'S

K. Mitoma

Substitution 3

83'S

Y. Ayari

Substitution 4

89'Y

T. Watson

Statistics

Manchester City
60%40%
Brighton
2.35Expected Goals (xG)0.81
22Total Shots6
6Shots on Target3
6Corners2
6Fouls16
2Offsides3
88Pass Accuracy (%)78
1Yellow Cards6
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host Brighton on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 2nd in the table; Brighton sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester City have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Brighton have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: Manchester City 1-2 Brighton; 15 Mar 2025: Manchester City 2-2 Brighton; 9 Nov 2024: Manchester City 1-2 Brighton. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City and Brighton drew 1-1. Manchester City scored through E. Haaland 41' (pen.). Brighton replied with K. Mitoma 60'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 60 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 60% of the ball against 40% for Brighton. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 2.35 for Manchester City, 0.81 for Brighton.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Manchester City sat 2nd and Brighton 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.