Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City: result and report

Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City

Premier League · Sunday 31 August 2025, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 31 August 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from James Milner (67', penalty) and Brajan Gruda (89'). Manchester City scored through Erling Haaland (34').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Manchester City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 18th on 1 point from 2 and Manchester City 11th on 3 points from 2. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 8th with 53 points, and Manchester City 2nd with 78.

Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Omar Marmoush of Manchester City (7.7), level with Erling Haaland (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 2 draws and 6 for Manchester City.