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Match Ended - 89'
Yellow Card 
Tom Watson
Tom Watson is booked for the away team.
- 83'
Substitution - Yasin Ayari
- James Milner
James Milner is replacing Yasin Ayari for Brighton at Etihad Stadium.
- 83'
Substitution - Kaoru Mitoma
- Tom Watson
The away team have replaced Kaoru Mitoma with Tom Watson. This is the third substitution made today by Fabian Hurzeler.
- 77'
Substitution - Diego Gomez
- Brajan Gruda
Fabian Hurzeler is making the team's second substitution at Etihad Stadium with Brajan Gruda replacing Diego Gomez.
- 77'
Substitution - Georginio Rutter
- Danny Welbeck
Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton) is making a first substitution, with Danny Welbeck replacing Georginio Rutter.
- 73'
Substitution 
Matheus Nunes - Rico Lewis
The home team replace Matheus Nunes with Rico Lewis.
- 73'
Substitution - Nathan Ake
- Nico O'Reilly
Nico O'Reilly is replacing Nathan Ake for the home team.
- 73'
Substitution - Phil Foden
- Rayan Cherki
Manchester City make their second substitution with Rayan Cherki replacing Phil Foden.
- 69'
Yellow Card - Kaoru Mitoma
Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton) has received a first yellow card.
- 64'
Substitution - Nicolas Gonzalez
- Rodri
Rodri is on a sub for Nicolas Gonzalez for Manchester City.
- 60'
Yellow Card - Maxime De Cuyper
Maxime De Cuyper (Brighton) gets a yellow card.
- 60'
Yellow Card - Gianluigi Donnarumma
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.
- 60'
Goal ! - Kaoru Mitoma (Scorer)
- Yasin Ayari (Assist)
Kaoru Mitoma grabs a goal to bring things level at 1-1 at Etihad Stadium.
Great play from Yasin Ayari to set up the goal.
- 53'
Yellow Card - Jan Paul Van Hecke
Jan Paul Van Hecke is booked for the away team.
- 41'
Goal ! - Erling Haaland (Scorer)
Erling Haaland smashes in a penalty at Etihad Stadium. The score is now 1-0.
- 41'
Yellow Card - Pascal Gross
Pascal Gross for Brighton has been booked by Thomas Bramall and receives a first yellow card.
- 29'
Yellow Card - Lewis Dunk
Brighton's Lewis Dunk has been booked in Manchester.
Match Started
Line-ups
Man CityBrightonMan CityMan City
64' Out: Nicolas Gonzalez
73' Out: Phil Foden
73' Out: Nathan Ake
73' Out: Matheus Nunes
Injured
Brighton
77' Out: Georginio Rutter
77' Out: Diego Gomez
83' Out: Kaoru Mitoma
83' Out: Yasin Ayari
Injured
Statistics
59% Head to head
In the last five Premier League meetings between Manchester City and Brighton, each side has recorded two wins with one draw, with an aggregate score of 9–7 in favour of Manchester City. Brighton’s two victories (both 2–1 at home) contrast with Manchester City’s larger-margin 4–0 away win and two home results of 2–1 and 2–2 at the Etihad Stadium.
Wins: 9
Draws: 3
Wins: 3
Premier League7 Jan 2026Man City1 : 1Brighton- Premier League31 Aug 2025Brighton2 : 1Man City
- Premier League15 Mar 2025Man City2 : 2Brighton
- Premier League9 Nov 2024Brighton2 : 1Man City
- Premier League25 Apr 2024Brighton0 : 4Man City
Form
Man City- Premier League24 May 2026Man City1 : 2Aston Villa
- Premier League19 May 2026Bournemouth1 : 1Man City
- FA Cup16 May 2026Chelsea0 : 1Man City
- Premier League13 May 2026Man City3 : 0Crystal Palace
- Premier League9 May 2026Man City3 : 0Brentford
Brighton- Premier League24 May 2026Brighton0 : 3Man Utd
- Premier League17 May 2026Leeds1 : 0Brighton
- Premier League9 May 2026Brighton3 : 0Wolverhampton
- Premier League2 May 2026Newcastle3 : 1Brighton
- Premier League21 Apr 2026Brighton3 : 0Chelsea
Match information
- Teams:Manchester City - Brighton & Hove Albion
- Tournament:Premier League
- Date:Wednesday, 7 January 2026
- Hour:19:30
- Venue:Etihad Stadium, Manchester
- More details:
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