Premier League 2026-2027 | Regular Season - 9
| Etihad Stadium | 31 Oct 2026-3:00 pm
Manchester City
l w w l d
0 : 1
1.98
xG
1.02
Full Time
Brighton
w w d l d
Y. Ayari
11'
11.70
X4.56
24.81
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
Lineups
6.87
1
G. Donnarumma
6.47
24
J. Gvardiol
6.4
3
Rúben Dias
6.97
45
A. Khusanov
6.91
27
M. Nunes
6.25
17
E. Fernández
7.15
5
E. Anderson
6.07
32
A. Bouaddi
6.68
11
J. Doku
6.27
9
E. Haaland
6.77
7
I. Ndiaye
8.66
1
B. Verbruggen
6.87
21
O. Boscagli
7.61
5
L. Dunk
7.44
44
L. Vušković
6.67
20
Costinha
6.53
14
J. Andrés Baixauli
6.67
13
P. Groß
7.17
29
M. De Cuyper
8.01
26
Y. Ayari
6.27
25
D. Gómez
6.49
19
C. Kostoulas
field field
Manchester City
6.87
27
m
6.91
6.97
6.4
79'
6.47
32
m
55'
6.07
7.15
64'
6.25
7
f
79'
6.77
6.27
11
f
6.68
Substitutes
10
m
55'
6.39
47
m
79'
6.29
37
m
79'
6.49
28
g
6
d
64'
6.56
82
d
Coach
Brighton
8.66
20
d
6.67
7.44
5
d
7.61
64'
6.87
13
m
81'
6.67
20'64'
6.53
25
m
84'
6.27
26
m
11'
8.01
49'72'
7.17
72'
6.49
Substitutes
3
d
64'
6.98
27
m
64'
6.8
30
d
72'
6.59
10
f
84'
6.81
11
f
33
m
23
g
72'
7.05
Coach
Match Stats
Manchester City
Brighton
Off Target 8 Blocked 7
On Target 5
On Target 3
Off Target 3 Blocked 1
0 Yellow Cards 3
7 Corners 2
9 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 2
62 Ball Possession 38
20 Shots 7
5 Shots on Goal 3
0 Goals 1
8 Shots off Goal 3
7 Blocked Shots 1
18 Shots insidebox 6
2 Shots outsidebox 1
2 Goalkeeper Saves 6
593 Total passes 360
500 Passes accurate 278
1.98 Expected Goals 1.02
L W W W W
2.63 7-0-1 PPG Overall
3.00 4-0-0 PPG at Home
2.25 3-0-1 PPG Away
L 24 Oct AAston Villa 1-2
W 17 Oct HIpswich 3-2
W 11 Oct ALiverpool 3-0
W 20 Sep HSunderland 5-3
W 13 Sep AManchester United 1-0
Brighton Away
L W W W W
2.00 5-1-2 PPG Overall
2.50 3-1-0 PPG at Home
1.50 2-0-2 PPG Away
L 25 Oct ALiverpool 0-2
W 18 Oct HCrystal Palace 5-0
W 10 Oct ASunderland 2-0
W 19 Sep HArsenal 3-0
W 13 Sep ACoventry 5-0
Venue form: Manchester City at home +100% on points per game vs Brighton away (3.00 vs 1.50)
xG & Finishing
1.98 0 goals · −1.98 Manchester City xG
1.02 1 goal · −0.02 Brighton xG
0% Shots scored 14%
25% Shots on target 43%
0.10 xG per shot 0.15
Manchester City scored 1.98 fewer than their chances were worth
Top Performersby match rating
1 B. Verbruggen 8.7 Player of the match 90 min
2 Y. Ayari 8.0 1 goal · 90 min
3 L. Dunk 7.6 90 min
4 L. Vušković 7.4 90 min
Result in Context
Pre-match favourite
Manchester City lost
Odds 1.70 · implied 58% · draw 22%, Brighton 20%
Pre-match form
2.63 vs 2.00 points per game
8 + 8 Premier League 2026-2027 games before kick-off
This scoreline
Manchester City's first 0-1 defeat
Brighton's first 1-0 win
Streaks
Manchester City: 2 defeats in a row
Brighton's 1-game losing run ended
Favourite = lowest pre-match odds
Form, scorelines and streaks: Premier League 2026-2027 games up to this one
Player Stats
Manchester City
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Brighton
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Referees
Referee: C. Pawson
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