Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2025-26

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 13:00 HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League .

  • Brighton & Hove Albion FC 35 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
  • Manchester City FC 34 games · 71 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Darren England

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Arsenal FC	35	76
  2	Manchester City FC	34	71
  3	Manchester United FC	35	64
  4	Liverpool FC	35	58
  5	Aston Villa FC	35	58
  6	AFC Bournemouth	35	52
  7	Brentford FC	35	51
  8	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	35	50
  9	Chelsea FC	35	48
  10	Everton FC	35	48
  11	Fulham FC	35	48
  12	Sunderland AFC	35	47
  13	Newcastle United FC	35	45
  14	Leeds United FC	35	43
  15	Crystal Palace FC	34	43
  16	Nottingham Forest FC	35	42
  17	Tottenham Hotspur FC	35	37
  18	West Ham United FC	35	36
  19	Burnley FC	35	20
  20	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	35	18

  Head-to-Head

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  Brighton & Hove Albion FC 16 games · Avg 3.4 goals Manchester City FC

  Last 5 meetings

  2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2023-10-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

  Recent Form

  Brighton & Hove Albion FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  31 Aug	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
  24 Aug	Everton FC	A	0–2	L
  16 Aug	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D
  25 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	4–1	W
  19 May	Liverpool FC	H	3–2	W
  10 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	2–0	W

  Manchester City FC

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  31 Aug	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	1–2	L
  23 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–2	L
  16 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	4–0	W
  01 Jul	Al Hilal	H	3–4	L
  26 Jun	Juventus FC	A	5–2	W
  23 Jun	Al Ain FC	H	6–0	W

  Season Stats

  Brighton & Hove Albion FC		Manchester City FC
  #8	Position	#2
  50	Points	71
  35	Played	34
  13 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	21 / 8 / 5
  49	Scored	69
  42	Conceded	32
  +7	GD	+37
  1.43	PPG	2.09
  37%	Win %	62%

  Key Stats

  63% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (16 games)

  75% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  26% Clean Sheets
  Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

  41% Clean Sheets
  Manchester City FC this season

  Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 8th (50 pts). Manchester City FC are 2nd (71 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brighton & Hove Albion FC players.

• Brighton & Hove Albion FC

  Manchester City FC

• Head to Head

  2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–4 Manchester City FC 2023-10-21 Manchester City FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

  Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

  2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-08-24 Everton FC 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-08-16 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2025-05-25 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-05-19 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–2 Liverpool FC W 2025-05-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

  Manchester City FC Form

  2025-08-31 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2025-08-23 Manchester City FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2025-08-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W 2025-07-01 Manchester City FC 3–4 Al Hilal L 2025-06-26 Juventus FC 2–5 Manchester City FC W 2025-06-23 Manchester City FC 6–0 Al Ain FC W