Manchester City vs Brighton Highlights and Goals

Premier League

7:30 PMJanuary 7, 2026

Regular Season - 21

Manchester City

Show Score

1 - 1

HT:(1 - 0)

Brighton

Etihad Stadium

Referee: T. Bramall

How did the teams perform?

Manchester City

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0 Total Votes

Brighton

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Match Stats

Ball possession

60%

40%

2.36

Expected goals (xG)

0.81

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

22

Total shots

6

6

Shots on target

3

10

Shots off target

3

6

Blocked shots

0

17

Shots inside box

5

5

Shots outside box

1

6

Corner kicks

1

2

Offsides

3

Passing

578

Total passes

379

505 (87%)

Accurate passes

297 (78%)

Discipline

6

Fouls

16

1

Yellow cards

6

0

Red cards

0

2

Goalkeeper saves

3

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Lineup

Manchester City

4-1-4-1

25 G Gianluigi Donnarumma 60' Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.9

6 D Nathan Aké 6.7

68 D Max Alleyne 7.5

45 D Abdukodir Khusanov 7.2

27 D Matheus Nunes 6.2

14 M Nico González 6.9

11 M Jérémy Doku 7.9

47 M Phil Foden 7.5

4 M Tijjani Reijnders 6.2

20 M Bernardo Silva (C) 7.3

9 F Erling Haaland 41' 7.3

Substitutes

16 M Rodri 64' Replaced by Nico 6.9

33 M Nico O'Reilly 73' Replaced by N. Ake 6.6

82 D Rico Lewis 73' Replaced by M. Nunes 7.0

10 M Rayan Cherki 73' Replaced by P. Foden 7.6

1 G James Trafford

91 D Stephen Mfuni

63 M Divine Mukasa

56 F Ryan McAidoo

92 F Reigan Heskey

Coach

Pep Guardiola

Brighton

4-2-3-1

1 G Bart Verbruggen 7.5

29 D Maxim De Cuyper 60' Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.3

5 D Lewis Dunk (C) 29' Holding 6.7

6 D Jan Paul van Hecke 53' Holding 7.2

13 D Jack Hinshelwood 7.5

30 M Pascal Groß 41' Unsportsmanlike conduct 6.3

26 M Yasin Ayari 60' 6.5

22 M Kaoru Mitoma 60' 69' Tripping 7.9

25 M Diego Gómez 5.5

24 M Ferdi Kadıoğlu 7.2

10 F Georginio Rutter 6.2

Substitutes

8 M Brajan Gruda 77' Replaced by D. Gomez 6.3

18 F Danny Welbeck 77' Replaced by G. Rutter 6.5

14 F Tom Watson 89' Tripping 83' Replaced by K. Mitoma 6.5

20 M James Milner 83' Replaced by Y. Ayari 6.3

23 G Jason Steele

21 D Olivier Boscagli

42 D Diego Coppola

51 D Charlie Tasker

53 M Harry Howell

Coach

Fabian Hurzeler

Premier League Standings - Premier League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	38	26	7	5	71-27	44	85	W 25 April: Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle W 02 May: Arsenal 3 - 0 Fulham W 10 May: West Ham 0 - 1 Arsenal W 18 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Burnley W 24 May: Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Arsenal
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	77-35	42	78	D 04 May: Everton 3 - 3 Manchester City W 09 May: Manchester City 3 - 0 Brentford W 13 May: Manchester City 3 - 0 Crystal Palace D 19 May: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Manchester City L 24 May: Manchester City 1 - 2 Aston Villa
3	Manchester United	38	20	11	7	69-50	19	71	W 27 April: Manchester United 2 - 1 Brentford W 03 May: Manchester United 3 - 2 Liverpool D 09 May: Sunderland 0 - 0 Manchester United W 17 May: Manchester United 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest W 24 May: Brighton 0 - 3 Manchester United
4	Aston Villa	38	19	8	11	56-49	7	65	L 25 April: Fulham 1 - 0 Aston Villa L 03 May: Aston Villa 1 - 2 Tottenham D 10 May: Burnley 2 - 2 Aston Villa W 15 May: Aston Villa 4 - 2 Liverpool W 24 May: Manchester City 1 - 2 Aston Villa
5	Liverpool	38	17	9	12	63-53	10	60	W 25 April: Liverpool 3 - 1 Crystal Palace L 03 May: Manchester United 3 - 2 Liverpool D 09 May: Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea L 15 May: Aston Villa 4 - 2 Liverpool D 24 May: Liverpool 1 - 1 Brentford
6	Bournemouth	38	13	18	7	58-54	4	57	D 22 April: Bournemouth 2 - 2 Leeds W 03 May: Bournemouth 3 - 0 Crystal Palace W 09 May: Fulham 0 - 1 Bournemouth D 19 May: Bournemouth 1 - 1 Manchester City D 24 May: Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Bournemouth
7	Sunderland	38	14	12	12	42-48	-6	54	L 24 April: Sunderland 0 - 5 Nottingham Forest D 02 May: Wolves 1 - 1 Sunderland D 09 May: Sunderland 0 - 0 Manchester United W 17 May: Everton 1 - 3 Sunderland W 24 May: Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea
8	Brighton	38	14	11	13	52-46	6	53	W 21 April: Brighton 3 - 0 Chelsea L 02 May: Newcastle 3 - 1 Brighton W 09 May: Brighton 3 - 0 Wolves L 17 May: Leeds 1 - 0 Brighton L 24 May: Brighton 0 - 3 Manchester United
9	Brentford	38	14	11	13	55-52	3	53	L 27 April: Manchester United 2 - 1 Brentford W 02 May: Brentford 3 - 0 West Ham L 09 May: Manchester City 3 - 0 Brentford D 17 May: Brentford 2 - 2 Crystal Palace D 24 May: Liverpool 1 - 1 Brentford
10	Chelsea	38	14	10	14	58-52	6	52	L 21 April: Brighton 3 - 0 Chelsea L 04 May: Chelsea 1 - 3 Nottingham Forest D 09 May: Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea W 19 May: Chelsea 2 - 1 Tottenham L 24 May: Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea
11	Fulham	38	15	7	16	47-51	-4	52	W 25 April: Fulham 1 - 0 Aston Villa L 02 May: Arsenal 3 - 0 Fulham L 09 May: Fulham 0 - 1 Bournemouth D 17 May: Wolves 1 - 1 Fulham W 24 May: Fulham 2 - 0 Newcastle
12	Newcastle	38	14	7	17	53-55	-2	49	L 25 April: Arsenal 1 - 0 Newcastle W 02 May: Newcastle 3 - 1 Brighton D 10 May: Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Newcastle W 17 May: Newcastle 3 - 1 West Ham L 24 May: Fulham 2 - 0 Newcastle
13	Everton	38	13	10	15	47-50	-3	49	L 25 April: West Ham 2 - 1 Everton D 04 May: Everton 3 - 3 Manchester City D 10 May: Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Everton L 17 May: Everton 1 - 3 Sunderland L 24 May: Tottenham 1 - 0 Everton
14	Leeds	38	11	14	13	49-56	-7	47	D 22 April: Bournemouth 2 - 2 Leeds W 01 May: Leeds 3 - 1 Burnley D 11 May: Tottenham 1 - 1 Leeds W 17 May: Leeds 1 - 0 Brighton L 24 May: West Ham 3 - 0 Leeds
15	Crystal Palace	38	11	12	15	41-51	-10	45	L 03 May: Bournemouth 3 - 0 Crystal Palace D 10 May: Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Everton L 13 May: Manchester City 3 - 0 Crystal Palace D 17 May: Brentford 2 - 2 Crystal Palace L 24 May: Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Arsenal
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11	11	16	48-51	-3	44	W 24 April: Sunderland 0 - 5 Nottingham Forest W 04 May: Chelsea 1 - 3 Nottingham Forest D 10 May: Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Newcastle L 17 May: Manchester United 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest D 24 May: Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Bournemouth
17	Tottenham	38	10	11	17	48-57	-9	41	W 25 April: Wolves 0 - 1 Tottenham W 03 May: Aston Villa 1 - 2 Tottenham D 11 May: Tottenham 1 - 1 Leeds L 19 May: Chelsea 2 - 1 Tottenham W 24 May: Tottenham 1 - 0 Everton
18	West Ham	38	10	9	19	46-65	-19	39	W 25 April: West Ham 2 - 1 Everton L 02 May: Brentford 3 - 0 West Ham L 10 May: West Ham 0 - 1 Arsenal L 17 May: Newcastle 3 - 1 West Ham W 24 May: West Ham 3 - 0 Leeds
19	Burnley	38	4	10	24	38-75	-37	22	L 22 April: Burnley 0 - 1 Manchester City L 01 May: Leeds 3 - 1 Burnley D 10 May: Burnley 2 - 2 Aston Villa L 18 May: Arsenal 1 - 0 Burnley D 24 May: Burnley 1 - 1 Wolves
20	Wolves	38	3	11	24	27-68	-41	20	L 25 April: Wolves 0 - 1 Tottenham D 02 May: Wolves 1 - 1 Sunderland L 09 May: Brighton 3 - 0 Wolves D 17 May: Wolves 1 - 1 Fulham D 24 May: Burnley 1 - 1 Wolves

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
• Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
• Promotion - Conference League (Qualification)
• Relegation - Championship

Manchester City vs Brighton Video Highlights & Match Recap – 07 Jan 2026

Get ready for an electrifying Premier League matchup as Manchester City take on Brighton on 07 Jan 2026 at the Etihad Stadium. This promising fixture is set to deliver intense football action. Watch this space for complete match coverage, highlight reels, and in-depth analysis at dasfootball.com.

Current League Standings

Manchester City currently sit 2nd in the Premier League with 41 points after 19 games (W13 D2 L4), scoring 43 goals and conceding 17. Their current form is D, W, W, W, W.

Brighton are 14th in the league with 25 points from 19 matches (W6 D7 L6), with 28 goals scored and 27 conceded. Their recent form reads D, L, D, L, D.

Home Record: Manchester City have 8 wins, 0 draws, and 1 losses at home this season, scoring 25 and conceding 6.

Away Record: Brighton have recorded 2 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses on their travels, finding the net 12 times while letting in 16.

Current League Standings

Manchester City: 2nd in the Premier League with 41 points (13W, 2D, 4L).

Brighton: 14th in the Premier League with 25 points (6W, 7D, 6L).

Home & Away Form

• Manchester City at home: 8W, 0D, 1L (Goals: 25 scored, 6 conceded)
• Brighton away: 2W, 3D, 5L (Goals: 12 scored, 16 conceded)

Recent Matches – Manchester City

• Manchester City vs Chelsea: 1-1 (Premier League, 04 Jan 2026)
• Sunderland vs Manchester City: 0-0 (Premier League, 01 Jan 2026)
• Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City: 1-2 (Premier League, 27 Dec 2025)
• Manchester City vs West Ham: 3-0 (Premier League, 20 Dec 2025)
• Manchester City vs Brentford: 2-0 (League Cup, 17 Dec 2025)

Recent Matches – Brighton

• Brighton vs Burnley: 2-0 (Premier League, 03 Jan 2026)
• West Ham vs Brighton: 2-2 (Premier League, 30 Dec 2025)
• Arsenal vs Brighton: 2-1 (Premier League, 27 Dec 2025)
• Brighton vs Sunderland: 0-0 (Premier League, 20 Dec 2025)
• Liverpool vs Brighton: 2-0 (Premier League, 13 Dec 2025)

Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats

Recent Encounters:

• Manchester City wins: 13
• Brighton wins: 6
• Draw probability: 45%

In their last 0 meetings, both teams have had their share of victories. These teams have faced each other multiple times in competitive matches, creating an exciting rivalry in Premier League.

Match Prediction & Betting Tips

Who’s the favorite to win this match? Here’s what the predictions say:

• Manchester City win probability: 45%
• Brighton win probability: 10%
• Chance of a draw: 45%

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