Brighton

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Man City

Matchday 3

Premier League / Season 2025/2026 / Sun, Aug 31, 2025, 16:00

Venue: American Express Stadium
Attendance:  31,485
Referee:  Darren England
  • Milner 67' (Pen)
  • Gruda 89' Mitoma 89' (Assist)
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  • Haaland 34' Marmoush 34' (Assist)
  • Van Hecke 16'
  • Veltman 77'
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  • Khusanov 63'
  • Aït-Nouri 69'

Lineups

Brighton and Hove Albion

Formation 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper
1 Bart Verbruggen
Defenders
34 Joël Veltman 🟨
6 Jan Paul van Hecke 🟨
5 Lewis Dunk C
29 Maxim De Cuyper
Midfielders
17 Carlos Baleba 🔽 60'
13 Jack Hinshelwood 🔽 61'
11 Yankuba Minteh 🔽 95'
25 Diego Gómez Amarilla 🔽 61'
22 Mitoma Kaoru 🅰
Forwards
18 Danny Welbeck 🔽 61'

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

Substitutes

Goalkeeper
23 Jason Steele
Defenders
21 Olivier Boscagli
24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu
42 Diego Coppola 🔼 95'
Midfielders
8 Brajan Gruda 🔼 61' ⚽
20 James Milner 🔼 60' ⚽
26 Yasin Ayari 🔼 61'
33 Matt O'Riley
Forwards
10 Georginio Rutter 🔼 61'

Manchester City

Formation 4-3-3

Goalkeeper
1 James Trafford
Defenders
27 Matheus Nunes 🔽 85'
5 John Stones
45 Abdukodir Khusanov 🟨 🔽 85'
21 Rayan Aït-Nouri 🟨
Midfielders
20 Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva C 🔽 72'
16 Rodrigo 'Rodri' Hernandez Cascante
4 Tijjani Reijnders
Forwards
52 Oscar Bobb
9 Erling Haaland ⚽
7 Omar Marmoush 🅰 🔽 72'

Coach Pep Guardiola

Substitutes

Goalkeeper
31 Ederson Santana de Moraes
Defenders
3 Rúben dos Santos Gato Alves Dias 🔼 85'
6 Nathan Aké
25 Manuel Akanji
82 Rico Lewis 🔼 85'
Midfielders
14 Nico González Iglesias
19 İlkay Gündoğan
33 Nico O'Reilly 🔼 72'
Forwards
11 Jérémy Doku 🔼 72'

Stats

Possession

36.3% Possession 63.7%
2.3 XG 1.82
315 Total Passes 565
236 Accurate Passes 492
75.00% Pass Accuracy 87.00%
49 Long Passes 42
14 Long Accurate Passes 19
29.00% Long Pass Accuracy 45.00%
3 Through Balls 4
1 Through Balls Completed 3
33.0% Through Balls Completed Percentage 75.0%
475 Touches 735
22 Touches in the opposition box 24

Attacking

12 Total Shots 12
7 Shots on Target 3
2 Shots off Target 8
3 Shots inside the Box 2
2 Shots outside the Box 4
0 Hit Woodwork 0
2 Big Chances 1
1 Big Chances Created 2
8 Total Crosses 5
38.00% Crosses Accuracy 20.00%
3 Corners 2

Defending

13 Tackles Won 7
76.0% Tackles Won Percentage 47.0%
4 Blocks 4
8 Interceptions 9
10 Clearances 15
2 Saves 5

Physical

14 Total Dribbles 23
8 Successful Dribbles 14
47 Duels Won 58
9 Aerial Duels Won 14
110.35 km Distance Covered 109.50 km

Discipline

2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
16 Fouls Committed 14
1 Offsides 0