Manchester City 1-1 Brighton — Premier League, 7 Jan 2026
Manchester City and Brighton drew 1-1 in the Premier League on 7 January 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Erling Haaland, Kaoru Mitoma got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 2 and Brighton 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 29'Foul
- 39'VARPenalty confirmed
- 41'Argument
- 1-041'Penalty
- Half-time1-0
- 53'Foul
- 60'Argument
- 60'Argument
- 1-160'assist: Yasin Ayari
- 64'
- 69'Foul
- 73'out: Rico Lewis
- 73'
- 73'
- 77'
- 77'
- 83'out: J. Milner
- 83'
- 89'Foul
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Manchester City
- 7.9Jérémy DokuM
- 7.9Rayan CherkiM
- 7.5Max AlleyneD
- 7.3Bernardo SilvaM
- 7.2Philip FodenM
- 7.2Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 7.0RodriM
- 7.0Rico LewisD
- 6.9Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 6.9Erling HaalandF
- 6.9Nico O'ReillyM
- 6.9Nico GonzálezM
- 6.6Nathan AkéD
- 6.3Matheus NunesD
- 6.3Tijjani ReijndersM
Brighton
- 7.9Kaoru MitomaM
- 7.5Jack HinshelwoodD
- 7.3Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.2Ferdi KadıoğluM
- 6.9Jan van HeckeD
- 6.9Lewis DunkD
- 6.7James MilnerM
- 6.5Maxim De CuyperD
- 6.5Yasin AyariM
- 6.5Thomas WatsonF
- 6.5Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.3Pascal GroßM
- 6.3Brajan GrudaM
- 6.2Georginio RutterF
- 5.5Diego GómezM
Line-ups
Brighton4-2-3-1
Manchester City4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 16Rodri64'M7.0
- 10R. Cherki73'M7.9
- 1James TraffordG
- 82Rico Lewis73'D7.0
- 33Nico O'Reilly73'M6.9
- 63Divine MukasaM
- 91Stephen MfuniD
- 56Ryan McAidooF
- 92R. HeskeyF
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 20J. Milner83'M6.7
- 18Daniel Welbeck77'F6.5
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 51Charlie TaskerD
- 8Brajan Gruda77'M6.3
- 14Thomas Watson89'83'F6.5
- 42Diego CoppolaD
- 53H. HowellM
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
2.35Expected goals (xG)0.81
22Total shots6
6Shots on target3
10Shots off target3
6Blocked shots0
6Corners2
2Offsides3
6Fouls16
1Yellow cards6
2Goalkeeper saves3
0.70Goals prevented0.70
581Total passes381
509Accurate passes297
88%Pass accuracy78%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Doku | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Rayan Cherki | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 7.9 |
| Max Alleyne | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Philip Foden | 73 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Rodri | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Rico Lewis | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 17 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nico González | 64 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Aké | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Matheus Nunes | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaoru Mitoma | 83 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| James Milner | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Yasin Ayari | 83 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Thomas Watson | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Pascal Groß | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Brajan Gruda | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Georginio Rutter | 77 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Diego Gómez | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5.5 |
Recent Form
Manchester CityDDWWW
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Head-to-head
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