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Premier League Matchweek 3
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Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI

Out 3 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Score

21Premier League Matchweek 3

Away

Manchester City

Official XI

Out 1 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 0 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

31 Aug 2025, 13:00 UTC

Venue

American Express Stadium, Falmer

Attendance

31,485 official

Referee

Darren England

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

Finished

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City finished 2-1. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished
  1. Bart Verbruggen
  2. Lewis Dunk
  3. Jan Paul van Hecke
    • 16'Jan Paul van Hecke booked 16'
  4. Maxim De Cuyper
  5. Joël Veltman
    • 77'Joël Veltman booked 77'
  6. Yankuba Minteh
    • 95'Yankuba Minteh off 95'
  7. Jack Hinshelwood
    • 61'Jack Hinshelwood off 61'
  8. Carlos Baleba
    • 60'Carlos Baleba off 60'
  9. Kaoru Mitoma
  10. Diego Gómez
    • 61'Diego Gómez off 61'
  11. Danny Welbeck
    • 61'Danny Welbeck off 61'
  1. James Trafford
  2. John Stones
  3. Rayan Aït-Nouri
    • 69'Rayan Aït-Nouri booked 69'
  4. Matheus Nunes
    • 85'Matheus Nunes off 85'
  5. Abdukodir Khusanov
    • 63'Abdukodir Khusanov booked 63'
    • 85'Abdukodir Khusanov off 85'
  6. Tijjani Reijnders
  7. Rodri
  8. Bernardo Silva
    • 72'Bernardo Silva off 72'
  9. Omar Marmoush
    • 72'Omar Marmoush off 72'
  10. Erling Haaland
    • 34'Erling Haaland scored 34'
  11. Oscar Bobb
  1. VerbruggenGK
  2. Lewis DunkLB
  3. van HeckeLCB
    • 16'Jan Paul van Hecke booked 16'
  4. De CuyperRCB
  5. Joël VeltmanRB
    • 77'Joël Veltman booked 77'
  6. Yankuba MintehLDM
    • 95'Yankuba Minteh off 95'
  7. HinshelwoodRDM
    • 61'Jack Hinshelwood off 61'
  8. Carlos BalebaLW
    • 60'Carlos Baleba off 60'
  9. Kaoru MitomaAM
  10. Diego GómezRW
    • 61'Diego Gómez off 61'
  11. Danny WelbeckST
    • 61'Danny Welbeck off 61'

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. B. GrudaMidfield
    Bench
    • 61'Brajan Gruda on 61'
    • 89'Brajan Gruda scored 89'
  3. 10G. RutterForward No. 10
    Bench32 apps
    • 61'Georginio Rutter on 61'
  4. 20J. MilnerMidfield No. 20
    Bench20 apps
    • 60'James Milner on 60'
    • 67'James Milner scored 67'
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 24F. KadiogluDefence No. 24
    Bench37 apps
  7. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 61'Yasin Ayari on 61'
  8. 33M. O'RileyMidfield No. 33
    Bench6 apps
  9. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
    • 95'Diego Coppola on 95'
  1. James TraffordGK
  2. John StonesLB
  3. Aït-NouriLCB
    • 69'Rayan Aït-Nouri booked 69'
  4. Matheus NunesRCB
    • 85'Matheus Nunes off 85'
  5. KhusanovRB
    • 63'Abdukodir Khusanov booked 63'
    • 85'Abdukodir Khusanov off 85'
  6. ReijndersLCM
  7. RodriCM
  8. SilvaRCM
    • 72'Bernardo Silva off 72'
  9. Omar MarmoushLW
    • 72'Omar Marmoush off 72'
  10. HaalandST
    • 34'Erling Haaland scored 34'
  11. Oscar BobbRW

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. EdersonGoalkeeper
    Bench
  2. 3R. DiasDefence No. 3
    Bench26 apps
    • 85'Rúben Dias on 85'
  3. 6N. AkéDefence No. 6
    Bench18 apps
  4. 11J. DokuForward No. 11
    Bench30 apps
    • 72'Jérémy Doku on 72'
  5. 14N. GonzálezMidfield No. 14
    Bench25 apps
  6. I. GündoganMidfield
    Bench
  7. M. AkanjiDefence
    Bench
  8. 33N. O'ReillyMidfield No. 33
    Bench34 apps
    • 72'Nico O'Reilly on 72'
  9. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
    • 85'Rico Lewis on 85'

Home • Official XI

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.1931.5 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Away • Official XI

Manchester City

4-3-3
7.1621.5 apps
  • Out1 out

Official lineup released in 4-3-3.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. B. GrudaMidfield
    Bench
    • 61'Brajan Gruda on 61'
    • 89'Brajan Gruda scored 89'
  3. 10G. RutterForward No. 10
    Bench32 apps
    • 61'Georginio Rutter on 61'
  4. 20J. MilnerMidfield No. 20
    Bench20 apps
    • 60'James Milner on 60'
    • 67'James Milner scored 67'
  5. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  6. 24F. KadiogluDefence No. 24
    Bench37 apps
  7. 26Y. AyariMidfield No. 26
    Bench29 apps
    • 61'Yasin Ayari on 61'
  8. 33M. O'RileyMidfield No. 33
    Bench6 apps
  9. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
    • 95'Diego Coppola on 95'

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. EdersonGoalkeeper
    Bench
  2. 3R. DiasDefence No. 3
    Bench26 apps
    • 85'Rúben Dias on 85'
  3. 6N. AkéDefence No. 6
    Bench18 apps
  4. 11J. DokuForward No. 11
    Bench30 apps
    • 72'Jérémy Doku on 72'
  5. 14N. GonzálezMidfield No. 14
    Bench25 apps
  6. I. GündoganMidfield
    Bench
  7. M. AkanjiDefence
    Bench
  8. 33N. O'ReillyMidfield No. 33
    Bench34 apps
    • 72'Nico O'Reilly on 72'
  9. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
    • 85'Rico Lewis on 85'

Events

Timeline

Timeline filter
  1. 16'
    Home
    Jan Paul van Hecke booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  2. 34'
    Away0-1
    Erling Haaland scored

    Manchester City. Assist Omar Marmoush.

  3. 60'
    Home
    James Milner on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba off.

  4. 61'
    Home
    Yasin Ayari on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood off.

  5. 61'
    Home
    Georginio Rutter on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Danny Welbeck off.

  6. 61'
    Home
    Brajan Gruda on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Diego Gómez off.

  7. 63'
    Away
    Abdukodir Khusanov booked

    Manchester City.

  8. 67'
    Home1-1
    James Milner scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  9. 69'
    Away
    Rayan Aït-Nouri booked

    Manchester City.

  10. 72'
    Away
    Nico O'Reilly on

    Manchester City. Bernardo Silva off.

  11. 72'
    Away
    Jérémy Doku on

    Manchester City. Omar Marmoush off.

  12. 77'
    Home
    Joël Veltman booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  13. 85'
    Away
    Rico Lewis on

    Manchester City. Matheus Nunes off.

  14. 85'
    Away
    Rúben Dias on

    Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov off.

  15. 89'
    Home2-1
    Brajan Gruda scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Kaoru Mitoma.

  16. 95'
    Home
    Diego Coppola on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Yankuba Minteh off.

  17. FT
    Final 2-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.3
    AttackxG
    1.82
  2. 12
    AttackTotal Shots
    12
  3. 315
    PassingTotal Passes
    565
  4. 13
    DefendingTackles Won
    7
  5. 14
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    23

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 196 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:23 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Solly MarchSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

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Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.