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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City

Brighton & Hove AlbionHome
Full time2–1
Manchester CityAway
American Express Stadium, FalmerReferee: Darren EnglandAttendance: 31,485

Goalkeeper

–Bart Verbruggen

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Defenders

–Lewis Dunk

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–Jan Paul van Hecke

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–Maxim De Cuyper

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–Joël Veltman

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Midfielders

–Yankuba Minteh

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–Jack Hinshelwood

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–Carlos Baleba

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–Kaoru Mitoma

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–Diego Gómez

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Forwards

–Danny Welbeck

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Bench 9

–Jason Steele

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–Brajan Gruda

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–Georginio Rutter

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–James Milner

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–Olivier Boscagli

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–Ferdi Kadioglu

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–Yasin Ayari

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–Matt O'Riley

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–Diego Coppola

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Team sheet:

Goalkeeper

–James Trafford

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Defenders

–John Stones

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–Rayan Aït-Nouri

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–Matheus Nunes

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–Abdukodir Khusanov

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Midfielders

–Tijjani Reijnders

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–Rodri

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–Bernardo Silva

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Forwards

–Omar Marmoush

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–Erling Haaland

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–Oscar Bobb

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Bench 9

–Ederson

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–Rúben Dias

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–Nathan Aké

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–Jérémy Doku

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–Nico González

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–Ilkay Gündogan

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–Manuel Akanji

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–Nico O'Reilly

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–Rico Lewis

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Team sheet:

Match events

  1. 16'
    Jan Paul van Hecke booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

    Brighton & Hove Albion
  2. 34'
    Erling Haaland scored

    Manchester City. Assist Omar Marmoush.

    Manchester City
  3. 60'
    James Milner onBrighton & Hove Albion
  4. 60'
    Carlos Baleba offBrighton & Hove Albion
  5. 61'
    Yasin Ayari onBrighton & Hove Albion
  6. 61'
    Jack Hinshelwood offBrighton & Hove Albion
  7. 61'
    Georginio Rutter onBrighton & Hove Albion
  8. 61'
    Danny Welbeck offBrighton & Hove Albion
  9. 61'
    Brajan Gruda onBrighton & Hove Albion
  10. 61'
    Diego Gómez offBrighton & Hove Albion
  11. 63'
    Abdukodir Khusanov booked

    Manchester City.

    Manchester City
  12. 67'
    James Milner scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

    Brighton & Hove Albion
  13. 69'
    Rayan Aït-Nouri booked

    Manchester City.

    Manchester City
  14. 72'
    Nico O'Reilly onManchester City
  15. 72'
    Bernardo Silva offManchester City
  16. 72'
    Jérémy Doku onManchester City
  17. 72'
    Omar Marmoush offManchester City
  18. 77'
    Joël Veltman booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

    Brighton & Hove Albion
  19. 85'
    Rico Lewis onManchester City
  20. 85'
    Matheus Nunes offManchester City
  21. 85'
    Rúben Dias onManchester City
  22. 85'
    Abdukodir Khusanov offManchester City
  23. 89'
    Brajan Gruda scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Kaoru Mitoma.

    Brighton & Hove Albion
  24. 95'
    Diego Coppola onBrighton & Hove Albion
  25. 95'
    Yankuba Minteh offBrighton & Hove Albion

Match stats

Brighton & Hove AlbionStatisticManchester City
36.3%Possession63.7%
2.3Expected goals (xG)1.82
12Shots12
315Passes565
3Corners taken2
1OffsidesNot available
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
13Tackles won7
Sources and update times

Page snapshot published 4 Jun 2026, 23:47 UTC.

Match detail source: 24 Apr 2026, 07:49 UTC.

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Premier League match statsCollected 23 Apr, 14:23 UTC
Premier League match report eventsCollected 24 Apr, 07:49 UTC

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