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Premier League Matchweek 21
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Manchester City

Official XI

Out 2 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 0 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

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11Premier League Matchweek 21

Away

Brighton & Hove Albion

Official XI

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

Played

7 Jan 2026, 19:30 UTC

Venue

Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Attendance

51,728 official

Referee

Thomas Bramall

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Archive

Match archive links

Finished

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

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

Finished
  1. Gianluigi Donnarumma
    • 60'Gianluigi Donnarumma booked 60'
  2. Nathan Aké
    • 73'Nathan Aké off 73'
  3. Matheus Nunes
    • 73'Matheus Nunes off 73'
  4. Abdukodir Khusanov
  5. Max Alleyne
  6. Tijjani Reijnders
  7. Jérémy Doku
  8. Nico González
    • 64'Nico González off 64'
  9. Bernardo Silva
  10. Phil Foden
    • 73'Phil Foden off 73'
  11. Erling Haaland
    • 41'Erling Haaland scored 41'
  1. Bart Verbruggen
  2. Lewis Dunk
    • 29'Lewis Dunk booked 29'
  3. Jan Paul van Hecke
    • 53'Jan Paul van Hecke booked 53'
  4. Jack Hinshelwood
  5. Maxim De Cuyper
    • 61'Maxim De Cuyper booked 61'
  6. Kaoru Mitoma
    • 60'Kaoru Mitoma scored 60'
    • 69'Kaoru Mitoma booked 69'
    • 83'Kaoru Mitoma off 83'
  7. Ferdi Kadioglu
  8. Diego Gómez
    • 77'Diego Gómez off 77'
  9. Yasin Ayari
    • 83'Yasin Ayari off 83'
  10. Pascal Groß
    • 41'Pascal Groß booked 41'
  11. Georginio Rutter
    • 77'Georginio Rutter off 77'
  1. DonnarummaGK
    • 60'Gianluigi Donnarumma booked 60'
  2. Nathan AkéLB
    • 73'Nathan Aké off 73'
  3. Matheus NunesLCB
    • 73'Matheus Nunes off 73'
  4. KhusanovRCB
  5. Max AlleyneRB
  6. ReijndersDM
  7. Jérémy DokuLM
  8. Nico GonzálezLCM
    • 64'Nico González off 64'
  9. SilvaRCM
  10. Phil FodenRM
    • 73'Phil Foden off 73'
  11. Erling HaalandST
    • 41'Erling Haaland scored 41'

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. 1J. TraffordGoalkeeper No. 1
    Bench4 apps
  2. 10R. CherkiMidfield No. 10
    Bench33 apps
    • 73'Rayan Cherki on 73'
  3. 16RodriMidfield No. 16
    Bench21 apps
    • 64'Rodri on 64'
  4. 33N. O'ReillyMidfield No. 33
    Bench34 apps
    • 73'Nico O'Reilly on 73'
  5. 56R. McAidooForward No. 56
    Bench0 apps
  6. D. MukasaMidfield
    Bench
  7. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
    • 73'Rico Lewis on 73'
  8. S. MfuniDefence
    Bench
  9. 92R. HeskeyForward No. 92
    Bench0 apps
  1. VerbruggenGK
  2. Lewis DunkLB
    • 29'Lewis Dunk booked 29'
  3. van HeckeLCB
    • 53'Jan Paul van Hecke booked 53'
  4. HinshelwoodRCB
  5. De CuyperRB
    • 61'Maxim De Cuyper booked 61'
  6. Kaoru MitomaLDM
    • 60'Kaoru Mitoma scored 60'
    • 69'Kaoru Mitoma booked 69'
    • 83'Kaoru Mitoma off 83'
  7. Ferdi KadiogluRDM
  8. Diego GómezLW
    • 77'Diego Gómez off 77'
  9. Yasin AyariAM
    • 83'Yasin Ayari off 83'
  10. Pascal GroßRW
    • 41'Pascal Groß booked 41'
  11. RutterST
    • 77'Georginio Rutter off 77'

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. B. GrudaMidfield
    Bench
    • 77'Brajan Gruda on 77'
  3. T. WatsonForward
    Bench
    • 83'Tom Watson on 83'
    • 89'Tom Watson booked 89'
  4. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 77'Danny Welbeck on 77'
  5. 20J. MilnerMidfield No. 20
    Bench20 apps
    • 83'James Milner on 83'
  6. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  7. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
  8. 51C. TaskerDefence No. 51
    Bench0 apps
  9. 53H. HowellMidfield No. 53
    Bench3 apps

Home • Official XI

Manchester City

4-1-4-1
7.1827.1 apps
  • Out2 outs

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

Away • Official XI

Brighton & Hove Albion

4-2-3-1
7.2830.7 apps
  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

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

Manchester City

Bench

9
  1. 1J. TraffordGoalkeeper No. 1
    Bench4 apps
  2. 10R. CherkiMidfield No. 10
    Bench33 apps
    • 73'Rayan Cherki on 73'
  3. 16RodriMidfield No. 16
    Bench21 apps
    • 64'Rodri on 64'
  4. 33N. O'ReillyMidfield No. 33
    Bench34 apps
    • 73'Nico O'Reilly on 73'
  5. 56R. McAidooForward No. 56
    Bench0 apps
  6. D. MukasaMidfield
    Bench
  7. 82R. LewisDefence No. 82
    Bench11 apps
    • 73'Rico Lewis on 73'
  8. S. MfuniDefence
    Bench
  9. 92R. HeskeyForward No. 92
    Bench0 apps

Brighton & Hove Albion

Bench

9
  1. 23J. SteeleGoalkeeper No. 23
    Bench0 apps
  2. B. GrudaMidfield
    Bench
    • 77'Brajan Gruda on 77'
  3. T. WatsonForward
    Bench
    • 83'Tom Watson on 83'
    • 89'Tom Watson booked 89'
  4. 18D. WelbeckForward No. 18
    Bench37 apps
    • 77'Danny Welbeck on 77'
  5. 20J. MilnerMidfield No. 20
    Bench20 apps
    • 83'James Milner on 83'
  6. 21O. BoscagliDefence No. 21
    Bench12 apps
  7. D. CoppolaDefence
    Bench
  8. 51C. TaskerDefence No. 51
    Bench0 apps
  9. 53H. HowellMidfield No. 53
    Bench3 apps

Events

Timeline

Timeline filter
  1. 29'
    Away
    Lewis Dunk booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  2. 41'
    Home1-0
    Erling Haaland scored

    Manchester City.

  3. 41'
    Away
    Pascal Groß booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  4. 53'
    Away
    Jan Paul van Hecke booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  5. 60'
    Away1-1
    Kaoru Mitoma scored

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Assist Yasin Ayari.

  6. 60'
    Home
    Gianluigi Donnarumma booked

    Manchester City.

  7. 61'
    Away
    Maxim De Cuyper booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  8. 64'
    Home
    Rodri on

    Manchester City. Nico González off.

  9. 69'
    Away
    Kaoru Mitoma booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  10. 73'
    Home
    Rayan Cherki on

    Manchester City. Phil Foden off.

  11. 73'
    Home
    Nico O'Reilly on

    Manchester City. Nathan Aké off.

  12. 73'
    Home
    Rico Lewis on

    Manchester City. Matheus Nunes off.

  13. 77'
    Away
    Danny Welbeck on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter off.

  14. 77'
    Away
    Brajan Gruda on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Diego Gómez off.

  15. 83'
    Away
    Tom Watson on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma off.

  16. 83'
    Away
    James Milner on

    Brighton & Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari off.

  17. 89'
    Away
    Tom Watson booked

    Brighton & Hove Albion.

  18. FT
    Final 1-1

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.55
    AttackxG
    1.16
  2. 21
    AttackTotal Shots
    6
  3. 608
    PassingTotal Passes
    399
  4. 11
    DefendingTackles Won
    12
  5. 28
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    6

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 197 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 15:13 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • Solly MarchSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 22:15 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

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