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Match Centre: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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Manchester City
16:00
Sat 31 Oct · your time
in 17 min
Wed 28 Oct · Carabao Cupat home
Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion
pens 4:3
Kovacic 40'Reis 72'
Yalcouyé 30'Rutter 47'
Sat 24 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Aston Villa2:1Manchester City
Jackson 6', 60'
Haaland 52'
Tue 20 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
Manchester City5:1AEK Athens
Anderson 12'Foden 34', 65', 76'Cherki 57'
Pilios 52'
Sat 17 Oct · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City3:2Ipswich Town
Foden 19'Haaland 34', 69'
Maeda 21'Flemming 90' (p)
Wed 14 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
Manchester City2:4Paris Saint Germain
Haaland 53', 75'
Doué 13'Dembélé 15'Vitinha 32'Akliouche 62'
Wed 28 Oct · Carabao Cupaway
Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion
pens 4:3
Kovacic 40'Reis 72'
Yalcouyé 30'Rutter 47'
Sun 25 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Liverpool2:0Brighton & Hove Albion
Groß 17' (og)Isak 21'
Sun 18 Oct · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion5:0Crystal Palace
Canvot 4' (og)Gómez 7'Ayari 10'Kostoulas 49'Hinshelwood 84'
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Conference Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion4:0Kauno Žalgiris
Rutter 41', 53'Hinshelwood 45+2'O'Riley 67'
Six of the Round · Premier League
Pre-match chances
60% Manchester City
20% draw
Brighton & Hove Albion 19%
Pre-match result forecast (provider data).
A dot on a form pip marks another competition.
Where to watch: fuboTV+1
Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Craig Pawson
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Manchester City: a match for the title
36%after a loss
51%after a win
Title chances: 36% after a defeat, 51% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).
Manchester City concede 2.2 goals per match
Manchester City2.2
Brighton & Hove Albion0.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Brighton & Hove Albion concede 0.8.
Last meeting, 28 October: Manchester City – Brighton & Hove Albion 2:2
LWDWDD
Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last 5 meetings.
Craig Pawson: 5.3 yellow cards per match
5.3 yellow cards per match
This season in this competition: 4 matches, 1 red card, 1 penalty.
Pascal Groß: 2 goals and 4 assists in 5 league matches
Goals2
The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.
Players to watch
Premier League, this season.
Erling Haaland
Manchester City · forward
9goals
0assists
7.53avg rating
Last match, Aston Villa: 1 goal, rating 7.5.
Pascal Groß
Brighton & Hove Albion · midfielder
3goals
4assists
7.58avg rating
Last match, Liverpool: rating 7.2.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
Manchester City
- Antoine SemenyoInjured · return date unknown
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Ferdi KadıoğluInjured · return date unknown
- Zadok YohannaInjured · return date unknown
Preview and report
Before the match
Haaland ahead of Brighton clash: seven goals in seven league games
Premier League leaders Manchester City host third-placed Brighton & Hove Albion in Matchweek 9. Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in seven league games against them.
Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article
Number of the match
7
That is how many goals Haaland has scored in seven league games against Brighton.
Brighton without an away win against City
Haaland scored in each of the last four league meetings with Brighton, but City won none of them. The most recent league meeting between the sides at the Etihad Stadium ended in a 1–1 draw. Brighton have yet to win in 16 league away games against Manchester City; the record is four draws and 12 defeats.
Leaders and third place after eight games
City have 21 points after eight games, Brighton 16. The hosts have scored in 10 straight games, and Haaland is their top league scorer with nine goals in eight appearances. For Brighton, Pascal Groß contributes most: three goals and four assists in eight league games. City lost to Aston Villa 1–2 on Saturday 24 October, and Brighton lost to Liverpool 0–2 at Anfield on Sunday 25 October. In their last five games in all competitions, City have conceded 11 goals in total. In the season simulation, City's chance of winning the title is 45% today; after a win it would be 50%, after a defeat 36%. Brighton have a 71% chance of a place in European competition, 81% after a win, 65% after a defeat.
Absentees and time off for City
Manchester City will be without Antoine Semenyo, who is injured. Brighton cannot call on the injured Zadok Yohanna. Enzo Maresca explained that City's key players were given three days off so that they would return full of energy (Sports Illustrated).
Recent matches
Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.
“This set-up” is Manchester City at home and Brighton & Hove Albion away, as in this match.
Manchester City
all matches · 10
8W0D2L2.9scored per match1.4conceded per match
at home · 10
8W0D2L2.9scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
8W0D2L2.9scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
7W2D1L2.0scored per match0.7conceded per match
- 28 Oct Brighton & Hove AlbionHCarabao Cup 2:2W
- 24 Oct Aston VillaAPremier League 2:1L
- 20 Oct AEK AthensHChampions League 5:1W
- 17 Oct Ipswich TownHPremier League 3:2W
- 14 Oct Paris Saint GermainHChampions League 2:4L
- 11 Oct LiverpoolAPremier League 0:3W
- 20 Sep SunderlandHPremier League 5:3W
- 17 Sep Norwich CityHCarabao Cup 5:0W
- 13 Sep Manchester UnitedAPremier League 0:1W
- 8 Sep PortoAChampions League 0:2W
- 5 Sep Coventry CityHPremier League 1:0W
- 28 Aug Crystal PalaceAPremier League 1:4W
- 23 Aug AFC BournemouthHPremier League 2:1W
- 9 Aug Atlético de MadridHFriendly 3:1W
- 1 Aug InterHFriendly 1:1L
- 24 May Aston VillaHPremier League 1:2L
- 19 May AFC BournemouthAPremier League 1:1D
- 16 May ChelseaAFA Cup 0:1W
- 13 May Crystal PalaceHPremier League 3:0W
- 4 May EvertonAPremier League 3:3D
- 22 Apr BurnleyAPremier League 0:1W
- 12 Apr ChelseaAPremier League 0:3W
Wed 28 Oct · Carabao Cupat home
Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion
pens 4:3
Kovacic 40'Reis 72'
Yalcouyé 30'Rutter 47'
Sat 24 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Aston Villa2:1Manchester City
Jackson 6', 60'
Haaland 52'
Tue 20 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
Manchester City5:1AEK Athens
Anderson 12'Foden 34', 65', 76'Cherki 57'
Pilios 52'
Sat 17 Oct · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City3:2Ipswich Town
Foden 19'Haaland 34', 69'
Maeda 21'Flemming 90' (p)
Wed 14 Oct · Champions Leagueat home
Manchester City2:4Paris Saint Germain
Haaland 53', 75'
Doué 13'Dembélé 15'Vitinha 32'Akliouche 62'
Sun 11 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Liverpool0:3Manchester City
Haaland 65'Doku 68'Cherki 78'
Sun 20 Sep · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City5:3Sunderland
Fernández 9'Cherki 29'Semenyo 43', 57'Haaland 81'
Brobbey 12', 33', 59'
Thu 17 Sep · Carabao Cupat home
Manchester City5:0Norwich City
Samba 29', 54'Cherki 32'Allan 48'McAidoo 90'
Fri 28 Aug · Premier Leagueaway
Crystal Palace1:4Manchester City
Donnarumma 56' (og)
Haaland 17', 84'Cherki 54', 59'
Sun 23 Aug · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City2:1AFC Bournemouth
Guéhi 84'Gvardiol 90+1'
Tavernier 26'
Sun 9 Aug · Friendlyat home
Manchester City3:1Atlético de Madrid
Marmoush 57', 59'Aït-Nouri 90'
Domínguez 43'
Sun 24 May · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City1:2Aston Villa
Semenyo 23'
Watkins 47', 61'
Tue 19 May · Premier Leagueaway
AFC Bournemouth1:1Manchester City
Kroupi 39'
Haaland 90+5'
Wed 13 May · Premier Leagueat home
Manchester City3:0Crystal Palace
Semenyo 32'Marmoush 40'Savinho 84'
Mon 4 May · Premier Leagueaway
Everton3:3Manchester City
Barry 68', 81'O'Brien 73'
Doku 43', 90+7'Haaland 83'
Sun 12 Apr · Premier Leagueaway
Chelsea0:3Manchester City
O'Reilly 51'Guéhi 57'Doku 68'
Brighton & Hove Albion
all matches · 10
6W2D2L2.5scored per match0.7conceded per match
at home · 10
8W1D1L2.9scored per match0.5conceded per match
at home · 10
8W1D1L3.0scored per match0.4conceded per match
away · 10
3W2D5L1.6scored per match1.4conceded per match
- 28 Oct Manchester CityACarabao Cup 2:2L
- 25 Oct LiverpoolAPremier League 2:0L
- 22 Oct JablonecAEuropa Conference League 0:0D
- 18 Oct Crystal PalaceHPremier League 5:0W
- 15 Oct Kauno ŽalgirisHEuropa Conference League 4:0W
- 10 Oct SunderlandAPremier League 0:2W
- 19 Sep ArsenalHPremier League 3:0W
- 16 Sep Manchester UnitedACarabao Cup 2:3W
- 13 Sep Coventry CityAPremier League 0:5W
- 5 Sep Leeds UnitedHPremier League 1:1D
- 30 Aug ChelseaAPremier League 4:3L
- 27 Aug TromsøHEuropa Conference League 4:0W
- 23 Aug Aston VillaHPremier League 4:0W
- 20 Aug TromsøAEuropa Conference League 0:0D
- 8 Aug RomaHFriendly 3:0W
- 24 May Manchester UnitedHPremier League 0:3L
- 17 May Leeds UnitedAPremier League 1:0L
- 9 May Wolverhampton WanderersHPremier League 3:0W
- 2 May Newcastle UnitedAPremier League 3:1L
- 21 Apr ChelseaHPremier League 3:0W
- 21 Mar LiverpoolHPremier League 2:1W
Wed 28 Oct · Carabao Cupaway
Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion
pens 4:3
Kovacic 40'Reis 72'
Yalcouyé 30'Rutter 47'
Sun 25 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Liverpool2:0Brighton & Hove Albion
Groß 17' (og)Isak 21'
Sun 18 Oct · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion5:0Crystal Palace
Canvot 4' (og)Gómez 7'Ayari 10'Kostoulas 49'Hinshelwood 84'
Thu 15 Oct · Europa Conference Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion4:0Kauno Žalgiris
Rutter 41', 53'Hinshelwood 45+2'O'Riley 67'
Sat 10 Oct · Premier Leagueaway
Sunderland0:2Brighton & Hove Albion
De Cuyper 53'Hadjam 90+3'
Sat 19 Sep · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion3:0Arsenal
Groß 31'Kostoulas 45'Andrés 57'
Wed 16 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Manchester United2:3Brighton & Hove Albion
Lacey 8'Mount 10'
Kostoulas 45+1'Groß 65'De Cuyper 69'
Sun 13 Sep · Premier Leagueaway
Coventry City0:5Brighton & Hove Albion
Kostoulas 35'Yalcouyé 51'Groß 70' (p)Dunk 83'Ayari 90+4'
Sat 5 Sep · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion1:1Leeds United
Vuskovic 71'
Bogle 15'
Sun 30 Aug · Premier Leagueaway
Chelsea4:3Brighton & Hove Albion
Lavia 4'Pedro Neto 14'Pedro 32'Palmer 74'
Yalcouyé 35'Pedro 63' (og)Groß 90+6'
Thu 27 Aug · Europa Conference Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion4:0Tromsø
Kostoulas 22'De Cuyper 33'Wieffer 38'Boscagli 86'
Sun 23 Aug · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion4:0Aston Villa
Lindelöf 8' (og)De Cuyper 18'Hinshelwood 30', 31'
Sun 24 May · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion0:3Manchester United
Dorgu 33'Mbeumo 44'Fernandes 48'
Sun 17 May · Premier Leagueaway
Leeds United1:0Brighton & Hove Albion
Calvert-Lewin 90+6'
Sat 9 May · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion3:0Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hinshelwood 1'Dunk 5'Minteh 86'
Sat 2 May · Premier Leagueaway
Newcastle United3:1Brighton & Hove Albion
Osula 12'Burn 24'Barnes 90+5'
Hinshelwood 61'
Tue 21 Apr · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion3:0Chelsea
Kadıoğlu 3'Hinshelwood 56'Welbeck 90+1'
Sat 21 Mar · Premier Leagueat home
Brighton & Hove Albion2:1Liverpool
Welbeck 14', 56'
Kerkez 30'
Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 6.2 · 7.4; cards 1.6 · 1.6
Head to head
21 meetings since 2008. The last 5 below.
Last time · 28 Oct 2026 · Carabao Cup
Manchester City 2:2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Kovacic 40' · Reis 72' · Yalcouyé 30' · Rutter 47'
0wins
2wins
3 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5
- 28 Oct 2026Carabao Cup Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion Pens 4-3 Kovacic 40' · Reis 72' · Yalcouyé 30' · Rutter 47' Details
- 7 Jan 2026Premier League Manchester City1:1Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 41' (k) · Mitoma 60' Details
- 31 Aug 2025Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion2:1Manchester City Milner 67' (k) · Gruda 89' · Haaland 34' Details
- 15 Mar 2025Premier League Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 11' (k) · Marmoush 39' · Estupiñán 21' · Khusanov 48' (s) Details
- 9 Nov 2024Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion2:1Manchester City Pedro 78' · O'Riley 83' · Haaland 23' Details
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25 Apr 2024Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion0:4Manchester City De Bruyne 17' · Foden 26', 34' · Alvarez 62' before our records
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21 Oct 2023Premier League Manchester City2:1Brighton & Hove Albion Alvarez 7' · Haaland 19' · Fati 73' before our records
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24 May 2023Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion1:1Manchester City Enciso 38' · Foden 25' before our records
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22 Oct 2022Premier League Manchester City3:1Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 22', 43' (k) · De Bruyne 75' · Trossard 53' before our records
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20 Apr 2022Premier League Manchester City3:0Brighton & Hove Albion Mahrez 53' · Foden 65' · Silva 82' before our records
2wins
0wins
3 draws3.4 goals per match · both scored in 5 of 5
- 28 Oct 2026Carabao Cup Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion Pens 4-3 Kovacic 40' · Reis 72' · Yalcouyé 30' · Rutter 47' Details
- 7 Jan 2026Premier League Manchester City1:1Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 41' (k) · Mitoma 60' Details
- 15 Mar 2025Premier League Manchester City2:2Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 11' (k) · Marmoush 39' · Estupiñán 21' · Khusanov 48' (s) Details
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21 Oct 2023Premier League Manchester City2:1Brighton & Hove Albion Alvarez 7' · Haaland 19' · Fati 73' before our records
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22 Oct 2022Premier League Manchester City3:1Brighton & Hove Albion Haaland 22', 43' (k) · De Bruyne 75' · Trossard 53' before our records
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20 Apr 2022Premier League Manchester City3:0Brighton & Hove Albion Mahrez 53' · Foden 65' · Silva 82' before our records
1wins
2wins
1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4
- 31 Aug 2025Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion2:1Manchester City Milner 67' (k) · Gruda 89' · Haaland 34' Details
- 9 Nov 2024Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion2:1Manchester City Pedro 78' · O'Riley 83' · Haaland 23' Details
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25 Apr 2024Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion0:4Manchester City De Bruyne 17' · Foden 26', 34' · Alvarez 62' before our records
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24 May 2023Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion1:1Manchester City Enciso 38' · Foden 25' before our records
Official lineups
The lineups the clubs announced.
Starting XIs
4-2-3-1
–4-2-3-1
Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Bench
Manchester City
- 28 Gerónimo Rulli GK —
- 6 Marc Guéhi DEF —
- 22 Vitor Reis DEF —
- 33 Nico O'Reilly DEF —
- 82 Rico Lewis DEF —
- 8 Mateo Kovacic MID —
- 10 Rayan Cherki MID —
- 47 Phil Foden MID —
- 37 Allan ATT —
Brighton & Hove Albion
- 23 Jason Steele GK —
- 3 Jaouen Hadjam DEF —
- 30 Michael Svoboda DEF —
- 8 Jack Hinshelwood MID —
- 27 Mats Wieffer MID —
- 33 Matt O'Riley MID —
- 35 Malick Yalcouyé MID —
- 10 Georginio Rutter ATT —
- 11 Yankuba Minteh ATT —
Out
Manchester City: Antoine SemenyoBrighton & Hove Albion: Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Zadok Yohanna
Coaches
Enzo MarescaManchester City Fabian HürzelerBrighton & Hove Albion
Full squads (23 players)
Manchester City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
- 14 Nico González
- 18 Jack Grealish
- 30 Claudio Echeverri
- 75 Floyd Samba
Forwards
- 7 Omar Marmoush
- 42 Antoine Semenyo
- 56 Ryan McAidoo
Brighton & Hove Albion
Goalkeepers
- 38 T. McGill
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
- 9 Stefanos Tzimas
- 12 Promise David
- 15 Ibrahim Osman
- 22 Kaoru Mitoma
- 36 Zadok Yohanna
- 49 Nehemiah Oriola
Squad
Player intelligence
Player comparison
Who wins?
The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.
60%Manchester City
20%draw
19%Brighton & Hove Albion
Out of 20 matches like this, Manchester City win 12, 4 end level and Brighton & Hove Albion win 4.
The forecast leans to Manchester City. By Volt (strength from league results) Manchester City rate higher: 71.5 and 59.8.
Likeliest scores
The five likeliest from the score grid.
- 2:110%
- 1:19%
- 2:08%
- 1:08%
- 3:17%
How many goals?
The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.
- 2+ goals84% Manchester City 9 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 9 of 10
- 3+ goals65% Manchester City 8 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 6 of 10
- 4+ goals43% Manchester City 6 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 5 of 10
- 5+ goals28% Manchester City 5 of 10 · Brighton & Hove Albion 3 of 10
Goals at both ends
Chance that each side scores: 61%.
What this match changes in the season
Each club's chance in its part of the table, after each result.
Club
today
after a defeat
after a draw
after a win
Manchester City
title chance
today 45%
- after a defeat
- 36%
- after a draw
- 41%
- after a win
- 51%
Brighton & Hove Albion
European-place chance
today 71%
- after a defeat
- 68%
- after a draw
- 70%
- after a win
- 80%
Manchester City: 14 percentage points of title chance between a win and a defeat.
From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count
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Volt matchup
71.5
59.8
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
- GolVolt’s own goals model
- XI stability
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 31 October, 16:00Your time · in 17 min
- Where to watch
- fuboTV, Peacock (Stream) USA · change country
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium Manchester · show map
- Referee
- Craig Pawson 🇪🇳 5.3 yellow cards per match · This season · 4 matches
- Rest
- Manchester City 3 days · Brighton & Hove Albion 3 days Both last played: Carabao Cup
- Table
- 1. Manchester City (21 pts) and 3. Brighton & Hove Albion (16 pts) Matchday 9 of 38
- Weather
- 9°Covercastwind 6 km/h
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