Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League 21 Oct 2023, 14:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion
🏟 Etihad Stadium (Manchester) 👤 R. Jones Round 9

Match report

Manchester City edged past Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 October 2023.

Manchester City had 10 shots to Brighton & Hove Albion's 5.

M. Akanji was sent off in the 90+5th minute.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester), with R. Jones in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 10 - 5 On target 6 - 3 Corners 2 - 2 Fouls 9 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Julián Álvarez
Manchester City · 1 goal
8 Ansu Fati 1 goal
8 Josko Gvardiol 73 passes (90% accurate)
8 Jérémy Doku 1 assist
8 Lewis Dunk 75 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
Brighton & Hove Albion came out stronger after half-time, with 4 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–1 5–4
Shots On Goal 3–1 3–2
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 2–0 0–2
Attacks 77–31 60–46
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
137 Attacks 77
66 Dangerous Attacks 32
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 2
10 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Inside Box 4
4 Shots Outside Box 1
9 Fouls 11
2 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
55% Ball Possession 45%
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3
606 Passes Total 499
542 Passes Accurate 439
Line-ups 3-2-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 3-2-4-1
18 S. Ortega
2 K. Walker 25 M. Akanji 24 J. Gvardiol
5 J. Stones 16 Rodri
47 P. Foden 19 J. Álvarez 20 B. Silva 11 J. Doku
9 E. Haaland
Brighton & Hove Albion · 4-2-3-1
23 J. Steele
6 J. Milner 5 L. Dunk 3 I. Júlio 7 S. March
20 C. Baleba 13 P. Groß
24 S. Adingra 18 D. Welbeck 22 K. Mitoma
9 J. Pedro
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 10 Jack Grealish
  • 6 Nathan Aké
  • 31 Ederson
  • 82 Rico Lewis
  • 21 Sergio Gómez
  • 27 Matheus Nunes
  • 4 Kalvin Phillips
  • 8 Mateo Kovacic
Brighton & Hove Albion
Coach
R. De Zerbi
Substitutes
  • 28 Evan Ferguson
  • 34 Joël Veltman
  • 31 Ansu Fati
  • 11 Billy Gilmour
  • 29 Jan Paul van Hecke
  • 1 Bart Verbruggen
  • 4 Adam Webster
  • 8 Mahmoud Dahoud
  • 14 Adam Lallana
Substitutions
  • 16' ↑ E. Ferguson ↓ D. Welbeck Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 46' ↑ J. Veltman ↓ J. Milner Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 65' ↑ Ansu Fati ↓ João Pedro Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 66' ↑ B. Gilmour ↓ C. Baleba Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 75' ↑ Rúben Dias ↓ J. Stones Manchester City
  • 75' ↑ J. Grealish ↓ J. Doku Manchester City
  • 90+6' ↑ N. Aké ↓ J. Álvarez Manchester City
  • 90+4' ↑ J. van Hecke ↓ S. March Brighton & Hove Albion
Cards
  • 90+5' M. Akanji Manchester City
  • 36' S. March Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 38' Rodri Manchester City
  • 63' M. Akanji Manchester City
  • 64' Igor Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 84' J. Grealish Manchester City
  • 90+5' M. Akanji Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 7 2 draws 4 Brighton & Hove Albion
2026-01-07 Manchester City vs Brighton 1 - 1
2025-08-31 Brighton vs Man City 2 - 1
2025-08-31 Brighton vs Manchester City 2 - 1
2025-03-15 Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 2
2024-11-09 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City 2 - 1
2024-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City 0 - 4
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Brighton & Hove Albion D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion?
Manchester City won 2-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion on 21 October 2023.
Who won Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion?
Manchester City won the match 2-1.
Where was Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion?
Manchester City had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.