Brighton 2-1 Man City (Aug 31, 2025)

BHA

MCI

16'

Jan Paul van Hecke

34'

Erling Haaland

Assist: Omar Marmoush

HT 0-1

60'

James Milner

Carlos Baleba

61'

Yasin Ayari

Jack Hinshelwood

61'

Georginio Rutter

Danny Welbeck

61'

Brajan Gruda

Diego Gómez

63'

Abdukodir Khusanov

67'

James Milner (Pen)

69'

Rayan Aït-Nouri

72'

Nico O’Reilly

Bernardo Silva

72'

Jérémy Doku

Omar Marmoush

77'

Joël Veltman

85'

Rico Lewis

Matheus Nunes

85'

Rúben Dias

Abdukodir Khusanov

89'

Brajan Gruda

Assist: Kaoru Mitoma

90'

+5

Diego Coppola

Yankuba Minteh

FT 2-1

BHA

Team Stats

MCI

Possession

37%

63%

2.30

xG

1.85

12 (7)

Shots (On Target)

12 (3)

20

Touches in Opp Box

23

3

Corners

2

Top Performers

Rating

8.8

Gruda

BHA

xG

1.43

Haaland

MCI

Chances Created

3

Mitoma

BHA

Take-ons

4

Marmoush

MCI

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	22	15	5	2	26	50
2	Man City	22	13	4	5	24	43
3	Aston Villa	22	13	4	5	8	43
4	Liverpool	22	10	6	6	4	36
5	Man United	22	9	8	5	6	35
6	Chelsea	22	9	7	6	12	34
7	Brentford	22	10	3	9	5	33
8	Newcastle	22	9	6	7	5	33
9	Sunderland	22	8	9	5	0	33
10	Everton	22	9	5	8	-1	32
11	Fulham	22	9	4	9	-1	31
12	Brighton	22	7	9	6	3	30
13	Crystal Palace	22	7	7	8	-2	28
14	Tottenham	22	7	6	9	2	27
15	Bournemouth	22	6	9	7	-6	27
16	Leeds	22	6	7	9	-7	25
17	Nottm Forest	22	6	4	12	-13	22
18	West Ham	22	4	5	13	-20	17
19	Burnley	22	3	5	14	-19	14
20	Wolves	22	1	5	16	-26	8

Game Summary

Brighton & Hove Albion emerged victorious over Manchester City, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on August 31.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 3

August 31, 2025

The American Express Stadium

Brighton & Hove, England

20° C

6 km/h SSW

Referee Darren England

Assistant Ref Scott Ledger

Assistant Ref Akil Howson

Fourth Official Simon Hooper

Video Referee Paul Tierney

BHA

4-2-3-1

1

6.9

Verbruggen

29

6.6

De Cuyper

5

6.5

Dunk

6

6.8

Paul van Hecke

34

6.4

Veltman

13

61'

6.5

Hinshelwood

17

60'

6.2

Baleba

6.4

Mitoma

25

61'

5.7

Gómez

11

90'

6.2

Minteh

61'

6.5

Welbeck

1

6.8

Trafford

5.5

Aït-Nouri

45

85'

6.2

Khusanov

6.6

Stones

27

85'

5.1

Nunes

7.3

Reijnders

6.9

Rodri

72'

5.7

Silva

72'

6.6

Marmoush

7.1

Haaland

52

5.7

Bobb

MCI

4-3-3

BHA

Managers

MCI

Fabian Hürzeler

Pep Guardiola

BHA

Substitutes

MCI

6.8

20

Milner

60'

6.8

11

Doku

72'

8.8

8

Gruda

61'

6.5

33

O’Reilly

72'

6.8

10

Rutter

61'

6.4

3

Dias

85'

6.8

26

Ayari

61'

6.3

82

Lewis

85'

42

Coppola

90'

31

Ederson

23

Steele

6

Aké

21

Boscagli

25

Akanji

24

Kadıoğlu

19

Gündogan

33

O'Riley

14

González

4'

B. Silva commits a foul.

9'

E. Haaland made a shot on target.

11'

O. Marmoush commits a foul.

12'

J. Hinshelwood commits a foul.

15'

J. Paul van Hecke commits a foul.

16'

J. Paul van Hecke receives a yellow card.

19'

K. Mitoma made a shot on target.

20'

D. Gómez takes a corner.

23'

Y. Minteh is caught offside.

24'

E. Haaland misses the shot.

25'

E. Haaland made a shot on target.

26'

E. Haaland misses the shot.

28'

T. Reijnders takes a corner.

28'

O. Marmoush misses the shot.

34'

E. Haaland scores a goal. O. Marmoush assists on the shot.

36'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

40'

D. Gómez commits a foul.

41'

D. Welbeck commits a foul.

42'

R. Aït-Nouri commits a foul.

43'

Rodri misses the shot.

44'

R. Aït-Nouri commits a foul.

45'

J. Veltman commits a foul.

45'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

45'

J. Hinshelwood commits a foul.

46'

B. Silva commits a foul.

48'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

50'

Y. Minteh commits a foul.

52'

R. Aït-Nouri commits a foul.

53'

B. Silva commits a foul.

55'

D. Gómez commits a foul.

56'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

60'

O. Bobb misses the shot.

60'

J. Milner enters the game. C. Baleba leaves the game.

61'

Y. Ayari enters the game. J. Hinshelwood leaves the game.

61'

G. Rutter enters the game. D. Welbeck leaves the game.

61'

B. Gruda enters the game. D. Gómez leaves the game.

62'

Y. Minteh made a shot on target.

62'

Y. Ayari takes a corner.

63'

A. Khusanov commits a foul.

63'

A. Khusanov receives a yellow card.

65'

L. Dunk made a shot on target.

65'

M. Nunes commits a foul.

67'

J. Milner scores a penalty goal.

68'

Y. Ayari commits a foul.

69'

R. Aït-Nouri commits a foul.

69'

R. Aït-Nouri receives a yellow card.

71'

Y. Minteh misses the shot.

72'

N. O’Reilly enters the game. B. Silva leaves the game.

72'

J. Doku enters the game. O. Marmoush leaves the game.

77'

N. O’Reilly made a shot on target.

77'

J. Veltman receives a yellow card.

77'

T. Reijnders takes a corner.

77'

E. Haaland misses the shot.

78'

O. Bobb commits a foul.

79'

J. Doku commits a foul.

79'

K. Mitoma made a shot on target.

80'

B. Gruda commits a foul.

81'

G. Rutter made a shot on target.

83'

B. Gruda made a shot on target.

85'

R. Lewis enters the game. M. Nunes leaves the game.

85'

R. Dias enters the game. A. Khusanov leaves the game.

85'

O. Bobb commits a foul.

87'

B. Gruda made a shot on target.

88'

M. De Cuyper takes a corner.

88'

J. Paul van Hecke made a shot on target.

88'

L. Dunk misses the shot.

89'

B. Gruda scores a goal. K. Mitoma assists on the shot.

90'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

90'

D. Coppola enters the game. Y. Minteh leaves the game.

90'

E. Haaland misses the shot.

90'

E. Haaland commits a foul.

90'

K. Mitoma commits a foul.

90'

T. Reijnders misses the shot.

All

1st

2nd

BHA

Attacking Stats

MCI

Possession

37%

63%

2.30

xG | Expand

1.85

12

Shots

12

7

Shots on Target

3

5

Shots off Target

9

3

Shots Blocked

1

0

Hit Woodwork

0

1

Big Chances Missed

2

476

Touches

731

20

Touches in Opp Box

23

7/12 (58%)

Take-ons

11/19 (58%)

3

Corners

2

BHA

Passing Stats

MCI

0.52

xA | Expand

1.48

1

Big Chances Created

2

9

Chances Created

8

237/317 (75%)

Passes

491/562 (87%)

8

Key Passes

7

51

Long Ball Passes

43

83

Final Third Passes

126

3/8 (38%)

Crosses

1/6 (17%)

0/1 (0%)

Through Balls

2/3 (66.7%)

1

Offsides

0

BHA

Defending Stats

MCI

17

Tackles

14

13

Tackles Won

7

0

Last Man Tackles

0

8

Interceptions

9

11

Clearances

16

51

Recoveries

50

0

Errors Leading to Shot

0

Errors Leading to Goal

0

Penalties Conceded

1

2

Goalkeeper Saves

5

BHA

Other Stats

MCI

2

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

16

Fouls

14

46

Duels Won

54

9

Aerials Won

14

3

Corners Won

2

113

Possessions Lost

107

9

Times Dispossessed

9

BHA

MCI

Player	Rating	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Shots on Target	xG
Brajan Gruda B. Gruda #8	8.8	30	1	0	2	0.78
Georginio Rutter G. Rutter #10	6.8	30	0	0	1	0.07
James Milner J. Milner #20	6.8	31	1	0	1	0.79
Yasin Ayari Y. Ayari #26	6.8	30	0	0	0	0.00
Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke #6	6.8	90	0	0	1	0.31
Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper #29	6.6	90	0	0	0	0.00
Lewis Dunk L. Dunk #5	6.5	90	0	0	0	0.09
Danny Welbeck D. Welbeck #18	6.5	60	0	0	0	0.00
Jack Hinshelwood J. Hinshelwood #13	6.5	60	0	0	0	0.00
Kaoru Mitoma K. Mitoma #22	6.4	90	0	1	1	0.07
Joël Veltman J. Veltman #34	6.4	90	0	0	0	0.00
Yankuba Minteh Y. Minteh #11	6.2	89	0	0	1	0.19
Carlos Baleba C. Baleba #17	6.2	59	0	0	0	0.00
Diego Gómez D. Gómez #25	5.7	60	0	0	0	0.00
Diego Coppola D. Coppola #42		1	0	0	0	0.00