Manchester City vs Brighton Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Manchester City squared off with Brighton in the Premier League of England action on January 7. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Momentum changed on the 41st minute when Erling Haaland converted the penalty, putting Manchester City ahead. Kaoru Mitoma found the net next, making the final score 1-1.

4 months after their last match in Premier League, Manchester City and Brighton renew their battle. In their last face-off, Brighton secured a 2-1 win. Coming into this match, Manchester City have played out two consecutive draws, facing Chelsea and Sunderland, keeping their unbeaten run alive at ten matches.

Brighton, fresh off a win against Burnley, approach this match eager to continue their positive form. Despite this, their defensive frailties have been apparent as they have been conceding goals for three consecutive away matches now.

This Premier League clash features attacking talents who have defined the campaigns of Manchester City and Brighton. The attacking efforts of Manchester City, under Pep Guardiola’s guidance, have been driven by Erling Haaland, the team’s primary goal threat, and Phil Foden, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. Haaland has already scored nineteen goals in Premier League this season, with Cherki leading their creative tally in the league with seven assists. Manchester City have also relied on Tijjani Reijnders, Jeremy Doku and Josko Gvardiol to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Brighton’s top finisher Danny Welbeck and Diego Gomez have played important roles in ensuring their attack, crafted under Fabian Hurzeler’s leadership, remains effective. Welbeck has emerged as Brighton’s leading scorer in Premier League this season, netting eight goals, as Rutter continues to lead their creative efforts in the tournament with three assists. Stefanos Tzimas, Brajan Gruda and Yankuba Minteh have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

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AI Prediction

Before kickoff, our AI predicts the outcome of Manchester City vs Brighton, then keeps watching the game to update its outlook minute by minute. Based on numbers run before the whistle, AI forecasted that Manchester City’s victory was the most likely outcome, rated at 62%, while a draw was at 23% and Brighton’s victory was at 15%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Manchester City - Brighton in real time.

Manchester City kicked off the game with Gianluigi Donnarumma, Nathan Ake who got substituted by Nico OReilly on the 73rd minute, Max Alleyne, Abdukodir Khusanov, Matheus Nunes who got substituted by Rico Lewis on the 73rd minute, Nicolas Gonzalez who got substituted by Rodri on the 64th minute, Jeremy Doku, Phil Foden who got substituted by Rayan Cherki on the 73rd minute, Tijjani Reijnders, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland as starters, with James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Stephen Mfuni, Nico OReilly, Rodri, Divine Mukasa, Rayan Cherki, Ryan McAidoo and Reigan Heskey on the bench.

Brighton's starting eleven were Bart Verbruggen, Maxim De Cuyper, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Jack Hinshelwood, Pascal Gross, Yasin Ayari who got substituted by James Milner on the 83rd minute, Kaoru Mitoma who got substituted by Tom Watson on the 83rd minute, Diego Gomez who got substituted by Brajan Gruda on the 77th minute, Ferdi Kadioglu and Georginio Rutter who got substituted by Danny Welbeck on the 77th minute, with Jason Steele, Charlie Tasker, Diego Coppola, Olivier Boscagli, Harry Howell, Tom Watson, Brajan Gruda, James Milner and Danny Welbeck on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Manchester City vs Brighton on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 2.51 - 0.81
• Ball Possession: 60 - 40
• Big Scoring Chances: 4 - 2
• Total Attempts: 22 - 6
• Shots On Target: 6 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 6 - 0
• Shots in the Box: 17 - 5
• Shots from Outside the Box: 5 - 1
• Woodwork Hits: 1 - 1
• Fouls: 6 - 16
• Corners: 6 - 2
• Throw-Ins: 18 - 22
• Saves: 2 - 3
• Free Kicks: 15 - 6
• Offsides: 2 - 3
• Passes into Final Third: 184 - 60
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 147 - 28
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 52 - 15
• Tackles: 15 - 21
• Completed Tackles: 12 - 11
• Total Crosses: 13 - 9
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 3
• Interceptions: 20 - 19
• Clearances: 10 - 24

Referee showed the yellow card seven times throughout the game. Lewis Dunk, Pascal Gross, Jan Paul van Hecke, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Maxim De Cuyper, Kaoru Mitoma and Tom Watson were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since October 2023, the teams have clashed five times. Both Manchester City and Brighton have two wins to their name, and one game ended in draw. Their latest meeting occurred on August 31, 2025, during the Premier League of England, with Brighton winning 2-1. Across these five head-to-head matches, Manchester City have scored ten goals, while Brighton have netted seven. So far, neither Manchester City nor Brighton have an edge in their recent head-to-head record.

Manchester City have won thirteen of their 21 matches in Premier League this season, with four draws and four defeats, scoring 45 goals, averaging 2.14 per match, while conceding nineteen, an average of 0.90 per match. Brighton have played 21 matches in Premier League, with seven wins, eight draws, and six losses this season, netting 31 goals (1.48 per match) and conceding 28 (1.33 per match).

Recent Form

Manchester City are on a two-game drawing streak, having drawn against Chelsea and Sunderland in their last two matches, while Brighton played their last match against Burnley, which ended in a win. Overall, Manchester City have won fifteen of their last twenty matches, losing three and drawing two, while over their most recent twenty games, Brighton have claimed eight victories, suffered five defeats, and drawn seven times.

Live Standings

As always, England Premier League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Manchester City are currently 2nd in the table with 43 points from 21 matches, while Brighton sit 11th with 29 points from 21 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Manchester City and Brighton in real time. You can watch the goals by Erling Haaland and Kaoru Mitoma as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Manchester City - Brighton are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.