Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Match preview
Manchester City-:-
Brighton & Hove AlbionEtihad Stadium
Form Guide
Updated 18 Oct 2026Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion
- 21
- League position
- 29
- W
- Last 5
- W
- 3.00
- Points per game (L5)
- 3.00
- 5
- Goals scored (L5)
- 3
- 0
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 2
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 1
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 0
Head to Head
6
Manchester City wins
3
Draws
3
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
Last 12 meetings
3.3
Goals per game
75%
Both teams scored
75%
Over 2.5 goals
07 Jan 2026
Last meeting
Manchester City in the last 5 meetings
DLDLW
Injuries & Suspensions
Manchester City
- Antoine SemenyoKnee Injury
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Kaoru MitomaHamstring Injury
- Stefanos TzimasCruciate Ligament Tear
- Z. YohannaFitness
Key Players
Carabao Cup, this seasonManchester City
Top scorer
Floyd Samba
2 goals
Most assists
Rayan Aït-Nouri
2 assists
Best rated
Floyd Samba
8.15
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd SambaAttacker | 1 (1) | 90 | 2 | 0 | – | 8.15 | – |
| Mateo KovacicMidfielder | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.21 | – |
| Rayan Aït-NouriMidfielder | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 2 | – | 7.61 | – |
| Abdukodir KhusanovDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.43 | – |
| Vitor ReisDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 7.19 | – |
| Ayyoub BouaddiMidfielder | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 7.61 | – |
| Gerónimo RulliGoalkeeper | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.87 | – |
| Rico LewisDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.66 | – |
| Nico O'ReillyDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 7.66 | – |
| AllanMidfielder | 1 (1) | 71 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.03 | – |
| Rayan CherkiMidfielder | 1 (1) | 46 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.82 | – |
| Ryan McAidooAttacker | 1 (0) | 44 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.40 | – |
| Kaden BraithwaiteDefender | 1 (0) | 19 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.43 | – |
Brighton & Hove Albion
Top scorer
Pascal Groß
1 goals
Most assists
Luka Vuskovic
1 assists
Best rated
Pascal Groß
8.52
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka VuskovicDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 1 | – | 7.12 | – |
| Jason SteeleGoalkeeper | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.67 | – |
| Pascal StruijkDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.84 | – |
| Pascal GroßMidfielder | 1 (1) | 90 | 1 | 0 | – | 8.52 | – |
| CostinhaDefender | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.10 | – |
| Chema AndrésMidfielder | 1 (1) | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.29 | |
| Charalampos KostoulasAttacker | 1 (1) | 82 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.65 | – |
| Olivier BoscagliMidfielder | 1 (1) | 74 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.88 | – |
| Jaouen HadjamDefender | 1 (1) | 74 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.67 | |
| Malick YalcouyéAttacker | 1 (1) | 66 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.07 | – |
| Matt O'RileyAttacker | 1 (1) | 66 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.85 | – |
| Diego GómezMidfielder | 1 (0) | 24 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.20 | – |
| Maxim De CuyperDefender | 1 (0) | 24 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.34 | |
| Yasin AyariMidfielder | 1 (0) | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.81 | |
| Ferdi KadıoğluDefender | 1 (0) | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.54 | – |
Referee
Andy Madley
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 4.40
- Yellow cards per game
- 4.40
- Red cards per game
- 0.00
- Fouls per game
- 23.6
- Penalties per game
- 0.20
- Home wins
- 50%
Averages across 10 completed matches officiated by Andy Madley in our database.