Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Match Highlights

Premier League

Premier League

06:00 PMMay 18, 2021
Regular Season – 37
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3 – 2
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HT: (0 – 1)
📍 The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex)👤 Referee: S. Attwell

How did Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City perform?

Home Voted: 0
Away Voted: 0
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
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Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION
62%38%
ATTACK
19
Total shots
8
6
Shots on target
4
4
Shots off target
2
9
Blocked shots
2
10
Shots inside box
7
9
Shots outside box
1
5
Corner kicks
3
3
Offsides
1
PASSING
607
Total passes
361
540 (89%)
Accurate passes
301 (83%)
DISCIPLINE
13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
2
Goalkeeper saves
3

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion

26G
Robert Sanchez 90+5′
6.5
3D
Ben White
7
4D
Adam Webster 90+3′ 72′
7.3
33D
Dan Burn 76′
7.6
16M
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 27′ 🔺49′
6.7
13M
Pascal Groß
7.6
8M
Yves Bissouma
7.3
17M
Steven Alzate 🔺65′
6.5
15M
Jakub Moder
5.6
10F
Alexis Mac Allister
6.9
18F
Danny Welbeck 🔺29′
6.7
Substitutes
23G
Jason Steele
31G
Christian Walton
25M
Moisés Caicedo
6D
Michał Karbownik
14M
Adam Lallana 🔻49′
6.9
11F
Leandro Trossard 🔻29′
7.9
22F
Percy Tau
29F
Andi Zeqiri 🔻65′
6.9
7F
Aaron Connolly
Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion
👔 G. Potter

Manchester City

31G
Ederson
6.2
27D
João Cancelo 10′
3
5D
John Stones
6.9
3D
Rúben Dias
6.2
11D
Oleksandr Zinchenko
6.2
20M
Bernardo Silva 73′ 🔺77′
5.9
16M
Rodri 79′
6.5
8M
İlkay Gündoğan 2′ 🔺56′
7.3
26F
Riyad Mahrez
7.2
21F
Ferrán Torres 🔺15′
6.5
47F
Phil Foden 48′
7.6
Substitutes
13G
Zack Steffen
22D
Benjamin Mendy
14D
Aymeric Laporte
50D
Eric García 🔻15′
6.2
6D
Nathan Aké
25M
Fernandinho 🔻56′
6.9
80M
Cole Palmer
17M
Kevin De Bruyne
9F
Gabriel Jesus 🔻77′
6.6
Coach of Manchester City
👔 Guardiola

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City Head to Head

3WINS
2DRAWS
3WINS
Over 1.5 Goals100%
Over 2.5 Goals88%
Both Teams Scored88%

Past H2H Matches & Results

31 Aug 2025 Brighton 2-1 Man City
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31 Aug 2025 Brighton 2-1 Manchester City
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15 Mar 2025 Manchester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
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09 Nov 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City
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25 Apr 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Manchester City
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21 Oct 2023 Manchester City 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
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24 May 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Manchester City
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22 Oct 2022 Manchester City 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
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Premier League Standings

PosTeamMPWDL+/-GDPts
1
Arsenal
19 14 3 2 37-12 25 45
2
Manchester City
19 13 2 4 43-17 26 41
3
Aston Villa
19 12 3 4 30-23 7 39
4
Liverpool
19 10 3 6 30-26 4 33
5
Chelsea
19 8 6 5 32-21 11 30
6
Manchester Utd
19 8 6 5 33-29 4 30
7
Sunderland
19 7 8 4 20-18 2 29
8
Everton
19 8 4 7 20-20 0 28
9
Brentford
19 8 3 8 28-26 2 27
10
Crystal Palace
19 7 6 6 22-21 1 27
11
Fulham
19 8 3 8 26-27 -1 27
12
Tottenham
19 7 5 7 27-23 4 26
13
Newcastle
19 7 5 7 26-24 2 26
14
Brighton
19 6 7 6 28-27 1 25
15
Bournemouth
19 5 8 6 29-35 -6 23
16
Leeds
19 5 6 8 25-32 -7 21
17
Nottingham
19 5 3 11 18-30 -12 18
18
West Ham
19 3 5 11 21-38 -17 14
19
Burnley
19 3 3 13 20-37 -17 12
20
Wolves
19 0 3 16 11-40 -29 3

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
Relegation – Championship

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2021-05-18

Brighton & Hove Albion welcomed Manchester City to The American Express Community Stadium (Falmer, East Sussex) for a highly anticipated Premier League fixture on May 18, 2021. The encounter was a test of character and tactical flexibility for both managers.

Possession statistics told only half the story, as the game was punctuated by intense pressing and rapid transitions. Both teams had their spells of dominance, but clinical finishing was the difference-maker on the day.

Table & Points Breakdown

Currently, Brighton & Hove Albion finds itself in 14th place with 25 points. Their record shows 6 wins, balanced against 7 draws and 6 losses.

Visitors Manchester City are positioned at 2nd. Despite gathering 41 points and securing 13 wins, consistency has been their challenge away from home.

H2H Record Breakdown

In the context of Premier League, these teams have met 8 times. Brighton & Hove Albion has the upper hand with 3 victories.

However, Manchester City has been resilient, winning 3 matches, with 2 ending level. High scoring games are common, with Over 2.5 goals occurring in 7 of these fixtures.

Pre-Match Form

Analyzing the trajectory of both teams prior to this clash:

Latest Matches of Brighton & Hove Albion

  • West Ham 2-2 Brighton (Premier League, Dec 30, 2025)
  • Arsenal 2-1 Brighton (Premier League, Dec 27, 2025)
  • Brighton 0-0 Sunderland (Premier League, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Liverpool 2-0 Brighton (Premier League, Dec 13, 2025)
  • Brighton 1-1 West Ham (Premier League, Dec 07, 2025)
  • Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa (Premier League, Dec 03, 2025)
  • Nottingham 0-2 Brighton (Premier League, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Brighton 2-1 Brentford (Premier League, Nov 22, 2025)
  • Crystal Palace 0-0 Brighton (Premier League, Nov 09, 2025)
  • Brighton 3-0 Leeds (Premier League, Nov 01, 2025)

Latest Matches of Manchester City

  • Sunderland 0-0 Manchester City (Premier League, Jan 01, 2026)
  • Nottingham 1-2 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 27, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-0 West Ham (Premier League, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Crystal Palace 0-3 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 14, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-0 Sunderland (Premier League, Dec 06, 2025)
  • Fulham 4-5 Manchester City (Premier League, Dec 02, 2025)
  • Manchester City 3-2 Leeds (Premier League, Nov 29, 2025)

Complete Match Coverage

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