James Milner 67' (pen) football
Brajan Gruda 89' football
Brighton & Hove Albion
BHA

Premier League

31 Aug 2025
2 – 1
Full-time
American Express Stadium
Manchester City
MCI
Haaland 34' football

Commentary will be available once the match begins.

Timeline

90'+5'
D. Coppola
on
off
Y. Minteh
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D. Coppola
Y. Minteh
89'
B. Gruda
2-1
Goal
B. Gruda
85'
R. Dias
on
off
A. Khusanov
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R. Dias
A. Khusanov
85'
R. Lewis
on
off
M. Nunes
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R. Lewis
M. Nunes
77'
J. Veltman
YELLOW CARD
J. Veltman
72'
J. Doku
on
off
O. Marmoush
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J. Doku
O. Marmoush
72'
N. O'Reilly
on
off
B. Silva
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N. O'Reilly
B. Silva
69'
R. Aït-Nouri
YELLOW CARD
R. Aït-Nouri
67'
J. Milner
1-1
Goal
J. Milner
63'
A. Khusanov
YELLOW CARD
A. Khusanov
61'
B. Gruda
on
off
D. Gómez
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B. Gruda
D. Gómez
61'
G. Rutter
on
off
D. Welbeck
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G. Rutter
D. Welbeck
61'
Y. Ayari
on
off
J. Hinshelwood
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Y. Ayari
J. Hinshelwood
60'
J. Milner
on
off
C. Baleba
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J. Milner
C. Baleba
34'
E. Haaland
0-1
Goal
E. Haaland
16'
J. Hecke
YELLOW CARD
J. Hecke

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90'+9'
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Second Half ends

Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Manchester City 1.
90'+8'
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Full Time

A HUGE WIN AT THE AMEX!
90'+8'
Reijnders drags wide from the edge of the box!
90'+8'
Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
90'+8'

Foul

Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+8'
Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'

Foul

Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
90'+6'
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90'+5'
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Substitution

Minteh is replaced by Coppola, for his Premier League and Amex debut.
90'+5'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5'
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Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Diego Coppola replaces Yankuba Minteh.
90'+4'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1'

Foul

Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+1'
Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'

SEVEN MINUTES ADDED TIME

Well, this will probably be a bit nervy.
89'

TERRIFIC FINISH FROM THE GERMAN

Mitoma plays Gruda in, the German takes it round Trafford and passes it into the net!!!
89'
BHA
2-1
MCI
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Goal!

Brajan Gruda
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-1 TO ALBION!!!!! BRAJAN GRUDDDAAAAAA!!!!
89'
BHA
2-1
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Football

Goal!

Brajan Gruda
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Manchester City 1. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
88'
Attempt missed. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
88'
Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Trafford (Manchester City).
88'
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Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
87'
Albion win possession in midfield and City are caught on the backfoot. Mitoma runs at the visiting defence before rolling it to Gruda on the right, but his first time shot is blocked!
87'
Attempt blocked. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
85'
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'

Foul

Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
85'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85'
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Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Rúben Dias replaces Abdukodir Khusanov because of an injury.
85'
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Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces Matheus Nunes.
83'
That's another relatively comfortable one for Trafford as Gruda gets a low shot away from 20 yards aiming for the bottom right, but the City man dives down on the ball.
83'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
83'
Attempt saved. Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
81'
Georginio strikes the ball on the half volley from the left of the box, but it's straight down the throat of Trafford. A decent effort, but it was never going to beat the former Burnley keeper.
81'
Attempt saved. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
80'

Foul

Foul by Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
80'
Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Attempt blocked. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Rutter.
79'
Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79'

Foul

Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
78'
Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'

Foul

Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
77'
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Yellow Card

Joel Veltman catches Doku late. Yellow card.
77'
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
77'
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Yellow Card

Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77'
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Corner

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
77'
Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
74'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Brajan Gruda (Brighton and Hove Albion).
72'
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Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
72'
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Substitution

Substitution, Manchester City. Nico O'Reilly replaces Bernardo Silva.
71'
Inches wide from Minteh! Gruda races to get the ball on the right and does so. He finds Minteh who beats two as he darts into the box and then curls it inches wide of the post!
71'
Attempt missed. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
69'
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Yellow Card

Ait-Nouri drags down Georginio as he races onto Verbruggen's long ball downfield. This is a free-kick in a half decent area. Out on the right, lots of Albion players in the City box.
69'
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Yellow Card

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69'
Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69'

Foul

Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
68'

Foul

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).
68'
Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67'
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1-1
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Goal!

James Milner
JAMES MILNER FINDS THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER TO EQUALISE!!! A touching moment as he does the Diogo Jota celebration, taking a seat on the ground before pretending to play with a games controller.
67'
BHA
1-1
MCI
Player
Football

Goal!

James Milner
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Manchester City 1. James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
65'

Penalty

Penalty to Albion! Dunk volleys the ball at goal from Ayari's cross and Nunes throws his arm in the way!
65'

Penalty Lost

Penalty conceded by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) with a handball in the penalty area.
65'
Attempt blocked. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross.
63'
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Yellow Card

Khusanov flies in on Minteh and doesn't get the ball. Free-kick to Albion on the right flank. Yellow card for Khusanov.
63'
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Yellow Card

Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'
Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'

Foul

Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City).
62'
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Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Trafford.
62'
Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Kaoru Mitoma.
61'
Minteh takes a great first touch from Mitoma's pass and then gets a strike away from the edge of the box which Trafford tips over the bar at full stretch!
61'
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Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Diego Gómez.
61'
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Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Danny Welbeck.
61'
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Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Jack Hinshelwood.
60'

FOUR CHANGES FOR ALBION

Carlos Baleba, Jack Hinshelwood, Danny Welbeck and Diego Gomez are replaced by Georginio, Brajan Gruda, James Milner and Yasin Ayari.
60'
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Substitution

Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces Carlos Baleba.
60'
Attempt missed. Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
58'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
56'

Foul

Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
56'
Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
55'
Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54'

WIDE FROM VELTMAN

De Cuyper is brought down just in front of the City corner flag on the left for an Albion free-kick. The Belgian takes the set-piece, zipping it into the box, it hits Veltman in the chest and goes behind for a goal-kick.
53'

Foul

Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
53'
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52'
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'

Foul

Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
50'

Foul

Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
50'
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

Foul

Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
48'
Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
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Second Half begins

Albion get the second half underway.
46'
Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46'

Foul

Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
45'
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Second Half begins

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1.
45'+6'
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First Half ends

First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1.
45'+5'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+4'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+3'
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Half-Time

City lead at the break.
45'+1'

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+1'
Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1'

Foul

Handball by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+1'

Foul

Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+1'
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'

THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME

44'
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44'

Foul

Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
43'
Marmoush intercepts Verbruggen's pass on the edge of the box. Albion recover to force the ball out of the box and Rodri looks to smash it in from 20 yards, but it's well over.
43'
Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
42'
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'

Foul

Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City).
41'

Foul

Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
41'
Abdukodir Khusanov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'

Foul

Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
40'
Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'

Foul

Foul by Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
36'
Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
34'
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Goal

Haaland pokes the ball past Verbruggen, after Marmoush somehow bundles the ball through.
34'
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Goal

Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Manchester City 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a through ball.
30'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Rodri (Manchester City).
28'
van Hecke gets a half clearing header on a Reijnders' corner, it falls at the back of the Albion box for Marmoush to volley, but he skies it.
28'
Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
28'
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Corner

Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
26'
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
25'
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
24'
That's another chance wasted by Haaland. The centre forward drags it wide from the edge of the area. He then gets a header on target from Ait-Nouri's cross, but a combination of Verbruggen and Dunk keep it from crossing the line!
24'
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
23'
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Offside

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kaoru Mitoma is caught offside.
19'
That requires a great save from James Trafford to keep City level. Welbeck flicks the ball through the City backline and Mitoma races onto it. He's got Khusanov for company but gets a yard on him and looks for the bottom left corner from 20 yards, Trafford dives down and gets a touch on it to put it behind for a corner!
19'
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Corner

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by James Trafford.
19'
Attempt saved. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Trafford (Manchester City). Assisted by Danny Welbeck with a through ball.
16'
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Yellow Card

Jan Paul van Hecke goes flying into a challenge, he actually pulls out, but it's too late and he brings down Marmoush. Yellow card for the Dutchman.
16'
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Yellow Card

Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15'

Foul

Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
15'
Tijjani Reijnders (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'

MITOMA OVERCOOKS HIS CROSS

Albion have men over as Kaoru Mitoma gets down the left. The Japan international hits it with the outside of his right boot looking for the runners in the middle, but he gets too much on it and it's behind for a goal-kick. Just before that, Jack Hinshelwood put in perfectly good sliding tackle on Reijnders, but somehow the referee saw it as a free-kick. One of those where the whole stadium is shocked at the decision.
12'

Foul

Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12'
Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11'

Foul

Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
10'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9'
Haaland races in on goal but his effort from just inside the box is tame and easy for Verbruggen to gather. There's a bit of afters between Haaland and van Hecke. Nothing much to it though, just a bit of shoulder to shoulder and the referee has a word. Play on.
9'

Break in play

Delay in match (Manchester City).
9'
Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a through ball.
7'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5'

GOMEZ CAUGHT BADLY

Reijnders plays the ball and afterwards his boot lands on the ankle of Diego Gomez. It looks a really painful one for the Paraguayan. Fabian Hurzeler is furious that it's not even a foul. He's having a discussion with the fourth official, but the on-field decision is stuck to.
5'

Break in play

Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
4'
Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4'

Foul

Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
1'
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Kick-off

City get us underway.
0'
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Kick-off

First Half begins.

THE TEAMS ARE OUT

Lewis Dunk leads out the Albion.

FABIAN'S PRE-MATCH THOUGHTS

Three changes from your last Premier League game. All three players that come in impressed in midweek. How much did they impress you and how big were the decisions you had to make today? "Every game so far we have had to make decisions because at the moment we have a big squad. We have to make tough decisions. But in the end, we always try to make the best decision for the club and to make the decisions that help us win the games. So the players who are starting today, of course, they made a good impression and that's why they deserve to play." Stefanos Tzimas isn't involved today. Is this a question of you just protecting him to make sure that he's fully fit when he comes back? "It's very important to protect the health of the player. He came back after a serious injury and we really have to take care of him. Of course, I would love to have him in the squad, but in the end it's also our responsibility to give him the time he needs. He has only played 30 minutes for us, so he's still not there, but we want him to be. We are very excited that he had a good start and I'm sure that in the next games he will be available for us." We're only very early in the season, just the two games in the Premier League. How do you assess your start and where do you assess that you can do better? "I think the main thing in football, we have to improve our results. I think the performance is there. They're good. We are on a good level. We are very competitive. But now it's about getting results, keeping a clean sheet, scoring the goals in the right moment, continuing to create chances."
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