Manchester City lost at Brighton for the second year running as they went down 2-1 at the Amex Stadium.
2025/2026 Premier League
2-1
Match Report
Manchester City lost at Brighton for the second year running as they went down 2-1 at the Amex Stadium.
City took the lead in the 34th-minute as Erling Haaland prodded the ball home from close range. Brighton had been really poor in the first half and they didn't start the second much better, meaning Fabian Hürzeler turned to his bench.
His quadruple change turned the game on its head, with Brighton equalising midway through the second half from the penalty spot. Matheus Nunes was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area and James Milner made no mistake from the spot.
Both teams pushed for a winner late on but it was the home side who found the third goal of the game, with Brajan Gruda slotting home.
It's now two defeats in a row for City after last weekend's loss to Tottenham, meaning they have taken just three points from their opening three Premier League games.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
9' Huge chance for Erling Haaland but the shot was so bad!
16' Yellow Card! Jan Paul van Hecke booked
19' HUGE SAVE! James Trafford denies Kaoru Mitoma one-vs-one
24' CHANCE! Erling Haaland 's effort is dragged wide
26' A second ball in, this time from Rodri, finds Haaland again but it's headed wide
33' Erling Haaland scores in his 100th premier league game! Brighton 0-1 Man City
49' Highlight from Brighton vs Man City
55' Match Event for Brighton vs Man City
58' Great show from Bobb in Brighton's box
60' Bobb's shot wide out
62' HUGE SAVE, AGAIN! Trafford to the rescue for the second time for ManCity here
67' The 39 year old Milner has equalized against Man City!! Brighton 1-1 Man City
70' James Milner dedicating his goal to Diogo Jota!
89' GOAL! Gruda completes the turnaround!!!! Brighton 2-1 Man City
Line-ups
Brighton XI: Welbeck, Veltman, Dunk, Kaoru Mitoma, Maxim De Cuyper, Jan Paul van Hecke, Bart Verbruggen, Diego Gómez, Carlos Baleba, Yankuba Minteh, Jack Hinshelwood
Subs: Milner, Steele, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Matt O'Riley, Georginio Rutter, Yasin Ayari, Diego Coppola, Brajan Gruda
Man City XI: Stones, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Reijnders, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Matheus Nunes, James Trafford, Bobb, Abdukodir Khusanov
Subs: Gundogan, Ake, Ederson, Ruben Dias, Akanji, Nico González, Doku, Lewis, Nico O'Reilly