Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-11-01 00:00 JST
Match summary
The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 9 fixture between Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion was played on November 1. Brighton & Hove Albion beat Manchester City 1-0. Brighton & Hove Albion led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Brighton & Hove Albion's scorers: Y. Ayari. Assists: Brighton & Hove Albion – M. De Cuyper.
Manchester City had more possession (62% to 38%) and more shots (21 to 7), but Brighton & Hove Albion were more efficient and took the win. Brighton & Hove Albion scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Manchester City 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 3.
Team stats
4-3-3
4-2-3-1
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| Manchester City | Stat | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| 4-3-3 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 62% | Possession | 38% |
| 1.96 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.02 |
| 21 | Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 8 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 19 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 611 | Passes | 373 |
| 518 | Accurate passes | 287 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Craig Pawson
Player stats
Manchester City
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Matheus Nunes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(4) | |
| MF | R. Cherki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| MF | M. Kovačić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | R. Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | N. O'Reilly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.67 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8(6) | |
| DF | Vitor Nunes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | M. Guéhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | G. Rulli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Allan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 1 | 10(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7(2) |
| MF | P. Foden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | G. Donnarumma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | E. Haaland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7(54%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.07 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4(3) | |
| DF | A. Khusanov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 85(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.02 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 6(3) | |
| DF | Rúben Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.66 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6(4) | |
| DF | J. Gvardiol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 12(5) | |
| MF | E. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(60%) | 4 | 0 | 56(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 19(9) |
| MF | A. Bouaddi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 24(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.37 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5(2) |
| FW | I. Ndiaye | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2(67%) | 1 | 0 | 31(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.97 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 9(5) |
| MF | E. Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| FW | J. Doku | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9(60%) | 3 | 1 | 23(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.78 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 21(15) |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | M. Yalcouyé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 3 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5(4) |
| GK | J. Steele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | J. Hadjam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 0 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.59 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 5(3) |
| MF | Mats Wieffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2(1) | |
| DF | M. Svoboda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | J. Hinshelwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| FW | G. Rutter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3(1) | |
| FW | Y. Minteh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | M. O'Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | C. Kostoulas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 1 | 0 | 13(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.49 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 16(5) |
| MF | M. De Cuyper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(65%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.62 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 11(6) | |
| MF | Y. Ayari | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 16(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.76 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 9(5) |
| MF | D. Gómez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 0 | 18(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.03 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 20(10) |
| MF | José María Andrés Baixauli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24(80%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6(5) | |
| MF | P. Groß | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.36 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 9(2) | |
| DF | O. Boscagli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 2(0) | |
| DF | L. Dunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.11 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | |
| DF | L. Vušković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 1(0) | |
| DF | Costinha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.13 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 11(3) | |
| GK | B. Verbruggen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.46 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
Lineups
Manchester City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | G. Donnarumma |
| Starter | DF | 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| Starter | DF | 45 | A. Khusanov |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Rúben Dias |
| Starter | DF | 24 | J. Gvardiol |
| Starter | MF | 32 | A. Bouaddi |
| Starter | MF | 5 | E. Anderson |
| Starter | MF | 17 | E. Fernández |
| Starter | FW | 7 | I. Ndiaye |
| Starter | FW | 9 | E. Haaland |
| Starter | FW | 11 | J. Doku |
| Bench | MF | 10 | R. Cherki |
| Bench | MF | 47 | P. Foden |
| Bench | FW | 37 | Allan |
| Bench | DF | 33 | N. O'Reilly |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | MF | 8 | M. Kovačić |
| Bench | GK | 28 | G. Rulli |
| Bench | DF | 6 | M. Guéhi |
| Bench | DF | 22 | Vitor Nunes |
| Bench | DF | 82 | R. Lewis |
Brighton & Hove Albion
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | B. Verbruggen |
| Starter | DF | 20 | Costinha |
| Starter | DF | 44 | L. Vušković |
| Starter | DF | 5 | L. Dunk |
| Starter | DF | 21 | O. Boscagli |
| Starter | MF | 13 | P. Groß |
| Starter | MF | 14 | José María Andrés Baixauli |
| Starter | MF | 25 | D. Gómez |
| Starter | MF | 26 | Y. Ayari |
| Starter | MF | 29 | M. De Cuyper |
| Starter | FW | 19 | C. Kostoulas |
| Bench | DF | 3 | J. Hadjam |
| Bench | MF | 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| Bench | MF | 8 | J. Hinshelwood |
| Bench | FW | 10 | G. Rutter |
| Bench | MF | 35 | M. Yalcouyé |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | DF | 30 | M. Svoboda |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Y. Minteh |
| Bench | MF | 33 | M. O'Riley |
| Bench | GK | 23 | J. Steele |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 11' | Brighton & Hove Albion | ⚽ Goal | Y. Ayari | 0-1 |
| 1H 20' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🟨 Yellow card | José María Andrés Baixauli | |
| 2H 4' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🟨 Yellow card | M. De Cuyper | |
| 2H 10' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Bouaddi → IN R. Cherki | |
| 2H 19' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Boscagli → IN J. Hadjam | |
| 2H 19' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🔄 Substitution | OUT José María Andrés Baixauli → IN Mats Wieffer | |
| 2H 19' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Fernández → IN N. O'Reilly | |
| 2H 27' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. De Cuyper → IN M. Yalcouyé | |
| 2H 27' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Kostoulas → IN J. Hinshelwood | |
| 2H 34' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT I. Ndiaye → IN Allan | |
| 2H 34' | Manchester City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Gvardiol → IN P. Foden | |
| 2H 36' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🟨 Yellow card | P. Groß | |
| 2H 39' | Brighton & Hove Albion | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Gómez → IN G. Rutter |
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