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Brighton vs Manchester City lineups

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Brighton host Manchester City at Amex Stadium on 23 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 22 of the Premier League. They last met on 7 January 2026, when Manchester City and Brighton drew 1-1.

Brighton vs Manchester City match facts

Kick-off
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Amex Stadium, Brighton
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 22

Brighton vs Manchester City lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brighton vs Manchester City head to head

3
Brighton wins
3
Draws
13
Manchester City wins

16–46 on goals in 19 meetings since 12 August 2017

Recent Brighton vs Manchester City results

  1. Manchester City1–1BrightonEtihad Stadium
  2. Brighton2–1Manchester CityAmex Stadium
  3. Manchester City2–2BrightonEtihad Stadium
  4. Brighton2–1Manchester CityAmerican Express Stadium
  5. Brighton0–4Manchester CityAmerican Express Stadium

All in the Premier League

Brighton vs Manchester City history

Brighton have won two of the last five, with two drawn. Manchester City have not won any of their one visits to Amex Stadium. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Brighton are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Last meeting: Manchester City 1-1 Brighton, January 2026

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Manchester City, 4-1-4-1
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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-1-4-1
  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  4. 68Max AlleyneD
  5. 6Nathan AkéD
  6. 14Nico GonzálezM
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  8. 4Tijjani ReijndersM
  9. 47Philip FodenM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 9Erling HaalandF

Bench

  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 16RodriM
  3. 82Rico LewisD
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyM
  5. 56Ryan McAidooF
  6. 92Reigan HeskeyF
  7. 10Mathis CherkiM
  8. 91Stephen MfuniD
  9. 63Divine MukasaM

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 13Jack HinshelwoodD
  3. 6Jan van HeckeD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 29Maxim De CuyperD
  6. 26Yasin AyariM
  7. 30Pascal GroßM
  8. 24Ferdi KadıoğluM
  9. 25Diego GómezM
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaM
  11. 10Georginio RutterF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 20James MilnerM
  3. 18Daniel WelbeckF
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  5. 42Diego CoppolaD
  6. 8Brajan GrudaM
  7. 14Thomas WatsonF
  8. 51Charlie TaskerD
  9. 53Harry HowellM

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Manchester City lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Brighton in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 7 January 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Erling Haaland and Kaoru Mitoma scored. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Bart Verbruggen started in goal.

Brighton vs Manchester City lineups — common questions

When is Brighton vs Manchester City?
Brighton vs Manchester City kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 23 January 2027 at Amex Stadium in Brighton. The match is Matchweek 22 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Brighton vs Manchester City match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City and Brighton drew 1-1 on 7 January 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brighton won 2-1 on 31 August 2025 in the Premier League. Brighton have won 3 of the 19 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 13.

Manchester City vs Brighton at Etihad Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026