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Brighton vs Manchester City lineups

Looking for the match at Etihad Stadium on 31 October? See Manchester City vs Brighton lineups.

Brighton host Manchester City at Amex Stadium on 23 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 22 of the Premier League. They last met on 31 October 2026, when Brighton won 1-0.

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

4
Brighton wins
4
Draws
13
Manchester City wins

19–48 on goals in 21 meetings since 12 August 2017

Recent Brighton vs Manchester City results

  1. Manchester City0–1BrightonPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  2. Manchester City2–2BrightonLeague CupEtihad Stadium
  3. Manchester City1–1BrightonPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  4. Brighton2–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueAmex Stadium
  5. Manchester City2–2BrightonPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium

Brighton vs Manchester City history

Brighton have won two of the last five, with three drawn. Manchester City have not won any of their one visits to Amex Stadium. The clubs have already met two times this season, in the Premier League and League Cup. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal.

Last meeting: Manchester City 0-1 Brighton, October 2026

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Manchester City, 4-3-3
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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-3-3
  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  4. 3Rúben DiasD
  5. 24Joško GvardiolD
  6. 32Ayyoub BouaddiM
  7. 5Elliot AndersonM
  8. 17Enzo FernándezM
  9. 7Iliman NdiayeF
  10. 9Erling HaalandF
  11. 11Jérémy DokuF

Bench

  1. 8Mateo KovačićM
  2. 10Mathis CherkiM
  3. 47Philip FodenM
  4. 37AllanF
  5. 28Gerónimo RulliG
  6. 6Addji GuéhiD
  7. 22Vitor NunesD
  8. 33Nico O'ReillyD
  9. 82Rico LewisD

Coach: E. Maresca

Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 20CostinhaD
  3. 44Luka VuškovićD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  6. 13Pascal GroßM
  7. 14José María Andrés BaixauliM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 26Yasin AyariM
  10. 29Maxim De CuyperM
  11. 19Charalampos KostoulasF

Bench

  1. 3Jaouen HadjamD
  2. 27Mats WiefferM
  3. 30Michael SvobodaD
  4. 8Jack HinshelwoodM
  5. 10Georginio RutterF
  6. 11Yankuba MintehF
  7. 33Matthew O'RileyM
  8. 23Jason SteeleG
  9. 35Malick YalcouyéM

Coach: F. Hürzeler

Manchester City lined up in a 4-3-3 and Brighton in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League. Brighton won 1-0. Yasin Ayari scored. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Bart Verbruggen started in goal. E. Maresca and F. Hürzeler picked the sides.

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, Brighton won 1-0 on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Manchester City and Brighton drew 2-2 on 28 October 2026 in the League Cup. Brighton have won 4 of the 21 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 13.

Manchester City vs Brighton at Etihad Stadium

Updated 1 November 2026