The head-to-head results for Man City vs Brighton in the last 5 matches clearly show that City has struggled against the Seagulls recently.
Manchester City hosts Brighton at the Etihad Stadium in Round 21 of the Premier League on Wednesday, 7 January 2026. The match kicks off at 21:30 (SAST).
Man City vs Brighton: Last 5 Matches
Man City has struggled to beat Brighton in three of their last five encounters. The Seagulls have beaten City twice in their past five games.
Pep Guardiola’s side has only managed to keep one clean sheet against Brighton in their previous five clashes. City has scored 10 goals against Brighton in their past five meetings, conceding seven goals.
There’s been an average of over 2.5 goals scored per match between Man City and Brighton in all their past five fixtures.
SportPurse zooms in on the head-to-head results of the last five games between Man City and Brighton, from 2023 to 2025.
Brighton 2-1 Manchester City
Brighton edged Manchester City 2-1 in a thrilling Premier League comeback at Amex Stadium on 31 August 2025.
Erling Haaland put City in front in the 34th minute, assisted by Omar Marmoush. After some clever substitutions and tactical changes, Brighton turned the tide.
James Milner converted from the spot, equalising for the home side in the 67th minute. Brajan Gruda then scored the winning goal in the 89th minute, sending the hosts’ fans into a frenzy.
Manchester City 2-2 Brighton
Manchester City and Brighton shared the spoils after a thrilling four-goal Premier League draw at the Etihad Stadium on 15 March 2025.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring for Guardiola’s charges in the 11th minute. He converted from the penalty spot. Six minutes later, Pervis Estupinan, who has transferred to AC Milan, equalised for the Seagulls.
Omar Marmoush restored the hosts’ lead in the 39th minute with the assistance of Ilkay Gundogan. Abdukodir Khusanov then unfortunately gifted Brighton the lead when he scored an own goal in the 48th minute.
Brighton 2-1 Manchester City
Brighton narrowly defeated Manchester City 2-1 in a closely contested Premier League encounter at Amex Stadium on 9 November 2024.
Erling Haaland again opened the scoring for City, netting in the 23rd minute. After making educated tactical changes early in the second half, Brighton then scored two goals.
João Pedro, who has transferred to Chelsea, equalised for the home side in the 78th minute. Pedro then assisted Matt O’Riley in scoring Brighton’s winning goal in the 83rd minute.
Brighton 0-4 Manchester City
Manchester City thrashed Brighton 4-0 in a Premier League showdown at Amex Stadium on 25 April 2024. Phil Foden scored a brace in the clash.
Kevin De Bruyne, who has transferred to Napoli, opened the scoring for the visitors in the 17th minute, assisted by Kyle Walker. Foden doubled City’s score in the 26th minute.
Foden then extended his side’s lead to 3-0 in the 34th minute, assisted by Bernardo Silva. Walker recorded his second assist of the match in the 62nd minute when Julian Alvarez scored City’s fourth goal.
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Manchester City 2-1 Brighton
Manchester City edged Brighton 2-1 in a closely contested Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on 21 October 2023.
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring in the 7th minute with the assistance of Jeremy Doku. Erling Haaland then doubled City’s lead with a beauty in the 19th minute.
Ansu Fati pulled one back for Brighton in the 73rd minute. The referee then sent Manuel Akanji off after his second yellow card in the 90+5 minute. The match ended 2-1.
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