Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester City - Final Score - August 31, 2025

Brighton vs

Man. City

・August 31, 2025 August 31 Aug 31

Gruda's late goal lifts Brighton over Manchester City

	1	2	T
BHA	-	-	-
MCI	-	-	-

American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, ENG

	1	2	T
BHA	0	2	2
MCI	1	0	1

Gruda's late goal lifts Brighton over Manchester City

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substitutes

James Milner ^#20 ^• ^M

^60'

Georginio Rutter ^#10 ^• ^F

^60'

Yasin Ayari ^#26 ^• ^M

^61'

Brajan Gruda ^#8 ^• ^M

^61'

Olivier Boscagli ^#21 ^• ^D

Diego Coppola ^#42 ^• ^D

^90+5'

Ferdi Kadioglu ^#24 ^• ^D

Matt O'Riley ^#33 ^• ^M

Jason Steele ^#23 ^• ^G

^72' ^F ^• ^#11 Jeremy Doku

^72' ^M ^• ^#33 Nico O'Reilly

^84' ^D ^• ^#82 Rico Lewis

^85' ^D ^• ^#3 Ruben Dias

^D ^• ^#25 Manuel Akanji

^D ^• ^#6 Nathan Ake

^• ^#31 Ederson

^M ^• ^#14 Nicolas Gonzalez

^• ^#19 Ilkay Gundogan

BRIGHTON
formation: 4-2-3-1

1

Verbruggen
29

De Cuyper

Dunk
6

Van Hecke
34

Veltman
59'
17

Baleba
60'
13

Hinshelwood
22

Mitoma
60'
25

Gomez
90'
11

Minteh
59'
18

Welbeck

substitutes

James Milner ^#20 ^• ^M ^60'
Georginio Rutter ^#10 ^• ^F ^60'
Yasin Ayari ^#26 ^• ^M ^61'
Brajan Gruda ^#8 ^• ^M ^61'
Olivier Boscagli ^#21 ^• ^D
Diego Coppola ^#42 ^• ^D ^90+5'
Ferdi Kadioglu ^#24 ^• ^D
Matt O'Riley ^#33 ^• ^M
Jason Steele ^#23 ^• ^G
MAN. CITY
formation: 4-3-3

52

Bobb
9

Haaland
71'
7

Marmoush
71'

Silva
16

Rodri
4

Reijnders
83'
27

Nunes
84'
45

Khusanov
5

Stones
21

Ait-Nouri
1

Trafford

substitutes

^72' ^F ^• ^#11 Jeremy Doku
^72' ^M ^• ^#33 Nico O'Reilly
^84' ^D ^• ^#82 Rico Lewis
^85' ^D ^• ^#3 Ruben Dias
^D ^• ^#25 Manuel Akanji
^D ^• ^#6 Nathan Ake
^• ^#31 Ederson
^M ^• ^#14 Nicolas Gonzalez
^• ^#19 Ilkay Gundogan

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KEY PLAYERS

Erling Haaland MCI · #9

1 Goal, 3 SOG, 5 Passes

Brajan Gruda BHA · #8

1 Goal, 2 SOG, 4 Passes

James Milner BHA · #20

1 Goal (PK), 4 Passes

Omar Marmoush MCI · #7

1 Assist, 1 S, 17 Passes

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TOTAL

The over/under was 2.5 and the teams scored 3 goals, so people who bet the over won

OVER

TEAM TO WIN

Brighton won at +253 odds so a bet of $100 won $353 total

KEY PLAYS

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Erling Haaland for Manchester City drives towards goal at American Express Community Stadium. But the finish is unsuccessful.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

16' J. Van Hecke (BHA) received a yellow card.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Kaoru Mitoma gets his shot on target but fails to score for Brighton.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Brighton have been awarded a corner by Darren England.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Manchester City's Erling Haaland misses with an attempt on goal.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Manchester City push upfield and Erling Haaland gets his head to the ball. The attempt is cleared by an alert Brighton defence.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Manchester City's Erling Haaland attacks the ball with his head but his effort fails to hit the target.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Corner awarded to Manchester City.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 0

Manchester City are coming forward and Omar Marmoush gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.

MCI GOAL

BHA 0 MCI 1

34' E. Haaland scored a goal, assisted by O. Marmoush.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

Manchester City's Rodri breaks free at American Express Community Stadium. But the strike goes wide of the post.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

Manchester City's Oscar Bobb gets his shot away but it misses the target.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

60' G. Rutter substituted in for D. Welbeck.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

61' B. Gruda substituted in for D. Gomez.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

Yankuba Minteh of Brighton smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

Brighton have been awarded a corner by Darren England.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 0 MCI 1

62' A. Khusanov (MCI) received a yellow card.

BHA GOAL

BHA 1 MCI 1

67' J. Milner scored on a penalty kick.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

68' R. Ait-Nouri (MCI) received a yellow card.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

In Falmer Brighton attack through Yankuba Minteh. The finish is off target, however.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

72' J. Doku substituted in for O. Marmoush.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

72' N. O'Reilly substituted in for B. Silva.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

77' J. Veltman (BHA) received a yellow card.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

Corner awarded to Manchester City.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

Manchester City attack but Erling Haaland's header doesn't find the target.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

Brighton pushes forward through Georginio Rutter, whose finish on goal is saved.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

Brighton's Brajan Gruda gets in a shot on goal at American Express Community Stadium. But the effort is unsuccessful.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

84' R. Lewis substituted in for M. Nunes.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

85' R. Dias substituted in for A. Khusanov.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

Corner awarded to Brighton.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 1 MCI 1

In Falmer Brighton drive forward through Jan Paul Van Hecke. His shot is on target but it's saved.

BHA GOAL

BHA 2 MCI 1

89' B. Gruda scored a goal, assisted by K. Mitoma.

BHA KEY PLAY

BHA 2 MCI 1

90+5' D. Coppola substituted in for Y. Minteh.

MCI KEY PLAY

BHA 2 MCI 1

Tijani Reijnders for Manchester City gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.

Brighton vs

Man. City

Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester City: Aug 31, 2025

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