Match Report
Before the match
14 goals for and nine against accompanied Man City's three wins and two defeats across five outings. On 24 October, Man City recorded a 2-1 defeat visiting Aston Villa; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 at home to PAE AEK on 20 October.
Man City's away from home game on 24 October (Premier League) ended 1-2 against Aston Villa, with one goal for and two against. On 20 October, PAE AEK faced Man City in Champions League: Man City won 5-1 at home, having scored five and conceded one. Premier League, 17 October brought a home meeting with Ipswich Town; Man City won 3-2, a return of three goals scored and two conceded. Man City hosted PSG on 14 October (Champions League) and lost 2-4; their goals totalled two, compared with four conceded. Liverpool hosted Man City (Premier League) on 11 October. For Man City, the score was 3-0: three goals scored, zero allowed.
Man City: 1st, 21 points, eight matches in the calculated Premier League standings at kickoff.
Brighton Hove came into the game with four wins and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring 15 goals and conceding two, keeping four clean sheets. On 25 October, Brighton Hove recorded a 2-0 defeat visiting Liverpool; their biggest win in that spell was 5-0 at home to Crystal Palace on 18 October.
Brighton Hove's away from home game on 25 October (Premier League) ended 0-2 against Liverpool, with zero goals for and two against. On 18 October, Crystal Palace faced Brighton Hove in Premier League: Brighton Hove won 5-0 at home, having scored five and conceded zero. Premier League, 10 October brought an away meeting with Sunderland; Brighton Hove won 2-0, a return of two goals scored and zero conceded. Brighton Hove hosted Arsenal on 19 September (Premier League) and won 3-0; their goals totalled three, compared with zero conceded. Coventry City hosted Brighton Hove (Premier League) on 13 September. For Brighton Hove, the score was 5-0: five goals scored, zero allowed.
Brighton Hove stood 3rd in the results-based Premier League table before kickoff, with 16 points from eight matches.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-1 draw at Man City on 7 January and a 2-1 home win for Brighton Hove on 31 August 2025.
After the match
Brighton Hove edged past Man City 1-0 on 31 October 2026. Yasin Ayari opened the scoring inside the first 11 minutes for Brighton Hove, set up by Maxim De Cuyper, to make it 1-0. Chema Andrés (20'), Maxim De Cuyper (49') and Pascal Groß (81') were booked. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Brighton Hove only a 20.7% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. The substitution total for Man City was four. three yellow cards went to Brighton Hove. The substitution total for Brighton Hove was five. Brighton Hove kept their opponents scoreless.