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Brighton secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium to compound the reigning side’s recent struggles.
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Yasin Ayari emerged as Brighton’s match-winner after finding the back of the net in the 11th minute.
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Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen produced an outstanding performance between the sticks, making several important saves to frustrate Manchester City’s attacking players.
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The victory extended Brighton’s impressive start to the 2026-27 Premier League campaign, taking them to third place with 19 points from nine matches.
October 31, (THEWILL) – Brighton earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City in a 2026-27 Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The Seagulls inflicted a second defeat on Enzo Maresca’s men following last week’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa.
It would be recalled that Man City dumped Brighton out of the League Cup on the same ground on Wednesday, but the Fabian Hurzeler-led team earned sweet revenge.
Yasin Ayari scored the only goal of the encounter in the 11th minute following a poor clearance by Matheus Nunes.
Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was in an inspired form, making numerous saves to keep the scoreline in favour of his team going into the break.
The visitors made life difficult for Erling Haaland, as he struggled to get any clear-cut chances.
Brighton held on to seal an impressive win to continue their stunning start to the 2026-27 Premier League season.
Despite enjoying a dream start at the beginning of the season, Enzo Maresca’s Man City have now lost their last two Premier League matches to dent their Premier League title race.
Brighton are the highest-scoring team in the Premier League this season with 24 goals, and they have now beaten Arsenal and Manchester City this season.
The victory moved them up to third on the Premier League table with 19 points from nine matches, while Man City remains on top of the log ahead of Arsenal’s clash against Liverpool on Sunday.
Man City’s summer signing, Elliot Anderson, was disappointed with the team’s performance in the defeat.
He said: “We created a lot of chances. Disappointing to lose. Didn’t manage to put chances away, on another day we put three or four away, We have to bounce back for the Champions League game in a couple of days.
“Three in midfield, man for man and we had the wingers staying high and wide. We did have the width but we didn’t manage to get the chances away which is unfortunate but we’ll have to work on it.
“We’re all disappointed. Not good enough, we don’t want to be losing games but we’ve got to stick together. We’ve had a great start to the season, two disappointing results now but we have to stick together.”
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Man City will hope to bounce back against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Brighton will face Brentford.
Top Stats From Manchester City vs Brighton, According to OPTA Stats.
Bart Verbruggen made seven saves against Manchester City, the second-most in a Premier League game this season, preventing 1.74 goals.
Manchester City have lost back-to-back Premier League games for the first time since August 2025.
Manchester City failed to score in a Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium for the first time in 24 games (0-1 vs Brighton), suffering back-to-back league defeats for the first time this season.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last FIVE Premier League games against Manchester City:
â—‰ W 2-1
â—‰ D 2-2
â—‰ W 2-1
â—‰ D 1-1
â—‰ W 0-2
