Premier League 25/26 · 31 Aug 2025

Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Manchester City

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Chances everywhere: 4.1 xG · Standout: Brajan Gruda scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Lewis Dunk

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Brighton & Hove Albion favourites at 48%.

Brighton & Hove Albion won a close one on the chances: 2.3 xG to 1.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Brajan Gruda, 100.0 in 29′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Brajan Gruda Midfielder	29	1	0	0.78	100.0
James Milner Midfielder	30	1	0	0.79	81.4
Yasin Ayari Midfielder	29	0	0	–	62.0
Maxim De Cuyper Defender	90	0	0	–	57.2
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder	89	0	0	0.20	55.4
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder	90	0	1	0.08	50.1
Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.8
Georginio Rutter Midfielder	29	0	0	0.07	47.8
Jack Hinshelwood Midfielder	61	0	0	–	46.5
Danny Welbeck Forward	61	0	0	–	43.0
Lewis Dunk Defender	90	0	0	0.09	43.0
Diego Gómez Midfielder	61	0	0	–	41.6
Jan Paul van Hecke Defender	90	0	0	0.29	41.1
Carlos Baleba Midfielder	60	0	0	–	37.9
Joël Veltman Defender	90	0	0	–	34.9
Diego Coppola Defender	1	0	0	–	31.9

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Nico O'Reilly Defender	18	0	0	0.02	83.7
Jérémy Doku Midfielder	18	0	0	–	79.2
Erling Haaland Forward	90	1	0	1.40	68.8
Omar Marmoush Forward	72	0	1	0.05	66.7
Matheus Nunes Defender	85	0	0	–	65.1
Tijjani Reijnders Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	63.3
Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender	90	0	0	–	61.0
Rodri Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	60.8
John Stones Defender	90	0	0	–	59.6
Oscar Bobb Midfielder	90	0	0	0.30	56.6
James Trafford Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	52.8
Abdukodir Khusanov Defender	85	0	0	–	49.4
Bernardo Silva Midfielder	72	0	0	–	43.9
Rico Lewis Defender	14	0	0	–	37.0
Rúben Dias Defender	14	0	0	–	35.6