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Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 21

Premier League - Gameweek 21

Wednesday, 7 Jan 2026 • 19:30

Etihad Stadium (Etihad Campus, Manchester)

Manchester City

1 : 1

Brighton and Hove Albion

Goals

Erling Haaland
1 : 0
41'
41'Erling Haaland
1 : 0
60'
1 : 1
Kaoru Mitoma
1 : 1
Kaoru Mitoma60'

Lineups

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
Nathan Ake
DEF
Abduqodir Khusanov
DEF
Max Alleyne
MID
Bernardo Silva
MID
Tijjani Reijnders
MID
Matheus Nunes
MID
Nico González
FWD
Phil Foden
FWD
Erling Haaland
FWD
Jérémy Doku

Substitutes

64'Rodrifor Nico González
73'Rayan Cherkifor Phil Foden
73'Nico O'Reillyfor Nathan Ake
73'Rico Lewisfor Matheus Nunes

Brighton and Hove Albion

PosPlayer
GK
Bart Verbruggen
DEF
Lewis Dunk
DEF
Maxim Cuyper
DEF
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
DEF
Jan Paul van Hecke
MID
Yasin Ayari
MID
Jack Hinshelwood
MID
Diego Gómez
MID
Pascal Gross
FWD
Georginio Rutter
FWD
Kaoru Mitoma

Substitutes

77'Brajan Grudafor Diego Gómez
77'Danny Welbeckfor Georginio Rutter
83'James Milnerfor Yasin Ayari
83'Tom Watson
for Kaoru Mitoma
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Manchester City2113444519+2643
W
W
D
D
D
11Brighton and Hove Albion217863128+329
D
L
D
W
D

Last Games

Manchester City

vsChelsea
1 - 1
@Sunderland
0 - 0
@Nottingham Forest
2 - 1
vsWest Ham United
3 - 0
@Crystal Palace
3 - 0

Brighton and Hove Albion

vsBurnley
2 - 0
@West Ham United
2 - 2
@Arsenal
1 - 2
vsSunderland
0 - 0
@Liverpool
0 - 2

Head-to-Head

07 Jan 2026
Manchester City1 - 1Brighton and Hove...
07 Jan 2026Manchester City
1 - 1
Brighton and Hove Albion
31 Aug 2025
Brighton and Hove...2 - 1Manchester City
31 Aug 2025Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
Manchester City
15 Mar 2025
Manchester City2 - 2Brighton and Hove...
15 Mar 2025Manchester City
2 - 2
Brighton and Hove Albion
09 Nov 2024
Brighton and Hove...2 - 1Manchester City
09 Nov 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
Manchester City
25 Apr 2024
Brighton and Hove...0 - 4Manchester City
25 Apr 2024Brighton and Hove Albion
0 - 4
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 21

06 Jan • 20:00
West Ham United
Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
07 Jan • 19:30
Brentford
Sunderland
3 - 0
07 Jan • 19:30
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
0 - 0
07 Jan • 19:30
Everton
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 1
07 Jan • 19:30
Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur
3 - 2
07 Jan • 19:30
Fulham
Chelsea
2 - 1
07 Jan • 19:30
Manchester City
Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
07 Jan • 20:15
Burnley
Manchester United
2 - 2
07 Jan • 20:15
Newcastle United
Leeds United
4 - 3
08 Jan • 20:00
Arsenal
Liverpool
0 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.