Post Match report for the Man City game - Wednesday, 7th January 2026
PREMIER LEAGUE 25/26: Man City V Brighton - 7/1/26 P21
* * * * * SNATCH BY FLOODLIGHT * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Mitoma . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: the Etihad, Manchester - eleventh away match of 21 fixtures to date . Wed 7:30pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: on a wintry evening in early January Brighton fans had travelled to and assembled in the away section hoping for a minor miracle to start the new calendar year and boost second-half trips positively during this campaign.
We had never won here, suffering seven loses out of eight meetings to date.
WEATHER: cold . GATE: tba . KIT: yellow . ATMOSPHERE: tense as final whistle approached.
FABIAN HURZELER has kept faith in his philosophy, believed in being able to beat anybody and is pragmatic about the moment in question.
FH realised results were a direct consequence from match-day considerations and so made tactical selections.
SQUAD: 7 March 17 Baleba (Afcon) 19 Kostoulas 34 Veltman 38 McGill (gk) . IN: 30 Gross
INJURED: 11 Minteh 27 Wieffer . REHAB: 4 Webster 9 Tzimas
OOL: 3 Julio 16 Cashin 28 Ferguson 32 Sarmiento 33 ORiley 39 Rushworth (gk) 40 Buonanotte
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 13 Hinshelwood 6 van Hecke 5 Dunk 29 de Cuyper
. . . 24 Kadioglu 26 Ayari 30 Gross 22 Mitoma
. . . . . 25 Gomez . . . . . 10 Rutter
SUBS: 8 Gruda (77), 18 Welbeck (77), 14 Watson (83), 20 Milner (83)
BENCH: 23 Steele 21 Boscagli 42 Coppola 51 Tasker 53 Howell
GOALS:
1-0 - 41 . Citizens open scoring from the spot following VAR intervention after a foul by Gomez.
1-1 - 60 . MITOMA nets on the break with assist by Ayari.
YELLOWS: Dunk 29, Gross 41, van Hecke 53, de Cuyper 60, Mitoma 69, Watson 89
CHANGES: 77 Gruda & Welbeck for Gomez & Rutter
83 Watson & Milner for Mitoma & Ayari
FIRST HALF: hosts dominated momentum, possession and attempts, although visitors had two on targets.
City lead a few minutes before halftime via a penalty.
SECOND HALF: locals continue to dictate up to the hour mark.
Seagulls level at that milestone.
Hosts pile on more pressure at parity.
IN THE END: a point apiece from a contest where either side had solid opportunities to net again.
NUMBERS: poss 60%-40%, on target 6-3, off target 16-3, corners 6-2,
fouls 6-16, yellows 1-6, subs 4-4, shape 4141-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt29 po11
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