Man City vs. Brighton: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 36

Brighton wins: 8

Draws: 7

Man City wins: 21

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City have faced each other a total of 36 times across all competitions, with the Citizens leading the overall head-to-head record having posted 21 wins to the Seagulls' eight, while there have been seven draws played out between the two clubs.

The very first meeting between these two teams took place back in February 1924 when Man City cruised to a 5-1 away victory in the FA Cup third round en route to reaching the semi-finals.

Fifty-five years passed before the two sides locked horns again in the old Division One and they faced each other regularly up until 1989, with Man City winning seven and Brighton winning four of their 14 meetings in all competitions.

The Seagulls scored four goals in three of their victories during this period, including a 4-0 home win in the FA Cup fourth round in January 1983 - their biggest win over Man City to date.

In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Man City have dominated this fixture with 12 victories and three draws in 18 encounters against Brighton, collecting 39 points from a possible 54 available in the process.

Brighton's first triumph against Man City was under former boss Graham Potter in May 2021 when the Seagulls secured a 3-2 home win, before Fabian Hurzeler steered the Seagulls to a 2-1 comeback victory over Pep Guardiola's side in November 2024.

The Seagulls are unbeaten in their last four encounters with Man City (W2 D2) and most recently played out a 1-1 draw at the Etihad, with Kaoru Mitoma's second-half strike cancelling out a first-half penalty from Erling Haaland.

Phil Foden is the highest-scoring player in this fixture with eight goals in 12 Premier League games for Man City, while Haaland is next on the list with seven goals in as many matches.