(Football results) - Manchester City continued to disappoint as they lost 1-2 away to Brighton in the third round of the 2025/26 Premier League, despite Erling Haaland scoring an early opener for the visitors.
On the evening of August 31 (Vietnam time), Manchester City visited Brighton’s Amex Stadium in the third round of the 2025/26 Premier League. Although they took an early lead thanks to Erling Haaland’s goal, Pep Guardiola’s team failed to maintain their advantage.
Haaland gives Man City the lead (Photo: Premier League).
Manchester City started the match with enthusiasm. In the 34th minute, amidst a chaotic moment in the penalty area, Omar Marmoush quickly passed to Haaland, who calmly finished to open the scoring. Earlier, the Norwegian striker had repeatedly troubled Bart Verbruggen with dangerous headers. However, their wastefulness in front of goal ultimately cost the visitors.
After the break, Brighton increased their pace with the energetic efforts of Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh. In the 65th minute, Matheus Nunes handled the ball inside the box; after consulting VAR, referee Darren England awarded a penalty to the home side. Veteran James Milner coolly placed the ball into the low left corner to equalize 1-1.
The drama peaked late in the game. In the 89th minute, Mitoma made a clever run and assisted Brajan Gruda, who struck decisively past James Trafford to secure a 2-1 victory for Brighton. In stoppage time, Man City threw everything forward but could not break down the resilient home defense.
Man City suffers a disappointing loss to Brighton (Photo: Premier League).
This defeat plunges Pep Guardiola’s side into a mini-crisis with two consecutive rounds without points. Meanwhile, Brighton demonstrated resilience by staging an impressive comeback, continuing their strong start to the new season.
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