| | First Half starts. |
| 1' | | Fouled by Kyle Walker - Manchester City |
| 1' | | Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 5' | | Missed chance. Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assist - Phil Foden. |
| 7' | | Goal! Manchester City 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Julián Álvarez - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assist - Jérémy Doku. |
| 12' | | New attacking attempt. Josko Gvardiol - Manchester City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Bernardo Silva. |
| 12' | | New attacking attempt. Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with left foot from a diffucult position on the left is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Carlos Baleba. |
| 14' | | Delay in match - injury Danny Welbeck - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 15' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 16' | | Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck - injury. |
| 19' | | Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from outside the box to the right corner. |
| 24' | | Fouled by Julián Álvarez - Manchester City |
| 24' | | Pascal Groß - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 26' | | Missed chance. Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Bernardo Silva. |
| 29' | | Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Igor Julio. |
| 30' | | Fouled by Jérémy Doku - Manchester City |
| 30' | | James Milner - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 31' | | Corner - Manchester City. Conceded by Igor Julio. |
| 36' | | Fouled by Solly March - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 36' | | Phil Foden - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 36' | | Solly March - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 37' | | Fouled by James Milner - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 37' | | Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 38' | | Offside - Manchester City. Bernardo Silva with a pass, however Jérémy Doku is in offside. |
| 38' | | Rodri - Manchester City - receive yellow card. |
| 41' | | Fouled by João Pedro - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 41' | | Manuel Akanji - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 45' | | Fouled by Julián Álvarez - Manchester City |
| 45' | | João Pedro - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 45+3' | | Offside - Manchester City. Phil Foden with a pass, however Jérémy Doku is in offside. |
| 45+5' | | First Half ended - Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. |
| 45' | | Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman for James Milner. |
| 49' | | Fouled by Joël Veltman - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 49' | | Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 52' | | Missed chance. Pascal Groß - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Simon Adingra with a through ball. |
| 52' | | Fouled by Igor Julio - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 52' | | Julián Álvarez - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 57' | | Offside - Brighton and Hove Albion. Evan Ferguson with a pass, however Simon Adingra is in offside. |
| 58' | | Fouled by Igor Julio - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 58' | | John Stones - Manchester City - won a free kick in attack. |
| 60' | | Missed chance. Julián Álvarez - Manchester City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high from a free kick. |
| 61' | | Missed chance. Phil Foden - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Jérémy Doku. |
| 61' | | Fouled by Phil Foden - Manchester City |
| 61' | | Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 63' | | Fouled by Manuel Akanji - Manchester City |
| 63' | | Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in attack. |
| 63' | | Manuel Akanji - Manchester City - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 64' | | Fouled by Igor Julio - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 64' | | Rodri - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 64' | | Igor Julio - Brighton and Hove Albion - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 65' | | Fouled by Solly March - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 65' | | Phil Foden - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 66' | | Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu Fati for João Pedro. |
| 66' | | Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba. |
| 67' | | New attacking attempt. Erling Haaland - Manchester City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Phil Foden. |
| 67' | | Evan Ferguson - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 67' | | Fouled by Manuel Akanji - Manchester City |
| 69' | | New attacking attempt. Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Ansu Fati with a through ball. |
| 70' | | Corner - Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Rodri. |
| 70' | | Missed chance. Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - header inside of six yard box - left side is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Solly March with a cross after corner. |
| 71' | | New attacking attempt. Jérémy Doku - Manchester City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Phil Foden. |
| 73' | | Shot blocked. Julián Álvarez - Manchester City - shot with right foot from long distance on the left is blocked. |
| 73' | | Goal! Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Ansu Fati - Brighton and Hove Albion - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. |
| 75' | | Substitution - Manchester City. Rúben Dias for John Stones. |
| 75' | | Substitution - Manchester City. Jack Grealish for Jérémy Doku. |
| 78' | | Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 78' | | Fouled by Pascal Groß - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 84' | | Jack Grealish - Manchester City - receive yellow card. |
| 85' | | Fouled by Evan Ferguson - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 85' | | Josko Gvardiol - Manchester City - won a free kick in defence. |
| 87' | | Erling Haaland - Manchester City - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 87' | | Fouled by Billy Gilmour - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 90' | | Delay in match - injury Solly March - Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 90+3' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 90+4' | | Substitution - Brighton and Hove Albion. Jan Paul van Hecke for Solly March - injury. |
| 90+5' | | Ansu Fati - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+5' | | Fouled by Manuel Akanji - Manchester City |
| 90+5' | | Second yellow card to Manuel Akanji - Manchester City - for a foul. |
| 90+6' | | Substitution - Manchester City. Nathan Aké for Julián Álvarez. |
| 90+8' | | Corner - Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Bernardo Silva. |
| 90+9' | | Fouled by Phil Foden - Manchester City |
| 90+9' | | Kaoru Mitoma - Brighton and Hove Albion - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 90+10' | | Second Half ended - Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - Manchester City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. |