**Post Match report for the Man City game - Saturday, 31st October 2026**
PREMIER LEAGUE 26/27: Manchester City V Brighton - 31/10/26 P9 \* \* \* \* \* HISTORIC VICTORY \* \* \* \* \* RESULT: 0-1 ~ Ayari . . (h-t 0-1) VENUE: the Etihad, Manchester - fifth away match of 9 fixtures to date . Sat 3pm BEFORE KICKOFF: a spooky sense of deja vu permeated the away section as we pondered possible outcomes if moving the clock back immediately after drawing at ninety minutes here on Wednesday night - rather than rotating it an hour at end of BST last weekend. Hosts had spent multiple mega-bucks, presently led this division and also appealed the FA case brought for past periodic financial infractions but currently were in abeyance. WEATHER: ok . KIT: green . ATMOSPHERE: like when a rabbit hops from a hat. FABIAN HURZELER had previously given a good account of his abilities against Pep Guardiola and again now faced his replacement on a difficult if supposedly level playing field. FH formed an opinion and by reason, logic, sports science or otherwise compiled a team-sheet. SQUAD: 12 David 15 Osman INJURED: 4 Struijk 24 Kadioglu . . REHAB: 7 Mitoma 9 Tzimas 28 Ferguson OOL: 16 Cashin 22 Duberry 40 Buonanotte STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1 TEAM: 1 Verbruggen 20 Costinha 44 Vuskovic 5 Dunk 21 Boscagli 25 Gomez 14 Andres 26 Ayari 29 de Cuyper 13 Gross 19 Kostoulas SUBS: 3 Hadjam (64) 27 Wieffer (64) 8 Hinshelwood (72) 35 Yalcouye (72) 10 Rutter (84) BENCH: 23 Steele 11 Minteh 30 Svoboda 33 ORiley GOAL: 0-1 - 11 . AYARI is close in to finish after de Cuyper heads down from a cross originating via a f-k. YELLOWS: Andres 20 de Cuyper 49 Gross 81 CHANGES: 64 - Hadjam & Wieffer for Boscagli & Andres 72 - Hinshelwood & Yalcouye for Kostoulas & de Cuyper . 84 - Rutter for Gomez FIRST HALF: visitors open scoring inside a quarter of an hour. Hosts have all the momentum prior to the interval. SECOND HALF: early action from travellers peters out. Locals regain control of the game. Hurzeler refreshes play from after the hour mark. IN THE END: Seagulls survive an onslaught to keep a clean sheet. NUMBERS: poss 62%-38% on target 6-3, off target 15-4, corners 8-2, fouls 9-13, yellows 0-3, subs 4-5, shape 4231-4231 . . . . . gd17 pt19 po3 FS BROWSING: via Stats page tabs - all History & Travel, Squad, Archive - players, plus stats.