Brighton and Hove Albion are back at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2026, three days after losing a Carabao Cup tie there on penalties. The Premier League kick-off is at 3pm.
The Albion have 19 fixtures between now and 30 January 2027 in the Premier League and the UEFA Conference League. This is the full list, with kick-off times and the nine home games at the Amex.
Wednesday night at the Etihad
The Carabao Cup fourth-round tie finished Manchester City 2, Albion 2 on Wednesday 28 October, and City won the shoot-out 4-3, according to the club’s match report. Malick Yalcouye gave Albion the lead after 30 minutes. Matteo Kovacic levelled before half-time and Georginio Rutter put Albion back in front soon after the restart. City drew level again after 72 minutes with a free-kick that deflected in.
There were no more goals in 90 minutes and the tie went to penalties. Albion goalkeeper Jason Steele saved Kovacic’s penalty, but City goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved efforts from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk. Yankuba Minteh came on as a substitute after 76 minutes.
Head coach Fabian Hurzeler told the club afterwards that losing a penalty shoot-out is always 50-50 but is still a brutal feeling, and that the sides meet again in three days.
“we want to finish this game with a different feeling”
Fabian Hurzeler, Albion head coach, on the return game
Read his full reaction on the club website.
Saturday: Manchester City v Brighton
Kick-off. Manchester City v Brighton is on Saturday 31 October 2026 at the Etihad Stadium, with a 3pm kick-off, according to the club’s fixtures list. The return fixture at the Amex is Saturday 23 January 2027, also at 3pm.
ImJustBrighton note: The Premier League table on Thursday 29 October has Albion third on 16 points from eight games, five behind leaders Manchester City and Arsenal, who both have 21. Albion have won five, drawn one and lost two. The latest defeat was 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday 25 October.
Last home league game. Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Amex on Sunday 18 October. Read our report on that win.
Every Albion fixture to 30 January
Thursday matches are the Conference League and the rest are Premier League. Fixture dates and times can change, for example when matches are picked for TV, so check the club’s list before you travel.
The next three after City. Getafe away in the Conference League on Thursday 5 November at 8pm, Brentford at the Amex on Sunday 8 November at 2pm, and Hull City away on Sunday 22 November at 2pm.
Festive run. Fulham away on Saturday 26 December at 3pm and Tottenham Hotspur away on Tuesday 29 December at 7.30pm. The first game of 2027 is Manchester United at the Amex on Saturday 2 January at 12.30pm, followed by Bournemouth at home on Tuesday 5 January at 7.30pm.
The Conference League run
Albion have played two of their six league phase games, according to UEFA. They beat FK Kauno Žalgiris 4-0 at the Amex on Thursday 15 October and drew 0-0 at FK Jablonec on Thursday 22 October. Read our guide to the Conference League opponents and our report on the Kauno Žalgiris win.
Four games are left in the league phase: Getafe away, Universitatea Craiova at home, AS Monaco at home and Panathinaikos away in Athens on Thursday 17 December.
The club’s Conference League supporter page lists the knockout dates: play-offs on 18 and 25 February 2027, the round of 16 on 11 and 18 March, quarter-finals on 8 and 15 April, semi-finals on 29 April and 6 May, and the final on 2 June 2027 in Istanbul.
Home games at the Amex
Nine of the 19 fixtures are at the American Express Stadium in Falmer.
Sunday 8 November, 2pm. Brentford, Premier League.
Thursday 26 November, 5.45pm. Universitatea Craiova, Conference League.
Sunday 29 November, 2.05pm. Newcastle United, Premier League.
Thursday 10 December, 8pm. AS Monaco, Conference League.
Sunday 13 December, 2pm. Everton, Premier League.
Sunday 20 December, 2pm. Ipswich Town, Premier League.
Saturday 2 January, 12.30pm. Manchester United, Premier League.
Tuesday 5 January, 7.30pm. Bournemouth, Premier League.
Saturday 23 January, 3pm. Manchester City, Premier League.
Getting there. The club says a travel zone operates for all Conference League matches. Ticket holders get subsidised bus and train travel from 3.5 hours before kick-off until 3.5 hours after the final whistle. Ticket availability is on the club’s Conference League ticket page.
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