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Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 at home on Sunday 8 November. Brighton are second on 22 points. Brighton won 1-0 at Manchester City on Saturday 31 October. Brighton's season totals read 26 goals scored and 7 conceded, a goal difference of plus 19, from a league record of seven wins, one draw and two defeats. Pascal Gross has five goals and four assists in all competitions, and Georginio Rutter has four assists. Charalambos Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood have four goals each. Maxim De Cuyper, a defender, has three goals and three assists in all competitions, so the scoring is shared across the side. The next fixture is Hull City v Brighton at the MKM Stadium on Sunday 22 November, 9:00 am ET.
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# Brighton beat Manchester City away and turn to Conference League
Brighton & Hove Albion produced one of their most significant league results of the season on Saturday, October 31, winning 1-0 away to Manchester City. The victory followed a 2-2 draw at the same opponent in the Carabao Cup three days earlier, and it keeps Brighton third in the Premier League after nine matches.
Brighton have 19 league points from six wins, one draw and two defeats. They have scored 24 goals and conceded seven, a plus-17 goal difference. Arsenal lead with 24 points, Manchester City are second with 21, and Chelsea are fourth with 16. Brighton's scoring total is higher than those of both clubs immediately above them, although the league table rewards points rather than goals.
The last five results have been mixed across competitions. Brighton beat Crystal Palace 5-0 at home on October 18, drew 0-0 away to Jablonec in the UEFA Conference League on October 22, lost 2-0 at Liverpool in the league on October 25, drew 2-2 at Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on October 28 and then won 1-0 there in the Premier League. That sequence contains two league victories and a league defeat, plus draws in two cups.
Pascal Gross has four goals and four assists in 13 appearances across all competitions. Georginio Rutter has three goals and four assists in ten appearances, while Charalambos Kostoulas has four goals and two assists in ten. Defender Maxim De Cuyper has three goals and three assists in 12 appearances. The scoring spread offers several contributors without establishing who decided the City game.
The next match is on Thursday, November 5, away to Getafe at the Estadio Coliseum in the UEFA Conference League. Brighton's last fixture in that competition was the goalless draw at Jablonec, so the European task is distinct from their recent Premier League success.
Kick-off against Getafe is at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 5.
Winning away to City is a notable achievement. Brighton's larger opportunity is to sustain a top-three league position while navigating fixtures in Europe, where the latest result was less productive than the victory in Manchester.
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Brighton & Hove Albion won 1-0 at Manchester City on Saturday, the 1-0 away win over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium coming three days after the sides drew 2-2 at the same ground in the Carabao Cup. That bounced Brighton back from a 0-2 away loss to Liverpool at Anfield a week ago, and across the three games they scored 3 and conceded 4.
Brighton are third in the Premier League with 19 points from 6 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, two points behind City with a goal difference of +17. Pascal Gross leads the club with 4 goals and 4 assists, Georginio Rutter has 3 goals and 4 assists in 9 appearances, Charalambos Kostoulas has 4 goals and 2 assists, and Jack Hinshelwood has 4 goals in only 6 appearances.
Next is Getafe away at the Estadio Coliseum in the Conference League on Thursday 5 November, before Brentford visit on Sunday 8 November.
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