Milestone Night: Haaland's 150th City Goal Seals Victory Over Brighton
7 January 2026
Match snapshot
Manchester City welcomed Brighton to the Etihad on Wednesday for a Premier League clash from week 22. The hosts pressed hard from the start with Haaland present and Brighton facing sharp counters.
Key moments
The Norwegian Haaland, City top scorer, stopped a penalty awarded by referee Thomas Bramall to preserve the lead.
Belgian winger Jeremy Doku earned a City penalty after a clash with Pascal Gross of Brighton, who was booked. Haaland converted in the 41st minute, firing to the left of the goalkeeper to give City the lead. The goal took Haaland to 20 league goals for City this season.
City official X account later noted that Haaland has 150 goals in all competitions for City in 173 appearances, and he did so faster by 28 matches than any other player in Premier League history.
The milestone helped City extend their advantage as Brighton pressed for an equalizer, but City held on for the win.
Punchline 1: If football were math, Haaland would be solving for x and x would keep turning into goals.
Punchline 2: City celebrations were so loud that even the trophy cabinet started clapping along.
