Brighton’s bold changes overturn City as Gruda strikes in the 89th minute.
Brajan Gruda came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner as Brighton and Hove Albion stunned Manchester City 2-1, sealing the Seagulls' first Premier League victory of the season and condemning Pep Guardiola's side to back-to-back defeats. After Erling Haaland had poked City ahead on his 100th Premier League appearance, James Milner equalised from the spot before Gruda's cool finish completed a rousing comeback on the south coast.
City controlled a cagey first half, but Fabian Hurzeler’s quadruple substitution just after the hour transformed the game's energy. Milner levelled in the 67th minute, following a Matheus Nunes handball, as James Trafford made outstanding stops to keep City in it, and Kaoru Mitoma released Gruda, who rounded Trafford and evaded Rayan Aït-Nouri to slide home. City remain on three points from three games, while Brighton climb to four.
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