A prolonged Gameweek 34 culminates at the Amex Stadium on Thursday night as Brighton play host to title hopefuls Manchester City.
City have some catching up to do after they were in FA Cup action at the weekend. They’ve now played two games fewer than league leaders Arsenal, whose successive victories has piled the pressure on Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens heading into this one.
The Gunners are four points ahead of City, but Guardiola’s men will return to the summit should they win their games in hand. Their Champions League exit should aid their domestic cause, with last season’s treble winners also having the FA Cup final to consider after squeaking past Chelsea on Saturday.
Thursday’s opponents, Brighton, are without a Premier League win since 10 March, with their injury-hit campaign drifting into one of indifference after their European venture was brought to a close by AS Roma. The Seagulls weren’t in action at the weekend and should be well-rested for City’s visit, but Roberto De Zerbi is still without a long list of players.
Here’s 90min’s preview of Man City’s upcoming Premier League clash.
Brighton vs Man City H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
Brighton |
Man City |
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Burnley 1-1 Brighton – 13/04/24 |
Man City 1-0 Chelsea – 20/04/24 |
Brighton 0-3 Arsenal – 06/04/24 |
Man City 1-1 (3-4p) Real Madrid – 17/04/24 |
Brentford 0-0 Brighton – 03/04/24 |
Man City 5-1 Luton Town – 13/04/24 |
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton – 31/03/24 |
Real Madrid 3-3 Man City – 09/04/24 |
Brighton 1-0 AS Roma – 14/03/24 |
Crystal Palace 2-4 Man City – 06/04/24 |
Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, SKY GO Extra |
United States |
nbcsports.com, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO, NBC Sports App |
Canada |
fuboTV |
Brighton’s injury list is extensive.
The Seagulls are once again without Solly March, Kaoru Mitoma, Adam Webster, James Milner, Tariq Lamptey and Jack Hinshelwood, while Billy Gilmour, Evan Ferguson and Julio Enciso, who scored a stunner in this fixture last season, are all doubts.
Pervis Estupinan sustained an ankle injury during Brighton’s 1-1 draw with Burnley two weekends ago and will be assessed ahead of this one.
Brighton predicted lineup vs Man City (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Van Hecke, Igor; Gross, Baleba; Buonanotte, Pedro, Adingra; Welbeck.
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