Manchester City's Julian Alvarez celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Champions League group G soccer match between Manchester City and Red Star Belgrade in Manchester, England, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)Football Prediction
Manchester City will look to close the gap between them and Premier League leaders Arsenal when they travel to Brighton on Thursday night.
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Brighton team is in pretty dire form after winning only one of their last six, albeit they remain a side packed with quality. They’ve caused City a few problems in their last encounters but the uncertainity of head coach De Zerbi who is now being linked with a move to Liverpool hasn’t helped them any bit.
Visitors City switched focus to retaining the FA Cup on Saturday and duly booked their spot in another final by defeating Chelsea at Wembley. The champions have the advantage over Arsenal and Liverpool but, after playing game less than their title rivals, any dropped points from here would feel like a defeat.
H2H / Stats
Man City are unbeaten in their last five games against Brighton, winning four and drawing the other. The aggregate score during that time is 13-4 in City’s favour.
21 October 2023 – Man City 2-1 Brighton – Premier League
24 May 2023 – Brighton 1-1 Man City – Premier League
22 October 2022 – Man City 3-1 Brighton – Premier League
20 April 2022 – Man City 3-0 Brighton – Premier League
23 October 2021 – Brighton 1-4 Man City – Premier League
Team News
Evan Ferguson, Billy Gilmour, James Miler and Adam Webster are all believed to be making progress in their returns from injury, although it’s not yet clear if this game will come too soon. Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood and Solly March may be unlikely to play again this season. Tariq Lamptey and Pervis Estupinan are out too, along with Julio Enciso.
City, meanwhile, may be without Erling Haaland after he did not play at Wembley following a muscle complaint. John Stones came off there, so a decision will need to be made on the defender.
Probable Line-Up
Brighton XI: Verbruggen (GK), Veltman, van Hacke, Dunk, Estupian, Grob, Baleba, Adingra, Moder, Pedro, Welbeck
Man City XI: Ederson (GK), Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Silva, Foden, Doku, Alvarez
Verdict
Both teams have scored in five of the last six meetings between these sides, including the last three but City are unbeaten in this fixture in their last five meetings. Phil Foden has scored six career goals against Brighton with no team suffering more at his hands.
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