Manchester City return to Premier League action this afternoon as Brighton travel to the Etihad Stadium.
Having sat out the midweek schedule following the postponement of their mouth-watering clash with Arsenal, City could ramp up the pressure on their title rivals.
While Pep Guardiola’s side cannot reclaim top spot, the champions could move within a point of the league leaders by beating a Brighton team struggling for goals yet again.
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That is nothing new for Brighton, although the problem has reared its head once more during Roberto De Zerbi’s opening few weeks in charge.
While they do boast a huge amount of quality, some of the early season progress has waned and a trip to the Etihad is a daunting prospect for any team.
Date, kick-off time and venue
The Premier League game is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off time today, Saturday, October 22, 2022.
The Etihad Stadium in Manchester will host.
Where to Manchester City vs Brighton
TV channel and live stream: The game will not be broadcast in the UK due to the 3pm blackout imposed across English football.
Live blog: Follow all of the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.
Free Highlights: Match of the Day will broadcast highlights when it airs at 10.30pm BST on Saturday.
Manchester City vs Brighton team news
Man City XI: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Grealish, Haaland
Subs: Ortega Moreno, Stones, Ake, Gundogan, Alvarez, Gomez, Foden, Palmer, Lewis
Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, March, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Trossard, Gross, Lallana, Welbeck
Subs: Lamptey, Colwill, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Steele, Gilmour, van Hecke, Estupinan
Manchester City vs Brighton prediction
With Brighton not exactly renowned for taking their chances, it’s difficult to see how they’ll score in a game in which they are unlikely to get much of a sniff.
City to win 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Manchester City wins: 18
Draws: 4
Brighton wins: 6
