English Premier League champions Manchester City travel to Brighton looking to make it 25 games unbeaten in all competitions.

English Premier League champions Manchester City travel to Brighton looking to make it 25 games unbeaten in all competitions.

Man City were declared champions for the third consecutive season and followed it up with a 1-0 win against Chelsea over the weekend.

Brighton on the other hand beat relegated Southampton 3-1 to confirm that they will finish in the top 7 and get a place in Europe next season.

So there isn’t much to play for in this game for either side apart from bettering the points they have already amassed this season.

City were 3-1 winners in the reverse fixture at the Etihad earlier in the season and Brighton will boost their confidence if they can get their revenge here.

All six of the Seagulls’ wins against City have come at home, with the last one coming in the 2020-21 campaign.

Man City head to the Amex having scored 33 goals in 11 top-flight meetings against Brighton.

Pep Guardiola’s side have also won their last 25 EPL games that have been played on a Wednesday, with an aggregate score of 68-11.

Will this be yet another routine win for the Citizens or can the home side get one over their opponents? Click here to place your bet on the game.

What time does Brighton vs Man City start?

The game kicks off at 10pm Kenyan time at the Amex Stadium.

Brighton vs Man City team news

Solly March, Adam Lallana and co remain on the sidelines with injury as well as Robert Sanchez who has missed the last 3 games.

Evan Ferguson scored a brace against Southampton and may be called to start here as Danny Welbeck is relegated to the bench.

Alex McAllister and Kaoru Mitoma will also retain their starting roles in support of the attacker.

For the visitors, the host of first team members who sat out the game against Chelsea are expected to return here.

Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne are all set to return to the starting XI.

Brighton vs Man City head to head

The two teams have met 29 times across competitions with 11 meetings taking place in the Premier League. City lead 19-6.

Brighton vs Man City current form

The hosts have won three times and lost twice in their last five matches, while City have won 4 times and shared the spoils once.

Brighton vs Man City prediction

Despite there not being much to play for here, goals are expected from both teams and a draw could be the most likely outcome.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from SportPesa Blog: Kenya

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading