Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Man City Lineups

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Manchester City will look to end their four-game losing streak when they meet Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League this Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side have suffered defeat at the hands of Tottenham, Bournemouth and Sporting CP over their past three matches.

Brighton will aim to repeat their victory against Liverpool last weekend and will be buoyed by Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley returning from injury. Fabian Hurzeler will lead Brighton in hopes of repeating such performance at home this time around.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion have given themselves an early boost in their relegation battle with two wins on the trot, providing comfort to a pessimistic fanbase that they won’t fall into the bottom three this early in the season. Manchester City are just a point behind Brighton in sixth, so Brighton must win against them if they want a top-half finish this year.

Mikel Arteta has made strides since replacing Chris Hughton to turn around Brighton’s results, with an encouraging showing at Old Trafford last weekend – coming from 3 goals down to draw 3-3 with Tottenham after coming back from 3 goals down and facing off three top teams (Manchester United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Everton) before closing out with games against Manchester United, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Everton respectively in four consecutive matches.

Evan Ferguson, Brajan Gruda, Mats Wieffer and Jack Hinshelwood could return from injury to play this match for Wolves. Joao Pedro could partner Danny Welbeck up front; the latter scored against Arsenal last August to equalise.

Manchester City will be without Rodri, Oscar Bobb and Ruben Dias for this game against Manchester United, but Matheus Nunes and Ederson have recently returned to training – meaning Pep Guardiola may opt to select an unchanged starting XI from last week.

Wayne Rooney was Manchester United’s hero last season at Etihad Stadium when they defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 to help advance to the Champions League final. Since then, Rooney has scored more goals against Brighton than any other Premier League side; and will look to add to that total on Saturday. Diogo Dalot is expected to return from suspension, while Harry Maguire should feature after picking up an injury against Southampton; Luke Shaw remains out as do Jonny Evans and Mason Mount.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Starting XI

Brighton are currently unbeaten in four out of their last seven matches and sit one point outside of the top half, having defeated Ipswich with goals from Yankuba Minteh and Georgio Rutter on Thursday night. Additionally, Brighton have twice overcome Manchester City at Etihad stadium this year; holding them to 1-1 draw before triumphing 3-1 later that month.

Pep Guardiola’s side have had an inauspicious start to their Premier League season, losing three out of their last four Premier League matches and being eliminated at round four stage of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham midweek. Only five goals were scored during that run of games while Bournemouth on Tuesday exposed their defensive frailties.

Guardiola’s selection difficulties have been complicated by an ongoing fitness battle within his squad and there remain doubts as to the availability of several players such as Ederson, John Stones, Benjamin Mendy Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane defenders – who all played in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw on New Year’s Day – but he should still be able to name an unchanged starting XI from New Year’s Day draw.

Mikel Arteta will hope for more of the same after an impressive display against Everton in a goalless draw, in which the Toffees secured only their second away victory of the season. With transfer window closing shortly, Arteta may need to adjust tactics with summer signings Jake O’Brien and Jesper Lindstrom likely replacing Seamus Coleman and Armando Broja who remain injured.

Lukasz Fabianski will miss the game due to a concussion suffered against West Ham on March 18th and Alfie Mawson will continue between the sticks for Chelsea. Cysensio Summerville could start wide left while Aaron Wan-Bissaka could replace Emerson Hyndman at left back – although Jairo Zarate and Andre Gomes remain injured, while Mats Wieffer remains doubtful due to an ankle injury – while forward Diego Gomez may also feature.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Subs

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will aim to assert his authority against an opposition he inflicted a rare loss on in their last meeting at Old Trafford. Although Manchester City rallied from being 3 down against Guardiola’s side to win 4-3 in overtime, their form since has faded somewhat with just three victories out of five league matches since.

Ruben Amorim’s side are coming off an unlikely win against Southampton on Thursday night, yet their performance was far from impressive and must step up their game when visiting Brighton next.

The Seagulls have been strengthened by the return of midfielder Mats Wieffer and defender Jack Hinshelwood, both expected to feature in their matchday squads. Forwards Joao Pedro and Jeremy Pied may also return soon and could make their respective starting elevens.

At the weekend, Brighton were exposed for their defensive frailty by Tottenham but managed to come through and claim victory; that performance should give coach Markus Hurzeler confidence that his side can avoid suffering another consecutive defeat. Amad Diallo made headlines for scoring three against Tottenham with an outstanding display that won him plaudits from supporters; hopefully he can do so once more against Norwich to continue his impressive start with Brighton.

Jurrien Timber was shown his fifth yellow card of the season against Brentford and will therefore be suspended, leading Thomas Partey to fill his right-back slot temporarily. Ethan Nwaneri may also miss out; should that occur then Kai Havertz will move further up towards central midfield.

Ben Barclay remains out with an ankle injury for Brighton & Hove Albion while Sam Bale and Joao Pedro continue to battle injuries, although Joao Pedro scored an outstanding late goal against Arsenal at the Amex back in November and will be eager to replicate that performance this time around. Jurrien Vermijl, Ethan Ambrose, Yves Baha, Connor Roberts are hoping to make the bench while John Stones remains unavailable due to an ankle problem; Oscar Bobb and Rodri are long-term absenteees for this matchup.

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City Goals

Brighton are now much stronger than they were at this point last season when they were struggling in the bottom three. Now positioned ninth in the table, victory against Manchester City would provide them with a significant boost towards qualifying for one of six spots within Premier League.

Fabian Hurzeler will likely continue with the team that performed well against Aston Villa, which featured new faces both midfield and up front. These players should look to add goals to their tally after scoring recently; Simon Adingra and Kaoru Mitoma each already scored at Aston Villa.

Manchester City have seen their injury worries lessen with Ruben Diaz and John Stones set to return. Edin Dzeko will not play due to ongoing hamstring trouble; on the other side of the pitch however, Igor, Armando Broja and Yousef Chermiti remain unavailable – leaving them short on options should they hope to maintain their winning start this season.

Everton are hoping to close in on Liverpool in the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta’s side currently trail the Merseyside club by six points; however, their win against Brentford on New Year’s Day means they could move ahead of them by beating Brighton at Amex Stadium this Sunday.

David Moyes will likely remain unchanged for Everton’s trip to Sussex this weekend, following an excellent defensive showing against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. Summer signing Jake O’Brien may feature at right-back while Jesper Lindstrom could make his first start since joining.

Brighton have made an excellent start to 2025, winning three of their opening four matches and maintaining an unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory against Ipswich Town on Thursday night thanks to goals scored by Georginio Rutter and Yankuba Minteh. Unfortunately for Brighton though, their unbeaten run came to an end despite yet another clean sheet being achieved since December 28th; hopefully that can change when Ferdi Kadioglu, Adam Webster and Pervis Estupinan return, while Evan Ferguson, Brajan Gruda and Mats Wieffer will miss out.