Man City vs Brighton | Match Info, Preview & Lineup

Manchester City won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 2-3 FA Cup defeat in their last game at the hands of Liverpool.

In that match, Manchester City managed 49% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Manchester City, the goalscorers were Jack Grealish (47') and Bernardo Silva (91'). Liverpool had 11 shots on goal with 7 on target. Ibrahima Konaté (9') and Sadio Mané (17', 45') scored for Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have managed to score a sum total of 9 times in their preceding six outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games is 6.

Brighton will go into this match following on from a 0-1 Premier League win vs Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent game.

In that match, Brighton & Hove Albion managed 52% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Brighton & Hove Albion was Leandro Trossard (90'). For their opponents, Tottenham Hotspur had 5 shots on goal with 0 on target.

The attacking players from Brighton have been starved of goals over their last six clashes, netting the disappointing return of only 4. In those fixtures, The Seagulls have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 7. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be continued into this match, of course.