Brighton vs Man City: In a crucial top 4 clash, Manchester City visit Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, hoping to pick up an important win.
Match Details:
Teams: Brighton vs Man City
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 23rd October, 2021
Time: 10:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Brighton is looking for their first win in 4 matches after playing out a hat-trick of draws against Palace, Arsenal and Norwich.
They have performed well as a group but lacked the cutting edge in front of goal recently.
After a successful start to the campaign, dropping points in recent weeks has put them on the backfoot. Hence, a top performance is expected on Saturday.
Brighton is in 4th spot on the league table with 15 points from 8 matches.
On the other hand, Man City picked up a 5-1 away win in mid-week against Brugge during the Champions League and hope to continue their good form.
Man City beat Burnley 2-0 on the weekend to keep the pressure in the Premier League as they went to 3rd spot.
Silva and De Bruyne scored in either side as City picked up 17 points from 8 matches after this win.
Both sides last met in the EPL in May where Brighton beat Man City 3-2 at home and will hope for a similar result this time.
Form Guide
Brighton: WWDDD
Man City: WLDWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Norwich 0-0 Brighton
Club Brugge 1-5 Man City
FULL-TIME | What a night! ✨
⚫️ 1-5 ⚪️ #ManCity pic.twitter.com/YsC65tPlHn
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 19, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Brighton vs Man City in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV, while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1 and Select 3.
Team News
Webster and Welbeck remain doubts for the hosts due to hamstring injuries respectively, while Alzate is ruled out.
Mendy and Torres are long term absentees for Manchester City due to disciplinary issues and foot injury.
Brighton possible 11:
Sanchez, Duffy, Dunk, Burn, Veltman, Gross, Bissouma, Lallana, Cucurella, Maupay and Trossard
Man City possible 11:
Ederson, Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker, De Bruyne, Rodri, Silva, Grealish, Mahrez and Foden
Prediction: Brighton 1-2 Man City
Brighton will make it tough for the visitors as they have performed well at home and tend to do well against top visiting sides.
However, Man City have picked up the tempo at the right time and are expected to nick this one as they have players in form and capable of breaking a tight defence.
Players to watch out for: Trossard, Maupay, Foden and De Bruyne.
