PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

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·29 agosto 2025

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion host Manchester City this Sunday at the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium) for matchweek three of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Brighton & Hove Albion currently have 1 point and lie in 18th position. In their last fixture, Fabian Hürzeler's team won 0-6 against Oxford United (Carabao Cup 2025/26).

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Manchester City have won 3 points to date and are placed in 6th position. Last time out, Pep Guardiola's team slipped to a 0-2 defeat against Tottenham (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Manchester City

Mateo Kovacic - Achilles tendon problems

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Oxford United 2025-08-27): Jason Steele, Joel Veltman, Olivier Boscagli, Igor Júlio, Ferdi Kadioglu, Diego Coppola, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Diego Gómez, Brajan Gruda, Harry Howell

Manchester City ( vs Tottenham 2025-08-23): James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Rúben Dias, John Stones, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Rayan Cherki, Nico González, Tijjani Reijnders, Omar Marmoush, Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler faced Pep Guardiola on two occasions, recording one win and one draw
Pep Guardiola faced Brighton & Hove Albion on 17 occasions, recording 13 wins, two draws, and two losses
Fabian Hürzeler faced Manchester City on two occasions, recording one win and one draw

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City have faced each other 34 times, with Manchester City having the upper hand: 21 wins, against six victories for Brighton & Hove Albion.
At the American Express Stadium (Falmer Stadium), Manchester City has an advantage in matches against Brighton & Hove Albion: eight wins in 18 games. Brighton & Hove Albion has six victories.
In the English League, 24 matches have been played between the two teams, with four wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, four draws, and 16 victories for Manchester City.