Premier League: Manchester City VS Brighton: Prediction, Key stats, Probable lineup, head to head

The reigning Premier League winners will welcome Brighton at the Etihad Stadium for their eleventh match of the season.

The Citizens are second in the league, four points behind the league-leading Gunners, and cannot afford to surrender points at this juncture of the season if they are to catch the high-flying Gunners.

With Arsenal inactive until Sunday, Manchester City can close the gap on the league leaders with a win tonight.

Erling Haaland missed a penalty kick against Liverpool, while VAR rejected Phil Foden's goal.

Eighth-placed Brighton got off to an excellent start in the league, but their performance levels have declined in recent games, resulting in a winless streak of four games.

The last time Brighton won in the Premier League was under current Chelsea boss Graham Potter in September, and they were winless in their previous four matches.

Robert De Zerbi has already indicated what to expect from his team with a strong performance against Liverpool.

And if Manchester City survives another shock, their latest hangover could last longer. Despite recent defeats, Brighton's eighth-place standing is pretty respectable.

As for head-to-head stats, Manchester City has 18 wins while Brighton has 6. At the same time, four games have resulted in a draw.

Key stats for the game

• Except for a 3-2 loss on the road in May of 2021, Manchester City has won nine of their ten Premier League matches with Brighton & Hove Albion.
• In their previous three away league games, Brighton & Hove Albion are winless, losing twice and allowing seven goals.
• Manchester City scored at least three goals in its past nine Premier League home victories.

Manchester City predicted lineup.

Because of injuries, Pep Guardiola won't have Kalvin Phillips or Kyle Walker for Sunday's match against Brighton.

Though he has returned to training, Pep Guardiola has been unable to confirm whether or not defender John Stones will play this weekend following a hamstring injury.

While Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez sat on the bench at Anfield, they might be in the starting lineup on Saturday. Foden and Haaland, the latter of whom have scored ten goals in his last four home league games, would be playing alongside them.

Probable lineup: Ederson, Foden, Haaland, Grealish, Cancelo, Akanji, Laporte, Ake, De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo

Brighton Predicted lineup

Kaoru Mitoma and Jakob Moder are both out for the season with injuries, so that Brighton will be without them at Manchester. There is some uncertainty around Levi Colwill's availability for the game because of his injury.

Despite Pervis Estupinan's presence on the left side of the defence, Adam Lallana was given the nod to start in the 1-1 draw with Forest and will be seeking to keep his starting spot in the advanced midfield role alongside Pascal Gross.

Probable lineup: Sanchez, Lallana, Gross; Welbeck, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, March, Caicedo, Mac Allister, Trossard

Manchester City vs Brighton prediction

The Seagulls have an unfavourable record against Manchester City and are unlikely to pose a significant threat to the Citizens. On Saturday, City should be able to dominate Brighton at the Etihad.

Final prediction: Manchester City 3-0 Brighton