Manchester City vs Brighton: How to watch on TV live stream, team news, lineups & prediction
Manchester City welcome Brighton to the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola's side have failed to score in their previous two matches and lost their first league game of the season against Liverpool last weekend, though remain second in the table.
Roberto De Zerbi lined up with the exact same XI which guided Graham Potter to three consecutive victories at the start of the season against Nottingham Forest in midweek. However, Brighton suffered a recurrence of the finishing woes which dominated much of Potter's reign and are yet to taste victory under the Italian.
Here's everything that you need to know about the upcoming meeting between this pairing.
Where are Man City vs Brighton playing?
- Location: Manchester, England
- Stadium: Etihad Stadium
- Date: Saturday 22 October
- Kick-off Time: 15:00 BST / 10:00 EST / 07:00 PST
- VAR: Lee Mason
- Referee: Craig Pawson
Where can you watch Man City vs Brighton in the UK?
- Channel: BT Sport Score (Studio Updates Only)
- Channel: BBC Final Score (Studio Updates Only)
- Broadcast Time: 15:00 (BST)
Where can you watch Man City vs Brighton in The United States?
- Streaming Service: Peacock Premium
- Broadcast Time EST: 10:00
- Broadcast Time PST: 07:00
Where can you watch Man City vs Brighton in Canada?
- Streaming Service: fuboTV
- Broadcast Time (EST): 10:00
Where can you watch Man City vs Brighton Highlights?
- Channel: Sky Football
- Channel: BBC Match of the Day
- Stream: Sky Football YouTube channel
Man City vs Brighton H2H Results (Last Five Games)
Man City: 4 Wins
Brighton: 1 Win
Draws: 0
Current Form (Last Five Games)
Man City: WWWDL
Brighton: WDLLD
Man City team news
Guardiola's vague assessment of John Stones' recovery from a hamstring problem gives the defender an outside chance of returning this weekend.
Kalvin Phillips is still recovering from a shoulder injury but Kyle Walker is optimistic about overcoming a groin complaint to feature in the World Cup - though his involvement this Saturday is highly unlikely.
Man City predicted lineup vs Brighton
Man City Starting 11 (4-3-3): Ederson; Akanji, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gundogan; Foden, Haaland, Grealish.
Bench: Ortega, Bernardo, Laporte, Alvarez, Gomez, Palmer, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand, Mahrez.
Brighton team news
De Zerbi is set to be without Kaoru Mitoma until November after the Japanese midfielder damaged his ankle in defeat to Brentford. Chelsea-loanee Levi Colwill is carrying a knock while Jakub Moder remains a long-term absentee.
Brighton predicted lineup vs Man City
Brighton Starting 11 (3-4-2-1): Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Trossard; Gross, Lallana; Welbeck.
Bench: Steele, Lamptey, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Gilmour, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Turns.
Man City vs Brighton score prediction
"Brighton is always a good test," Guardiola likes to say before lining up against the south coast outfit. A sequence of three goalless games for the Seagulls coming into the contest doesn't exactly underline that assessment.
However, Brighton's performances during that run - coupled with the 3-3 draw earned against Liverpool on De Zerbi's debut - suggests that the reigning champions may be in for a tricky examination, even if they are likely to pass.
Prediction: Man City 2-1 Brighton