Man City vs Brighton Hove: match preview
Premier League · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Man City are 1st in the Premier League with 21 points from 8 games (W7 D0 L1), scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.1 per game; their last 5 results read W-W-W-W-L.
Brighton Hove are 3rd in the Premier League with 16 points from 8 games (W5 D1 L2), scoring 2.9 and conceding 0.9 per game; their last 5 results read W-W-W-W-L.
At home this season Man City are W4 D0 L0 (scored 11, conceded 6); on the road Brighton Hove are W2 D0 L2 (scored 10, conceded 6).
Erling Haaland leads the way for Man City with 9 goals, while Pascal Groß leads the way for Brighton Hove with 3 goals and 4 assists.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Man City have won 3, Brighton Hove 2, with 3 draws; the last meeting finished Man City 1-1 Brighton Hove.
What to watch: Brighton Hove's attack against Man City's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Premier League this season.
Man City
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | 9 | – | – |
| Rayan Cherki | 4 | 2 | – |
Brighton Hove
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Groß | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | 3 | 2 | – |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 3 | – | – |
Season so far
| Man City | Brighton Hove | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 1 | 3 |
| Points | 21 | 16 |
| W–D–L | 7-0-1 | 5-1-2 |
| Goals scored per game | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 4-0-0 | 2-0-2 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | WWWWL | WWWWL |
| Clean sheets | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 1 |
| Both teams scored | 63% | 25% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 75% | 63% |
| Points per game at home | 3.00 | 2.50 |
| Points per game away | 2.25 | 1.50 |
| Biggest win | 4-1 at Crystal Palace | 5-0 v Crystal Palace |
| Heaviest defeat | 1-2 at Aston Villa | 0-2 at Liverpool |
Man City: recent results
Brighton Hove: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Man City 3 wins, 3 draws, Brighton Hove 2 wins.
Club details
Man City
- Head coach
- Enzo Maresca (Italy)
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium
- Founded
- 1880
Squad (24)
Goalkeepers
- Géronimo RulliArgentina · 34
- Gianluigi DonnarummaItaly · 27
- Marcus BettinelliEngland · 34
Defenders
- Rayan Aït NouriAlgeria · 25
- Rúben DiasPortugal · 29
- Matheus NunesPortugal · 28
- Marc GuéhiEngland · 26
- Joško GvardiolCroatia · 24
- Rico LewisEngland · 21
- Nico O'ReillyEngland · 21
- Abdukodir KhusanovUzbekistan · 22
- Vitor ReisBrazil · 20
Midfielders
- Mateo KovačićCroatia · 32
- Phil FodenEngland · 26
- Enzo FernándezArgentina · 25
- Elliot AndersonEngland · 23
- Rayan CherkiFrance · 23
- Ayyoub BouaddiFrance · 19
Forwards
- Antoine SemenyoGhana · 26
- Erling HaalandNorway · 26
- Iliman NdiayeSenegal · 26
- Jeremy DokuBelgium · 24
- AllanBrazil · 22
- Ryan McAidooEngland · 18
Brighton Hove
- Head coach
- Fabian Hürzeler (Germany)
- Stadium
- The American Express Community Stadium
- Founded
- 1898
Squad (30)
Goalkeepers
- Jason SteeleEngland · 36
- Bart VerbruggenNetherlands · 24
- Thomas McGillEngland · 26
Defenders
- Olivier BoscagliFrance · 28
- Pascal StruijkNetherlands · 27
- Lewis DunkEngland · 34
- Ferdi KadıoğluTurkey · 27
- Michael SvobodaAustria · 28
- Mats WiefferNetherlands · 26
- Maxim De CuyperBelgium · 25
- Jaouen HadjamAlgeria · 23
- CostinhaPortugal · 26
- Luka VuškovićCroatia · 19
Midfielders
- Matt O'RileyDenmark · 25
- Pascal GroßGermany · 35
- Yasin AyariSweden · 23
- Diego GómezParaguay · 23
- Jack HinshelwoodEngland · 21
- Malick YalcouyéMali · 20
- Chema AndrésSpain · 21
Forwards
- Femi AzeezEngland · 25
- Georginio RutterFrance · 24
- Evan FergusonIreland · 22
- Kaoru MitomaJapan · 29
- Yankubah MintehGambia · 22
- Ibrahim OsmanGhana · 21
- Stefanos TzimasGreece · 20
- Promise AkinpeluCanada · 25
- Charalampos KostoulasGreece · 19
- Zadok YohannaNigeria · 19
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.