On the 20th of April, Manchester City plays host to Brighton & Hove Albion in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester City sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté struck first for Liverpool in the 9th minute on a feed from Andrew Robertson, then Sadio Mané added another in the 17th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Manchester City should be reasonably happy with their performance, while brighton & Hove Albion sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Tottenham Hotspur. Leandro Trossard struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tottenham Hotspur was frustrated by Brighton & Hove Albion’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Brighton & Hove Albion ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 23rd of October, Brighton & Hove Albion hosted Manchester City in their last match together. Manchester City was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. İlkay Gündoğan struck first for Manchester City in the 13th minute on a feed from Bernardo Silva, then Phil Foden added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Jack Grealish.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Leandro Trossard. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Manchester City’s top weapon lately has been Kevin De Bruyne, who has three goals in the last 5 matches
Josep Guardiola i Sala’s Manchester City squad will be without Benjamin Mendy, Kyle Walker, João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké and Palmer, while Graham Potter’s squad will be without Steven Alzate.