English Premier League - Brighton Hove Albion VS Manchester City Prediction
English Premier League - Brighton Hove Albion VS Manchester City
Match Time: 26-04-2024 03:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Solly March is ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee injury, while Jack Hinshelwood misses out with an ankle issue. Meanwhile, Pervis Estupinan misses out with a calf injury, but Kaoru Mitoma is expected to return from his back injury next week.
Evan Ferguson has an ankle injury, Tariq Lamptey has a muscle injury, James Milner is ruled out with a thigh injury, and Billy Gilmour has a knee injury. The home team have an extended injury list, and they are likely to field a weakened side here. They are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Bart Verbruggen in goal.
Joel Veltman and Igor Julio will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things compact defensively and help out in the attack as well. Jan Paul van Hecke will start alongside Lewis Dunk at the heart of the Brighton defence against Manchester City.
Pascal Gross and Carlos Baleba will start in the double pivot in the middle of the park, and they will look to break up opposition attacks. Jakub Moder will start as the central attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goal scoring opportunities in the final third. Simon Adingra and Joao Pedro should feature on the flanks, with Danny Welbeck leading the line.
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland we will miss out with a minor injury. Apart from that, Manchester City have a fully fit squad to choose from. They are likely to shape up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Ederson Moraes in goal. In the back three, Kyle Walker will start alongside Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol.
Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish will start in the wide areas, and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Rodri will start in the central midfield alongside Manuel Akanji. While the Spaniard will look to dictate the tempo of the game and provide defensive cover, Akanji will look to win the ball back and break up opposition attacks.
Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne will start as the attacking midfielders, and they will look to open up the Brighton defence with their creativity and passing ability. Julian Alvarez will lead the line for Manchester City on Thursday.
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor; Gross, Baleba; Adingra, Lallana, Pedro; Welbeck
Manchester City possible starting lineup:
Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Doku; Alvarez
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Manchester City Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
*Manchester City have been imperious in the history of this fixture, having won 20 of the last 31 meetings between the sides.
*Brighton and Hove Albion have picked up six wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on five occasions.
*Manchester City have won all but one of their last five games against the Seagulls, with a 1-1 draw in May 2023 being the exception.
*Brighton have managed just one win in their last seven Premier League games while losing three and claiming three draws since late February.
*Manchester City are on a run of 17 straight league games without defeat, picking up 13 wins and four draws since December’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Manchester City
Brighton have had over a week to rest and prepare for Thursday's important fixture as they endeavour to boost their European hopes, but their depleted squad will still have a tricky task on their hands in quelling the threat of title-chasing Man City, who can ill-afford to drop points at this late stage in the season. Goals are to be expected as the net has rippled at least three times in eight of the last 10 Premier League meetings between these two clubs, but City boast the superior head-to-head record and will be regarded as firm favourites, even without the presence of Haaland, against an out-of-sorts Seagulls outfit.ar result in the visitors' favour is not totally improbable on this occasion, but the Giallorossi's margin of victory may just be a little narrower.
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