Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion preview: No fresh injury concerns for BluesGuardiola praises opponents as "one of the best clubs"
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Competition: F.A. Premier League
Date: 3.00pm, Saturday 15th March 2025
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee: Simon Hooper Assistants: A Holmes, S Long Fourth Official: A Taylor VAR: J Bell
Odds: City 4/6, Draw 10/3, Brighton 7/2
Tickets: Tickets available via tickets.mancity.com
TV: Match of the Day
Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Squad (from): Ederson, Ortega, Carson, Dias, Reis, Gvardiol, Khusanov, Simpson-Pusey, Lewis, Kovacic, Grealish, Gonzalez, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Silva, Nunes, Foden, Bobb, McAtee, Marmoush, Haaland, Doku, Savinho
Injured: Rodri, Ake, Stones, Akanji
Doubtful: Bobb
Suspended: None
Form guide: LWWLL
Brighton
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Squad (from): Verbruggen, Steele, McGill, Lamptey, Webster, van Hecke, Estupinan, March, Gruda, Baleba, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Gomez, Ayai, Wieffer, O'Riley, Hinshelwood, Pedro, Adingra, Rutter, Minteh, Welbeck
Injured: Julio, Milner, Kadioglo, Steee, O'Riley, Dunk, Veltman
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Form guide: WWWWW
City have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
The Seagulls are in fine form going into the game, with six wins from their last matches, and manager Pep Guardiola was effusive in his praise of the club.
“I think Brighton are one of the best clubs working on and off the pitch,” Guardiola said at Friday's press conference.
“I think they started with Graham Potter, they made a step, forward again under Roberto De Zerbi, and now with this exceptional young manager who’s doing incredibly good things.
“It’s not a surprise I’d say, because they’re doing really, really well in the transfer market and the way they play.
“They’re absolutely one of the toughest opponents and in the past there are many teams who were in the middle positions or bottom or whatever, but they make an incredible step up in terms of organisation and consistency for many, many years, that’s the reality.
“It’s not a secret what they’ve been doing. They’re in this position because they’re doing good things, they deserve to be [where they are] in the table.”
City won their last home game against Brighton 2-1, with goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland. Overall City have won 21 of the 32 games played against the Seagulls, with 6 draws and 6 defeats.
Predicted line-up: Ederson, Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Marmoush, Doku, Savinho, Haaland
Score prediction: City 2 Brighton 1
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