Brighton & Hove Albion host Manchester City in a midweek Premier League clash tonight with the visitors hoping to continue their title challenge.
After securing their place in the FA Cup final, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s team will now have their sights on closing the gap on Arsenal and continuing their title challenge. The Gunners moved three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with an impressive 5-0 win over Chelsea on Tuesday while Jurgen Klopp’s team were dealt a serious blow as Everton beat them 2-0 yesterday.
City are still the favourites to lift the trophy as they have two games in hand on Mikel Arteta’s side and only trail by four points. Still, the margin for error is slim and Guardiola will know that his team cannot slip up against a potentially stubborn Brighton this evening.
After securing European football for the first time in the club’s history last year, the Seagulls are still in with a chance of repeating that feat. They are six points behind seventh-placed Newcastle United and could move as high as ninth should they defeat City.
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Here are some photos of the teams arriving at the stadium:
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 19:10
Brighton team news
Brighton XI: Steele; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Barco; Gross, Baleba; Lallana, Moder, Joao Pedro; Welbeck.
Subs: Verbruggen, Julio, Webster, Enciso, Adingra, Fati, Buonanotte , Offiah, O’Mah.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 19:04
Brighton team news
Brighton have had a lengthy break, their last match came 12 days ago.
Jason Steele will be between the posts in place of Bart Verbruggen, and Pervis Estupinan has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign and Valentin Barco will be left-back.
Adam Lallana was also chosen to start, with Simon Adingra dropping to the bench.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 19:04
Man City team news
Manchester City made three changes from their FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea on Saturday.
Ederson returns in goal, with Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol also named in the starting XI, with John Stones and Jack Grealish on the bench.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 19:01
Man City team news
Man City XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez
SUBS | Ortega, Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 19:00
Brighton vs Man City
The teams will be announced in just 10 minutes time.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 18:50
A closer look at Man City’s title run in
City, after all, have been here before and their Premier League fixtures are looking more favourable now those games against Liverpool and Arsenal are out of the equation. It leaves a trip to Tottenham, where City have never won in the Premier League under Guardiola, as their toughest fixture of the run-in. The Gunners could do with a favour from their north London rivals, there.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 18:45
Premier League title race: Who has the best fixtures – Man City, Arsenal or Liverpool?
The champions have two games in hand and will now look to respond at Brighton. Guardiola’s side are aiming to win a fourth league title in a row – a feat that has never been achieved in the history of English football, and the title is still in their hands.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 18:30
Pep Guardiola lashes out at ‘unacceptable’ scheduling of Man City’s FA Cup semi-final
City recovered from their European exit on Wednesday night – when they played extra-time against Real before losing on penalties – to edge past Mauricio Pochettino’s side, thanks to a goal in the 84th minute from Bernardo Silva, but they were clearly fatigued at Wembley.
Chelsea had more than enough chances to settle the semi-final in their favour but, as was the case on their last visit here against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, wasteful finishing was their downfall, with Nicolas Jackson the primary culprit.
Yet despite seeing his side reach their third FA Cup final in six seasons, Guardiola’s thoughts were dominated by what he considered to be poor scheduling of the match by the Football Association.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 18:00
Manchester City players ‘in the fridge’ ahead of key run of games
The City boss felt his players should have been allowed more rest after their European game and he now intends to give them a break before they return to Premier League action at Brighton on Thursday.
“In the fridge for two days,” said Guardiola when asked what his plans were for his squad ahead of the trip to the Amex Stadium.
Sonia Twigg25 April 2024 17:30