Manchester City can open a three-point gap at the top of the Premier League, at least for 24 hours, with victory over Brighton this afternoon
It is the second meeting between the teams in four days with City winning on penalties in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.
Enzo Maresca’s Premier League record 100% was ended by Aston Villa last weekend, allowing Arsenal to join him on 21 points.
Brighton’s momentum also stalled with a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool.
Where to watch Man City vs Brighton: TV Channel, Live Streams Online
Manchester City vs Brighton kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 31st October at the Etihad Stadium.
The match is not shown live on TV in the UK. Highlights will be on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday.
Here is the full list of International broadcasters of the Premier League.
Manchester City vs Brighton Stats, Premier League Form
- City won 12 of their first 14 Premier League games against Brighton (D1 D1) but are winless in their last four (D2 D2)
- They have won their last 10 league games on Halloween and have 15 wins in total as of October 31, which is the most of any team in Football League history.
- City could lose back-to-back league games for the first time since August 2025, when Brighton were their second-leg opponents.
- The Cityzens (16.7) and Brighton (16.2) are the two highest-ranked teams for expected goals in the Premier League this season and the top scorers in the division, with Brighton on 23 and Manchester City on 20.
- With goals in each of their last 24 Premier League games, City are on their longest run since a run between December 2018 and September 2019 (29)
- The only teams to have kept City from scoring in their last 94 home league games are Arsenal, Tottenham (twice) and Liverpool.
- Haaland has seven goals in seven Premier League games against Brighton, finding the net in each of his last four, although City have failed to win any of those games.
- Brighton are unbeaten in 16 league games away to Manchester City (D4 D12), although they have avoided defeat in the last two.
- These are the most away games Brighton have played against an opponent without a win and the most games City have played at home against an opponent without a loss.
- Only Bournemouth (5) have made fewer starting changes in the Premier League this season than Brighton, who also have the second-youngest average age this term (25 years, 214 days), behind Newcastle (25 years, 192 days).
- Pascal Gross has created more chances than any other Premier League player this season (23), while no player has registered more assists than the German (4).
