Manchester City host Brighton for the second time in four days this afternoon, with Enzo Maresca’s side looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.
Enzo Maresca’s men edged past the Seagulls on penalties in matchday four of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, having twice come from behind to draw 2-2.
However, City will be looking for a response in the Premier League after their perfect start to the campaign ended with a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa last weekend.
The result left the reigning champions level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table, having won seven of their opening eight league games.
Brighton, meanwhile, have enjoyed an impressive start under Fabian Hurzeler and head into the weekend in third, five points behind City.
The Seagulls have scored a league-high 23 goals this season, despite being winless in their last three games in all competitions.
Brighton will be buoyed by their recent record against City, having avoided defeat in their last four Premier League games.
101GreatGoals brings you all the team news ahead of the 3pm kick-off.
Manchester City team news
Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol, Bouaddi, Anderson, Fernandez, Ndiaye, Doku, Haaland
Manchester City substitutes: Rulli, Guehi, Kovacic, Cherki, Reis, O’Reilly, Allan, Foden, Lewis
Brighton team news
Brighton: Verbuggen, Dunk, Gross, Chema, Kostoulas, Costinha, Boscagli, Gomez, Ayari, De Cupyer, Vuskovic
Brighton Subs: Steele, Hadjam, Wieffer, Svoboda, Hinshelwood, Yalcouye, O’Riley, Rutter, Minteh
Manchester City-Brighton statistics
- Manchester City won 12 of their first 14 Premier League games with Brighton but are winless in their last four, drawing two and losing two.
- City have won their last 10 league games played on Halloween.
- Manchester City have scored in each of their last 24 Premier League games.
- Brighton have never won a league game away to Manchester City in 16 attempts, drawing four and losing 12.
- Brighton are the top scorers in the Premier League this season with 23 goals, three more than City.
- Erling Haaland has scored seven goals in seven Premier League games against Brighton, including goals in each of his last four.
- Pascal Gross has created more chances than any other Premier League player this season (23) and is the joint-leading assist provider with four.
Where to watch Manchester City v Brighton
Manchester City v Brighton kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 31 October at the Etihad Stadium.
The match will not be televised live in the UK due to the blackout at 3pm on Saturday.
Highlights will be available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday evening.
