Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Premier League preview, team news, stats & head-to-head
Man City have never lost in 15 home league games against Brighton (W12 D3), both the most they’ve faced a side without ever losing at home, and the most Brighton have played anyone on the road without ever winning.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last three Premier League games against Man City (W2 D1), having avoided defeat in just two of their first 14 against them in the competition (W1 D1 L12).
Man City have scored in all 17 of their Premier League games against Brighton, their joint-best 100% scoring record against an opponent along with Bournemouth.
Manchester City have drawn both of their last two Premier League games; in Pep Guardiola’s managerial career, only in April 2017 and December 2023 has he ever drawn three successive league matches.
Manchester City have won 31 of their last 33 Premier League matches on a Wednesday (D1 L1), while at home they’ve won their last 22 Wednesday games. It’s the longest ever home winning run on a specific day of the week by any side in Premier League history.
Brighton and Hove Albion have shipped two goals in each of their last three away Premier League matches, last having a longer run of conceding 2+ goals between August and November 2022 (5).
Erling Haaland has scored in each of his last four Premier League games against Brighton, though Man City have failed to win any of the last three (D1 L2). Only two players have scored in four in a row against an opponent while failing to end on the winning side – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink against Man Utd (D3 L1, 1998-2001) and Charlie Austin against Arsenal (D1 L3, 2014-2018).
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has failed to score in each of his last three Premier League games. In his top-flight career, he has never had four successive starts without scoring.
Brighton’s Danny Welbeck has scored seven goals in his last 13 away Premier League appearances, although he’s never scored in nine league matches at the Etihad – it’s the most he’s played at one stadium without finding the net in the top-flight, having just one shot on target.
Should he appear in this match, Brighton’s James Milner will be just the fifth outfielder to play in the Premier League while aged 40+, after Gordon Strachan (6 apps in 40s), Teddy Sheringham (24), Kevin Phillips (4), and Ryan Giggs (6).
