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Your support makes all the difference.Brighton’s big day in the Premier League is finally here. Last year’s stars of the Championship are this year’s relegation favourites- they’ll be facing an uphill battle all season.
That battle doesn’t get much harder than against Manchester City. City’s high costing team has had a defensive upgrade this summer with Danilo, Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy joining them. Brighton will have their work cut to get anywhere near City’s goal.
City will be the highest quality team Brighton have played in decades, a distinctive mark up from the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle. Chris Hughton will be keen to judge how his players perform under such pressure.
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Past three meetings…
Manchester City 2 (Fernandes, Ireland) Brighton 2 (Murray, Anyinsah) Brighton won 5-3 on pens, League Cup, September 2008
Manchester City 1 Brighton 2 (Scorers not on record) Division 2, April 1989
Manchester City 2 Brighton 1 (Scorers not on record) Division 2, September 1988
Form guide…
Man City: DDWWWW
Brighton: WWWLLD
Odds…
Man City to win: 3/10
Brighton to win: 21/2
Draw: 22/5
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Brighton vs Manchester City.
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Tonight's line-ups
Brighton XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Suttner, March, Stephens, Propper, Brown, Gross, Hemed
Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Stones, Kompany, Danilo, Fernandinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Jesus
City and Brighton have only played each other once this millennium, in a League Cup tie nine years ago.
Gelson Fernandes and Stephen Ireland were on the scoresheet for City on that occasion, but it wasn't a happy ending for Mark Hughes' men as they lost on penalties.
3' - Kyle Walker gets in behind but Sergio Aguero can't connect cleanly with the former Spurs man's cross.
5' - Gabriel Jesus skins Lewis Dunk down the right-hand side with a superb piece of skill but his low cross doesn't get as far as David Silva.
9' - Danilo plays a neat one-two with David Silva but his shot from distance flies well wide of the mark.
14' - Fernandinho rises highest to meet David Silva's corner but the Brazilian's header is wayward.
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