INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Brighton have conceded more Premier League goals against Manchester City than they have against any other opponent (40), failing to keep a clean sheet in any of their 14 such matches.
2
Manchester City have taken 37 points from 42 available against Brighton in the Premier League (W12 D1 L1), with their only dropped points coming at the Amex Stadium (2-3 in May 2021, 1-1 in May 2023).
3
Brighton have dropped 10 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, only four fewer than they did in the whole of 2023-24. Indeed, both of the Seagulls’ defeats this term have come after they’ve taken the lead (2-4 v Chelsea, 1-2 v Liverpool).
4
Brighton are unbeaten in their five Premier League home games so far this season (W2 D3) – only in 1982-83 have they had a longer run without a home defeat from the start of a top-flight campaign (7).
5
Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end at Bournemouth last time out. Only in October 2023, December 2018 and December 2016 have they lost consecutive league games under Pep Guardiola.