Brighton-Manchester City is a rematch of the 29th day of the Premier League and is played on Thursday at 9 pm: live TV, probable formations, predictions.
Manchester City in the midweek rematch with Brighton will take the field already knowing the results of Arsenal and Liverpool and could potentially find themselves -4 behind the Reds and Gunners, who, however, would have played two more games by then. The Cityzens’ biggest “enemy” in the Amex Stadium challenge will be pressure, although Pep Guardiola and his men are aware that winning them all between now and May 19 would confirm them as champions of England.
In the last weekend, meanwhile, De Bruyne and his teammates pulled off the pass to yet another FA Cup final: at Wembley, Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea were forced to raise the white flag in front of the greater quality of the team coached by the Catalan coach, who came out on top 1-0 in the final game thanks to a Bernardo Silva goal. The confidence boost that was needed after the disappointment due to the elimination from the Champions League by Real Madrid, a difficult morsel to swallow in a season in which City can still win as many as two trophies (league and FA Cup). In the Premier League, Guardiola’s team has not even lost since last December and is coming off three consecutive wins.
Brighton has not won in four rounds
The moment of tarnishing – if we can call it that – of Roberto De Zerbi’s men continues unabated instead, dry of victories since four rounds.
Brighton recently lost to Arsenal and Liverpool but did not go beyond a draw even with two within reach opponents such as Brentford and Burnley, showing that the problems are by no means solved. Europe, meanwhile, is further and further away: not that the Seagulls had to qualify absolutely, but after surprising everyone last season something more was expected of them. De Zerbi must in any case reckon with the usual string of absentees: missing from the roll call will be Mitoma, March, Hinshelwood, Milner, Gilmour, Ferguson, Webster, Lamptey, Enciso and Estupinàn. In City, however, Haaland will forfeit and his place will be taken by Argentine Julian Alvarez.
The prediction
City awaiting a challenging match, against a Brighton eager for redemption and ready to exalt themselves against the favorite to win the title. Guests favored in a match in which both are likely to score. Watch out for Foden, who has already scored six goals at Amex Stadium.
Brighton-Manchester City
likely lineups.
BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Igor; Gross, Baleba; Adingra, Lallana, Joao Pedro; Welbeck.
MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Doku; Julian Alvarez.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-3
