Manchester Town will struggle to hold on this weekend after coming out to face Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Pep Guardiola will be looking for a reaction at the American Special Nation Stadium after a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Rubén Amorim’s Porting CP in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, which has extended an extraordinary losing streak to three in all competitions for the protective equipment. EPL headlines. Town are already two points behind leaders Liverpool, having dropped seven points this season. Brighton are winless in three games so far, having just lost twice in consecutive games to the Reds in the Premier League and EFL Cup. The Seagulls have proven to be tough consumers for Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United already this season and will hope to rub more salt into Town’s increasingly open wounds.
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- Time: Saturday November 9 | Passed: 12:30 pm Eastern Time
- Location: American Specific Nation Stadium – Falmer, England
- Oversee: US Community
- Odd: Brighton +340; Draw +300; City -133
Season so far
Brighton is in eighth place in the EPL standings with four wins, four draws and two losses with 17 goals scored and 14 conceded for a total of 16 out of a possible 30. Nottingham Woodland, in third place, is three things away, but two of those four wins. I got home and it’s been a while since Amex finally saw a home win. City had been doing quite well until their new problem, but their broadcast position can still be saved with seven wins from 10 and two draws on 23 points from 10 games to sit in second place. All three defeats came on the road at the same time as their draw against Newcastle United also came on the road, meaning there is a theme there.
Staff information
Brighton: Like Town, the hosts have had surprise problems with their own delays. Don’t expect to see James Milner, Adam Webster or Solly March here. Questions also remain over Lewis Dunk, Yankuba Minteh, Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley, as well as Carlos Baleba.
Brighton XI imaginable: Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Julio, Estupiñán; Kadioglu, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Mitoma; Rutter, Welbeck.
City: It’s more a question of who is available than who is missing, given the long history of absences or tardiness. Kevin de Bruyne might recover from the shock here, although that’s no more than 100%. Alternatively, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Jack Grealish, Oscar Bobb and Rodri are certainly out of this one.
Imaginable Town XI: Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Simpson-Pusey, Gvardiol; Kovacic; Savinho, Foden, Silva, Nunes; Haaland.
Prediction
With a lack of players on both sides and neither team able to hold off their fighters as often, expect this to be a comedic, objective-filled encounter that will likely end the stage after all. Choose: Brighton 2, city 2.
