The final fixture to be played in the English Premier League on Saturday the 23rd of October is between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City.
The game will be played at the American Express Community Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 4th place on 15 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 17 points.
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Brighton come into the match having picked up a point in a 0-0 draw at Norwich City last weekend. Given the disappointing start to the season made by Norwich City, Brighton would have been confident of taking maximum points from the game but could not make the breakthrough.
That result means Brighton have remained undefeated in each of their last 6 games in all competitions, 5 of which have come in the Premier League.
However, Brighton have been struggling to win Premier League matches of late and they have been held to a draw in each of their last 3 league fixtures. In addition to the draw at Norwich City, Brighton have been held to a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace and 0-0 draw at home against Arsenal.
Trends show Brighton are unbeaten in 9 of their last 10 home matches in all competitions. They have lost only one of their last 9 at home in the Premier League and have seen under 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 8 league matches at the American Express Community Stadium.
Manchester City make the trip to the south coast having picked up a comfortable 5-1 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League.
Manchester City were the clear favourites to take maximum points from the game and made no mistake, scoring 2 goals in the first half and adding 3 goals in the second period.
That result means Manchester City are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 matches in all competitions. They are undefeated in their last 7 Premier League games, including narrow 1-0 wins at Leicester City and Chelsea plus a 2-0 home win over Burnley last weekend.
Trends show Manchester City’s most recent record of 18 away games in the Premier League consists of no losses at half time.
However, they have been struggling to score goals on the road and Manchester City have found the back of the net 4 times across 4 away league games this season.
Team news and Brighton are without the injured duo of Danny Welbeck and Steven Alzate. They also have doubts over the fitness of Adam Webster, who has a hamstring problem.
Manchester City travel without Liam Delap, Ferrán Torres, and Benjamin Mendy. Ilkay Gündoğan, Raheem Sterling, Fernandinho, and Gabriel Jesus could all start having been on the bench in Bruges.
This has the makings of being a difficult game for Manchester City and Brighton have shown they are capable of keeping things tight this season. We expect to see under 2.5 goals and the possibility of a draw, which would be a good result for the hosts.