In a repeat of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup fourth round tie, Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.
The Seagulls journeyed all the way up to the Etihad Stadium midweek, but their spirited performance was ultimately in vain. Their hosts triumphed on penalties following an entertaining 2–2 draw in regulation time, which confirmed the Cityzens among this season’s Carabao Cup quarterfinalists.
Both Enzo Maresca and Fabian Hürzeler made wholesale changes to their starting lineups for the dress rehearsal, but they will revert to their strongest team for a testing Premier League encounter.
There were rare defeats for Man City and Brighton last weekend, with the former’s perfect record extinguished by Aston Villa and the latter stumbling away at Anfield. They will be eager to issue an immediate response, seeking to capitalize on inevitable dropped points for Liverpool and/or Arsenal during Sunday’s sole match.
City currently lead the Premier League standings on goal difference—despite their guilty verdict for financial misconduct looming large—but the reigning champions are snapping at their heels. Brighton find themselves all the way up in third, and victory at the Etihad would move them within two points of Maresca’s men, while also keeping them ahead of Liverpool.
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