Manchester City reached the FA Cup final (Getty Images)
Manchester City booked their place in the FA Cup final with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, and will not want to lose points in the race for a Premier League title.
Pep Guardiola’s side will have longer to prepare than some others who played this weekend, and do not travel to the south coast to face Brighton until Thursday.
City had to work hard against Chelsea, and the manager was left angry at the schedule, and argued that the game on Saturday came too soon after his side’s Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid on Wednesday.
After securing European football for the first time in the club’s history last year, the Seagulls are still in with a chance, and are six points behind seventh-placed Manchester United.
Here’s everything you need to know about the match, and get the latest Brighton vs Man City predictions and odds here.
When is it?
Manchester City vs Brighton kicks off at 8pm BST on Thursday, April 25, 2024 and the Amex Community Stadium in Brighton.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League with coverage starting at 7pm. Subscribers can watch the match via the SkyGo website or app.
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Team news
Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Erling Haaland will again miss out due to injury, though both Phil Foden – who missed training earlier in the week – and John Stones are set to be available. Some rotation is likely, though, with Guardiola managing a busy fixture list.
Brighton have a host of injury issues, including Evan Ferguson, Billy Gilmour, James Milner and Adam Webster, although they could return soon. While Kaoru Mitoma and Solly March may not feature again this campaign.
Predicted line ups
Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Igor, Gross, Baleba, Adingra, Moder, Joao Pedro, Welbeck
Man City XI: Ortega, Walker, Stones, Ake, De Bruyne, Foden, Akanji, Rodri, Grealish, Bernardo Silva, Alvarez
Odds
Brighton 9/2
Draw 3/1
Man City 4/11
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Prediction
Given the injury-hit nature of the home squad and City’s strength in depth, it is hard to look past the defending champions. Brighton 0-2 Man City.
