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Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Etihad Stadium
22nd October, 19:30 IST
Preview:
Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion started the season well but the away side has slipped away. The home side is still in the title chase and will be aiming to bounce back from the loss to Liverpool.
Manchester City is still second in the league table but is now 4 points behind Arsenal. Their unbeaten start has come to an end, but they are still a force to reckon with in the league.
Brighton & Hove Albion are winless in their last 4 matches and are finding it hard to get goals. They will be trying to take inspiration from their draw against Liverpool and get a win today.
Manchester City won 3-0 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion last season.
Suspension and injuries:
ManCity: John Stones, Kalvin Phillips and Kyle Walker are ruled out.
Brighton: Jakub Moder and Kaoru Mitoma are ruled out.
Starting line-up:
ManCity: Ederson, Manuel Akanji, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, João Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish
Brighton: Robert Sánchez, Joël Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Adam Webster, Tariq Lamptey, Alexis Mac Allister, Moisés Caicedo, Pervis Estupiñán, Pascal Groß, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck
Top picks:
Erling Haaland: The Manchester City star has been in fine form with 15 goals already this season. He failed to score against Liverpool and will be keen on getting more today.
Phil Foden: The Englishman has done well this season and is slowly getting on the scoresheet too. He has six goals so far and is getting into the right areas.
Kevin De Bruyne: The Belgian is on another level this season and should be a good pick. He has 9 assists but has scored just once.
Captaincy options:
- Erling Haaland
- Phil Foden
- Kevin De Bruyne
Fantasy XI:
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