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Manchester City play in the Carabao Cup four days after a painful defeat to Aston Villa. Enzo Maresca said his side have shown they ignore the hate around the cheating claims and sent some key players on holiday.
Brighton coach Fabian Hürzeler has explained the condition of Ferdi Kadioğlu, who could not finish the match against Liverpool because of injury.
Manchester City will be missing five players on Wednesday, including top scorer Erling Haaland and captain Rúben Dias. Manager Enzo Maresca has sent the group on a short holiday, and Rulli comes into the starting line-up.
Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, their fourth victory in five matches. Manager Andoni Iraola spoke positively to the camera after the game.
An own goal from Brighton's Pascal Gross and a strike from Alexander Isak gave Liverpool a 2-0 win at Anfield. The result lifts them into the Premier League top four.
Liverpool won 2-0 at home against Brighton on Sunday and moved up to fourth in the Premier League, a point behind Brighton. Manchester United lost 0-3 at home to Bournemouth after their 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como.
Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Premier League with a first home win of the season, beating Brighton at Anfield. Alexander Isak scored a league goal as the visitors' four-match winning streak came to an end.
Liverpool won their Premier League match against Brighton, the first of a busy run of fixtures before facing Fenerbahçe. Ferdi Kadioğlu came off injured early in the game.
Liverpool responded to Brighton's intense style of play with a home victory on Sunday, their fourth win in a row. Newcastle United also won in London.
Brighton, with Maxim De Cuyper in the side, lost for the first time in a while as Liverpool scored twice early to take control. Florian Wirtz's injury was the only downside for the winners.
Manchester CityBrighton & Hove AlbionLast five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
19 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20:9 | +11 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23:7 | +16 | 16 |
Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion kicks off at 15:00 UK time (15:00 UTC) on Saturday 31 October 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. It is a Premier League match (Matchday 9).
Our picks and their reasons are published 48 hours before kick-off at the earliest, from 15:00 UTC on Thursday 29 October 2026, once both teams have played their previous match. The result percentages follow for everyone 2 hours before kick-off, at 13:00 UTC on Saturday 31 October 2026; every other percentage is for members until the match is over.
Manchester City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and lost their latest match. Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches in all competitions, and lost their latest match.
Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion have met 19 times in our records since 2010: Manchester City won 13, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3 and 3 ended level. Last meeting: 2026-01-07, Manchester City 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.
The referee is Craig Pawson. In the last 50 matches we have on record, Craig Pawson has averaged 3.5 yellow cards per match.
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