Premier League: Brighton vs Manchester City
At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 26, 2024, the Premier League will play a make-up match, when Brighton will host the "Blue Moon" Manchester City. Brighton's performance this season has declined, you must know that it was a team in the European zone last season, and after 32 rounds of league games this season, it has achieved 11 wins, 11 draws and 10 losses, ranking 11th in the league with 44 points, and with one less round, there is a 9-point difference with Manchester United in the European zone, which shows that its chances of returning to the European zone are very slim. Judging from the data, Brighton have scored 52 goals and conceded 50 goals in 32 league games this season, with average offensive and defensive performances.
Brighton have been in a slump of late, having gone four games without a win. The team played away to Burnley in the last round of the league, with 56% possession, 8 shots on target from 20 shots, nearly twice as many shots on goal, and finally shook hands with the opponent 1-1 with the opponent's own gift package when the score was behind. It is worth noting that the team's forward line has been in a state of dumb fire, and the last three games have not achieved anything.
Manchester City is the giants of the Premier League, the team's performance this season is very good, after 32 rounds of league games, achieved 22 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses, ranking 3rd in the league with 73 points, in the case of 2 less rounds, there is a 4-point difference with the leader Arsenal, which shows that the team's chance to defend the title is still relatively large. In addition, Manchester City's recent multi-front battle has been a mixed bag, although they eliminated Chelsea in the FA Cup and reached the final, but in the Champions League, they stopped in the semi-finals.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: "Every player deserves to play, not everyone can start, but everyone contributes. After the game against Chelsea, we had three or four days to prepare. Tomorrow is one of the toughest games of the season and given the way they play, the away game at Brighton has been one of the toughest on my schedule. On injuries in the squad, he said: "Haaland is not ready for tomorrow and Foden and John Stones are available. Haaland has no major problems, but he won't be available tomorrow. ”
In terms of the past meetings between the two teams, Brighton have faced Manchester City in the last 10 times, with 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses, and the record is obviously at a disadvantage, while the first leg of this season was lost 1-2 away from home. In terms of recent results, Brighton have been in an awkward form of late, with four games without a win in a row, and are drifting away from the European places, while Manchester City have been tested in terms of fitness on multiple fronts recently. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the blue moon has been given obvious support, combined with the strength and recent situation of both sides, Manchester City is still expected to win all three points in this game.