Albion will look to secure the point they need to guarantee Europa League football next season when they face Manchester City on Wednesday, kick-off 8pm.
Our 3-1 victory over Southampton on Sunday confirmed that we will be taking part in European competition for the first time in our history, with at least seventh spot secured.
While it would take a substantial goal difference swing in Albion’s last two games to see them drop from sixth to seventh, their aim will be to ensure that there is nothing riding on our last game of the season at Villa Park.
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A run of six wins in our last ten outings has seen us over the line, but City’s form is something to behold.
They have dropped just two points in a 15 game unbeaten run that has seen them snatch the title out of Arsenal’s hands.
That run saw them beat the Gunners twice, as well as the likes of Liverpool and Newcastle.
With the Premier League title in the bag, Pep Guardiola’s men have the treble in their sights. An FA Cup final against rivals Manchester United is followed by the Champions League final against Inter Milan.
Team news
Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that Adam Webster will return to the matchday squad to take on Manchester City.
[Adam] Webster can't play 90 minutes, but he can be on the bench. Robert [Sanchez] will not be on the bench."
Last meeting
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Match stats
Brighton have lost 10 of their 11 Premier League games against Manchester City, with the exception being a 3-2 home win in May 2021.
Manchester City have never failed to score in a Premier League game against Brighton, netting 33 goals in their 11 meetings for an average of three per game.
Albion have won their final home league game in each of the last two campaigns, including a 3-2 win over Manchester City in 2020-21. They last did so in three consecutive seasons between 1990-91 and 1992-93.
Manchester City have won each of their last 25 Premier League games on a Wednesday by an aggregate scoreline of 68-11. It’s the longest winning run any side has had on a specific day in the competition’s history.
Albion have won just one of their seven Premier League games against sides starting the day top (L6), however that victory did come against Manchester City, at the Amex, on MD37 back in 2020-21, coming from two goals down to win 3-2.
There have been 15 instances of a team winning 12 consecutive games in English top-flight history, with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side accounting for five of those runs (including their current run of 12). They last enjoyed a longer winning run in the Premier League between December 2020 – March 2021 (15).
Since Roberto De Zerbi’s first game in charge in October, their Premier League games have seen more goals than any other club’s (104 – 59 for, 45 against). Indeed, only Man City (70) and Arsenal (66) have scored more top-flight goals than De Zerbi’s side in this time (59).
Manchester City's Phil Foden has scored in all four of his Premier League starts against Brighton, being involved in six goals in total in these four matches (5 goals, 1 assist).
Pascal Gross has scored 26 Premier League goals, the joint-most by a Brighton player in the competition, alongside Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay. In the Seagulls’ history, only Michael Robinson (37) has more goals in the top-flight overall than Gross.
Only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (7) has been involved in more away Premier League goals against Brighton than Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, with his five goal involvements against the Seagulls coming in his last four visits to the Amex (2 goals, 3 assists).
Match officials
Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Graham Scott. VAR: Chris Kavanagh. Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick.