Manchester City vs. Brighton: Prediction, date, venue, and how to watch Premier League match

Manchester City look to put pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal on Wednesday as they welcome Brighton and Hove Albion to The Etihad Stadium. 

Pep Guardiola's side are now six points behind the Gunners at the top of the table after they failed to take advantage of Chelsea's managerial woes on Sunday and conceded a late equaliser to the Blues in a 1-1 draw. 

The result put a dent in City's title ambitions, and Guardiola will be hoping to see more of the swagger from his side, as they host the Seagulls. 

Brighton got a much-needed win against Burnley at the weekend, ending a run a form in December that had started to raise questions about whether the team were progressing under Fabian Hurzeler. 

For now, the manager seems safe, and they come into this game having not suffered a loss to City in their last three Premier League meetings.  

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Manchester City vs. Brighton kick-off date

Manchester City vs. Brighton will take place at Etihad Stadium  on  Wednesday, January 7,  at 7:30  GMT in the Premier League.

That means that fans watching in North America's Eastern time zone will be able to watch at 2:30pm ET, while kick-off on the West Coast is at 11:30am PT.

• Date: Wednesday, January 7
• Kick-off: 7:30pm GMT / 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT
• Venue: Etihad Stadium

Where to watch Manchester City vs. Brighton: TV channel, live stream

• Canada: Fubo Sports on DAZN
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• United States: Fubo

 

Manchester City vs Brighton: What are the managers saying? 

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City 

(Via BBC Sport)

 "We have six or seven injured. If you have 35 players in the squad it cannot be sustainable financially.

"You have to make financially our numbers but I was really pleased with the squad we had in pre-season and the season right now. It's what it is.

"During the years this happens sometimes." 

Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton 

(Via Brighton)

"I think you need a little bit of luck against City, but overall I always want to have the belief that we can win the game, no matter against who we are playing.

"That's how we want to play football. That's how we see football. That's also what we want to stand for as a club, that we are not afraid of playing the big teams, that we have a big belief in ourselves, that we have big personality.

"That's also something we have to do better. In the first half against Arsenal we didn't have the belief and we didn't have the self confidence to go there and win this game.

"Therefore I want to see a change in the mindset from our players regarding how we start the game. But then it's really about us having the trust in our own quality that we can beat maybe one of the best teams in the league at the moment. We know we need to work hard for that. We know that we will need a little bit of game luck, but we will go there and try to face this challenge." 

@mancity

Manchester City vs. Brighton prediction

Manchester City will be disappointed to have dropped points so late in the game against Chelsea, and they can ill afford a repeat against Brighton. Pep needs a win, and that normally means he gets one. 

Prediction: Manchester City 2-0 Brighton 

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