Premier League: BRI vs MCI - Citizens keen to end poor away form against Seagulls

The American Express Stadium will host the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester City on Saturday, 11 July at 20:00. Photo of Brighton: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images. Photo of Man City: Matt McNulty - Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images

Brighton & Hove Albion go into the second leg of English football's most difficult double-header when they welcome Manchester City to the Amex Stadium on Saturday.


The Seagulls were beaten at home by champions Liverpool on Wednesday night and now take on a Man City side looking to halt a poor run of away form.

Former champions Manchester City have won 17 matches by three or more goals across all competitions and nine by four or more, including three times in their last six outings and one against usurpers Liverpool.

The most recent example came on Wednesday night as they were majestic in beating Newcastle United 5-0.

The Citizens have been beaten nine times in the Premier League this season - more than Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal, the club's highest tally since the 2015-16 campaign under Manuel Pellegrini and Guardiola's highest tally ever as a manager.

Regardless of that, Brighton will know that they cannot gift Man City chances like they did to Liverpool on Wednesday night, with two mistakes while playing out from the back seeing them fall two goals down inside eight minutes against the champions.

Graham Potter will be pleased with his side's display despite the result, and their performances since the restart do not really match the negative statistics which surround their form as a whole, with their tally of two league wins from 14 games in 2020 being the lowest in the division.

Brighton have also now lost back-to-back home games for the first time since April 2019 and have won just one of their eight outings at the Amex this calendar year.