Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Wednesday, 07 January 2026, 21:31 / Updated Wednesday, 07 January 2026 21:33
Manchester City and Brighton they meet now, in a match of the 21st round of the Premier League. The match at Etihad Stadium will be broadcast in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro and on the Voyo online platform, based on a subscription.
The Citizens are 2nd in the Premier League, 6 points behind leaders Arsenal, while Birghton are mid-table in 10th.
20-year-old Max Alleyne was recalled from his loan spell at Watford today and was handed a starting spot by Pep Guardiola, making his first-team debut for the Citizens. This is due to defensive issues, where Pep Guardiola cannot count on the injured Ruben Dias, John Stones or Josko Gvardiol.
LIVE » Manchester City – Brighton 0-0
Manchester City – Brighton, starting teams
Manchester City (4-1-4-1): Donnarumma – Nunes, Khusanov, Alleyne, Ake – Nico – Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Doku – Haaland
reserves: Trafford, Cherki, R. Heskey, R. Lewis, McAidoo, Mfuni, Mukasa, O'Reilly, Rodri
Coach: Pep Guardiola
Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen – Hinshelwood, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu – Ayari, Gross – Mitoma, Gomez, De Cuyper – Rutter
reserves: Steele, Boscagli, Coppola, Gruda, Howell, Milner, Tasker, Watson, Welbeck
Coach: Fabian Hurzeler
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Stadium: Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
Looking to extend their unbeaten run and put pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal, Manchester City host Brighton at the Etihad Stadium. The team coached by Pep Guardiola is unbeaten since November, since the failure in the Champions League with Leverkusen, score 0-2.
Manchester City are coming off the back of a 1-1 draw against Chelsea, while Brighton beat Burnley 2-0. The result has eased some of the pressure on manager Fabian Hurzeler, with his side now just three points off fifth place, but they must quickly sort out their away problems if they are to get a positive result away from Manchester.
The matches between the two teams always provided a show for the public. In the last three games, both teams have scored against each other. The “Citizens” have never conceded in the 15 championship matches played at home with the “Seagulls”, the record being 12 wins and 3 draws.
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