Albion v Man City
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Kick-off: 19:00 BST
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Nick Hopton
Fourth Official: Graham Scott
VAR: Jonathan Moss
Additional VAR: Timothy Wood
TEAM NEWS
Brighton head coach Graham Potter is still without the suspended Lewis Dunk and Neal Maupay.
Tariq Lamptey, Solly March, and Joel Veltman remain on the sidelines because of injuries.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne faces a fitness test on the muscle issue that has ruled him out of their past two matches.
Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed Ederson will be back in goal for City's remaining fixtures.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Brighton have lost all seven of their Premier League meetings with Manchester City by an aggregate score of 21-2. The Seagulls have led for a total of just 83 seconds across those games.
[*=left]Manchester City's most recent league defeat against Brighton was in April 1989 in the second tier, while their last top-flight loss against the Seagulls came in October 1981.
[*=left]Brighton have dropped 25 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.
[*=left]Their only victory in their final home league game in the past six seasons came against Manchester United in 2017-18.
[*=left]Since beating Crystal Palace in December 2018, the Seagulls have taken just two points from 27 in Premier League games on a Tuesday and have failed to score in each of the last four.
[*=left]They have taken only one point out of a possible 21 in their Premier League fixtures this season against teams currently in the top four of the table (a 0-0 draw against Chelsea on 20 April).
[*=left]Manchester City's 12 successive away league victories and 23-match unbeaten run away from home in all competitions are both records by a team in England's top four divisions.
[*=left]The 12 away league wins they have achieved since 19 December is more than any other Premier League side has managed away from home all season.
[*=left]Since losing against Chelsea in June 2020, Manchester City have taken 37 points from 39 available in midweek Premier League games.
[*=left]They haven't lost their final away league game of the season since they were beaten by Tottenham at White Hart Lane in 2008-09 (W9, D2).
Graham Potter's Manchester City Press Conference