Albion v Man City
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Community Stadium
Date: Saturday 23rd October 2021
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper
VAR: Paul Tierney
Additional VAR: Constantine Hatzidakis
TEAM NEWS
Brighton head coach Graham Potter has said there's an "outside chance" that defender Adam Webster will be fit to return from a thigh injury on Saturday.
Steven Alzate and Danny Welbeck remain long-term absentees.
Manchester City have no fresh injury concerns in the wake of their convincing Champions League victory over Club Brugge in midweek.
They remain without Spanish forward Ferran Torres, who continues his recovery from a metatarsal issue.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
[*=left]Brighton came from 2-0 down to beat Manchester City 3-2 in this fixture last season.
[*=left]That win ended a run of seven straight defeats for the Seagulls against Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League.
[*=left]Brighton are unbeaten in five Premier League fixtures, although they have drawn their last three in a row.
[*=left]The Seagulls have been involved in 19 goalless draws since their promotion to the Premier League in 2017-18, the most of any team in the division in the same period.
[*=left]No team in the Premier League has picked up more yellow cards this season than Brighton's 22.
[*=left]Neal Maupay has scored four of the Seagulls' eight league goals this season - however, he's failed to register a single shot in his last three appearances against City.
[*=left]Manchester City have lost two of their past five away fixtures in the Premier League (W2, D1).
[*=left]City have kept six clean sheets in their opening eight Premier League games for the first time.
[*=left]They haven't conceded in the first half of their last 10 league matches.
[*=left]Pep Guardiola's side have had 11 different goalscorers in the Premier League this season - however, no player has scored more than twice.
Graham Potter's Manchester City Press Conference
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