[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City *** Official Match Thread ***

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Gruda, Enciso, O Riley and João Pedro on the bench, tasty.

 

[Frutos]

Lots of Turkish fans around town, looks like Ferdi’s our next Mitoma.

If so, they appear to have picked the wrong game.

 

[dwayne]

Definitely not full strength

 

[portlock seagull]

The amount of times I've already heard about Pep and City potentially losing 4 on the trot for the first time ever, it's never going to happen is it

It’s not, and I don’t say this in pessimism. I just know my club! As said earlier, we’re like the AA or RAC for other teams in a run of bad form. We recover their seasons. Get them started again. Guaranteed. Today will be no different. Seen so many times before lost count!

 

[Zeberdi]

Gruda, Enciso, O Riley and João Pedro on the bench, tasty.

Yes - good to see O Riley on the bench - may get a few minutes today - still very soon though from a major injury.

 

[portlock seagull]

Definitely not full strength

The poor lambs

 

[Reddleman]

That becnh worries me. Super exciting attacking options literally zero defensive cover.

 

[Zeberdi]

Definitely not full strength

They’ll be all counter attack and pressing high when on the ball - not sure with our record of not finishing that their weakened defence is going to be much of an advantage.

Not expecting Citeh to be performing much below par with that line up.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Gruda, Enciso, O Riley and João Pedro on the bench, tasty.

Just hope none of our defenders get injured.
Steele coming on as right back?

 

[Mancgull]

Seems like we are taking our time with Dunk, Baleba and Minteh. Expect our stance is to give them a further two weeks to recuperate with the International break. Won’t want Baleba or Minteh going on International duty.

 

[GT49er]

Even injury hit Citeh are an excellent team and this will be a tough game. Not sure if there is ever a good time to play them but I. The back of 3 defeats… surely can’t be the worst.
Decent performance a point at least please. UTA

Fine - now how the hell are the BBC listing it the way they are?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c207r704658t#Line-ups

Edit: they've changed it now!

 

[LamieRobertson]

They’ll be all counter attack and pressing high when on the ball - not sure with our record of not finishing that their weakened defence is going to be much of an advantage.

Not expecting Citeh to be performing much below par with that line up.

Need Haaland to have an off day ..

 

[Mustafa II]

Not worried at all. Two weakened defenses, but theirs has more severe casualties.

Can see this being an epic.

5-3. Hat-tricks for Haaland and Welbeck, with Mitoma & Georginio bagging a couple of beauties.

 

[jimhigham]

No bedwetting today please, folks. This is City.

 

[GT49er]

No defensive cover on the bench.

Moder can play at the back if necessary - and wasn't Wieffer supposed to be that corner-stone of Hurzeler's plan of a CM who drops back between the two CBs?

 

[5Ways Gull]

Just hope none of our defenders get injured.
Steele coming on as right back?

Imagine we'll bring on a midfielder and move Hinshelwood back?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Need to be beating fellow promotion rivals like Citeh

We lost ground in the promotion race to Liverpool last week, this is a real opportunity to get ourselves back in the promotion mix !!

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

What's up with Ferdi? Was it an ankle injury?

 

[WhingForPresident]

Simpson-Pussy

 

[severnside gull]

Baleba and Weiffer on the bench.

And Hinsh can drop back if necessary.

Moder can cover at the back as well