Brighton host Manchester Metropolis on the south coast this Sunday. BBC Sport takes a have a look at a number of the fixture’s key themes.
Brighton made 11 adjustments for his or her Carabao Cup match towards in midweek, prompting an prompt change in fortune in entrance of objective. The Seagulls, who had managed only one objective from their opening two video games of the Premier League marketing campaign regardless of an xG of three.91, put six previous the Championship facet, together with debut targets for threesome Olivier Boscagli, Stefanos Tzimas and Tom Watson.
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Fabian Hurzeler’s facet host Manchester Metropolis hoping to keep away from failing to win their opening three video games of a league season for the primary time since their debut Premier League marketing campaign in 2017-18. Hurzeler will take encouragement from his facet’s file towards Metropolis in 2024-25, profitable this fixture 2-1 in November earlier than a 2-2 attract Manchester final March.
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The German is trying to develop into simply the second supervisor, after Ronald Koeman, to be undefeated towards Pep Guardiola in three top-flight matches.
Metropolis’s 2-0 residence defeat by final weekend was a stark reminder that Guardiola nonetheless has a staff in transition. He said afterwards that his facet wanted “extra composure with the ball” to maintain bettering.
One drawback he does not have is within the striker division. Erling Haaland is because of make his a hundredth Premier League look this weekend and has been extra prolific than another participant to succeed in that milestone. His tally of 87 targets is yet another than managed of their first 100 Premier League video games.
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Manchester Metropolis’s latest away league kind is powerful – they’re unbeaten of their previous 5 on the street, with out conceding a objective. On Sunday, they’ll set a membership file of six consecutive away clear sheets within the league.