Brighton make three changes to the side that drew 1-1 at Burnley 12 days ago. Adam Lallana, Valentin Barco and goalkeeper Jason Steele are in; Simon Adingra and Bart Verbruggen drop to the bench, while Pervis Estupinan is injured, his season done.
Manchester City are still without the injured Erling Haaland. They also make a change in goal, in the wake of their 1-0 FA Cup semi-final victory over Chelsea: Ederson comes in for Stefan Ortega. Elsewhere, Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol replace the benched John Stones and Jack Grealish.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Steele, Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Barco, Gross, Baleba, Lallana, Moder, Joao Pedro, Welbeck.
Subs: Verbruggen, Igor, Webster, Enciso, Adingra, Fati, Buonanotte, Offiah, O’Mahony.
Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodri, Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Alvarez.
Subs: Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Ortega, Gomez, Matheus Luiz, Bobb, Lewis.
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia).
TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to face @ManCity in the @PremierLeague. 👀📝
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) April 25, 2024
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Your City team to face Brighton! 🩵
— Manchester City (@ManCity) April 25, 2024
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Foden, Alvarez
SUBS | Ortega, Dias, Stones, Grealish, Doku, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/PJGsBKmbHv
… and then there were two. OK, it’s true that Liverpool aren’t officially out of the title race yet, but … c’mon.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | 56 | 77 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 41 | 74 |
| 3 | Man City | 32 | 44 | 73 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | 21 | 66 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 32 | 16 | 60 |
Manchester City are still very much in it, though, their destiny in their own hands. But Arsenal have points on the board, a bumper goal difference and the wind behind, so if the champions are going to win a record-breaking fourth title in a row, City really can’t afford any slip-ups as they hit the final turn. You’d expect them to get the job done tonight, given they’ve beaten Brighton 11 times in the last 13 meetings … but the other two matches were a 1-1 draw and a 3-2 defeat at the Amex, and those came in two of their last three visits. So nothing’s certain, especially not at the Business End when the nerves start to jangle. Arsenal fans (and overly optimistic Liverpool ones) are all Seagulls tonight. Kick-off is at 8pm BST. It’s on!