How to watch today's Brighton vs Manchester City Premier League game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Manchester City aim to get back on track this weekend as they host Brighton, looking to quickly put last week’s setback behind them.

The Seagulls began their league campaign on the wrong foot, falling 2-0 to Everton in the Toffees' first outing at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with goals coming in both halves. However, Brighton hit back in emphatic fashion in midweek, dismantling Oxford United 6-0 in the cup. New arrival Stefanos Tzimas, just 19, stole the show with a debut brace that gave fans a glimpse of his potential. 

City, meanwhile, were left frustrated after a familiar storyline against Tottenham. Despite creating plenty of chances, they couldn’t break through Spurs’ backline and slipped to a 1-0 defeat at the Etihad — the second straight season they've fallen to that same opponent at home. With Liverpool and Arsenal already setting the pace with perfect starts, Pep Guardiola will be well aware that any further early stumbles could see his side playing catch-up. 

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Brighton vs Manchester City online - TV channels & live streams

In the United Kingdom (UK), the Premier League match between Brighton and Man City will be broadcast live on TV on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR, and is available to stream online live through Sky Go.

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Brighton vs Manchester City kick-off time

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The American Express Community Stadium

The match will be played at The American Express Community Stadium on Sunday, August 31, with kick-off at 9am ET/ 6 am PT/ 2 pm BST.

Team news & squads

Brighton vs Manchester City lineups

Brighton

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-1-4-1

MCI

1

B. Verbruggen

34

J. Veltman

6

J. van Hecke

5

C

L. Dunk

29

M. De Cuyper

11

Y. Minteh

17

C. Baleba

22

K. Mitoma

25

D. Gomez

13

J. Hinshelwood

18

D. Welbeck

1

J. Trafford

21

R. Ait Nouri

45

A. Khusanov

27

M. Nunes

5

J. Stones

52

O. Bobb

7

O. Marmoush

4

T. Reijnders

16

Rodri

20

C

B. Silva

9

Erling Haaland

4-1-4-1

MCI

BHA

-Line up

• 1

  B. Verbruggen

• 34

  J. Veltman

  77’

• 6

  J. van Hecke

  16’

• 5

  L. Dunk (C)

• 29

  M. De Cuyper

• 11

  Y. Minteh

  90’ + 5’

• 17

  C. Baleba

  60’

• 22

  K. Mitoma

  89’

• 25

  D. Gomez

  61’

• 13

  J. Hinshelwood

  61’

• 18

  D. Welbeck

  61’

Substitutes

• 21

  O. Boscagli

• 20

  J. Milner

  60’

  67’

• 23

  J. Steele

• 33

  M. O'Riley

• 10

  G. Rutter

  61’

• 8

  B. Gruda

  61’

  89’

• 24

  F. Kadioglu

• 42

  D. Coppola

  90’ + 5’

• 26

  Y. Ayari

  61’

Manager

• F. Hurzeler

MCI

-Line up

• 1

  J. Trafford

• 21

  R. Ait Nouri

  69’

• 45

  A. Khusanov

  63’

  85’

• 27

  M. Nunes

  85’

• 5

  J. Stones

• 52

  O. Bobb

• 7

  O. Marmoush

  34’

  72’

• 4

  T. Reijnders

• 16

  Rodri

• 20

  B. Silva (C)

  72’

• 9

  Erling Haaland

  34’

Substitutes

• 33

  N. O'Reilly

  72’

• 11

  J. Doku

  72’

• 3

  R. Dias

  85’

• 14

  N. Gonzalez

• 82

  R. Lewis

  85’

• 25

  M. Akanji

• 19

  I. Gundogan

• 6

  N. Ake

• 31

  Ederson

Manager

• P. Guardiola

Brighton team news

Brighton are without Adam Webster for the long term after knee surgery, while Solly March and Julio Enciso are also ruled out. 

On the positive side, forward Georginio Rutter has rejoined training and should be in contention after missing the first two matches. Head coach Fabian Hurzeler is expected to recall his regular starters after resting several big names in midweek.

Manchester City team news

For City, summer signing Rayan Aït-Nouri is expected to recover in time after limping off against Spurs. 

Josko Gvardiol, Savinho, and Claudio Echeverri all remain questionable, while Mateo Kovacic remains unavailable. The likes of Phil Foden, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and Jeremy Doku are all pushing for recalls to the starting XI after beginning last week’s match on the bench.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BHA

Last 5 matches

MCI

1

Win

2

Draws

2

Wins

• Manchester City

  2

  -

  2

  Brighton

• Brighton

  2

  -

  1

  Manchester City

• Brighton

  0

  -

  4

  Manchester City

• Manchester City

  2

  -

  1

  Brighton

• Brighton

  1

  -

  1

  Manchester City

6

Goals scored

10

Games over 2.5 goals

4/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

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