Two Premier League teams battling for a top-four finish lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon as fifth-placed Manchester City play host to seven-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.
Pep Guardiola's side are seeking to return to winning ways after suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat away against Nottingham Forest last weekend and have subsequently slipped to fifth in the table.
Meanwhile, Fabian Hurzeler's men have climbed up to seventh, just one point behind Man City, after beating Fulham 2-1 at the Amex Stadium to extend their winning run to six matches in all competitions.
Ahead of Saturday's intriguing contest, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 33
Brighton wins: 7
Draws: 5
Man City wins: 21
Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City have faced each other a total of 33 times across all competitions, with the Citizens leading the overall head-to-head record having posted 21 wins to the Seagulls' seven, while there have been five draws played out between the two clubs.
The very first meeting between these two teams took place back in February 1924 when Man City cruised to a 5-1 away victory in the FA Cup third round en route to reaching the semi-finals.
Fifty-five years passed before the two sides locked horns again in the old Division One and they faced each other regularly up until 1989, with Man City winning seven and Brighton winning four of their 14 meetings in all competitions.
The Seagulls scored four goals in three of their victories during this period, including a 4-0 home win in the FA Cup fourth round in January 1983 - their biggest win over Man City to date.
In the Premier League era (since 1992-93), Man City have dominated this fixture with 10 victories and one draw in 13 top-flight encounters against Brighton, collecting 37 points from a possible 45 available in the process.
At the time of writing, Brighton have conceded more Premier League goals against Man City (41) than they have against any other opponent, failing to keep a single clean sheet in all 15 top-flight meetings.
Brighton's first triumph against Man City was under former boss Graham Potter in May 2021 when the Seagulls secured a 3-2 home win, before Fabian Hurzeler steered the Seagulls to a 2-1 comeback victory over Pep Guardiola's side in November 2024.
Phil Foden is the highest-scoring player in this fixture with eight goals in 11 Premier League games for Man City, while ex-Citizens striker Sergio Aguero is next on the list with five goals.
Previous meetings
Nov 9, 2024: Brighton 2-1 Man City (Premier League)
Apr 25, 2024: Brighton 0-4 Man City (Premier League)
Oct 21, 2023: Man City 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
May 24, 2023: Brighton 1-1 Man City (Premier League)
Oct 22, 2022: Man City 3-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Apr 20, 2022: Man City 3-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 23, 2021: Brighton 1-4 Man City (Premier League)
May 18, 2021: Brighton 3-2 Man City (Premier League)
Jan 13, 2021: Man City 1-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Jul 11, 2020: Brighton 0-5 Man City (Premier League)
Aug 31, 2019: Man City 4-0 Brighton (Premier League)
May 12, 2019: Brighton 1-4 Man City (Premier League)
Apr 06, 2019: Man City 1-0 Brighton (FA Cup Semi-Finals)
Sep 29, 2018: Man City 2-0 Brighton (Premier League)
May 09, 2018: Man City 3-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Nov 9, 2024: Brighton 2-1 Man City (Premier League)
Apr 25, 2024: Brighton 0-4 Man City (Premier League)
Oct 21, 2023: Man City 2-1 Brighton (Premier League)
May 24, 2023: Brighton 1-1 Man City (Premier League)
Oct 22, 2022: Man City 3-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Apr 20, 2022: Man City 3-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 23, 2021: Brighton 1-4 Man City (Premier League)
May 18, 2021: Brighton 3-2 Man City (Premier League)
Jan 13, 2021: Man City 1-0 Brighton (Premier League)
Jul 11, 2020: Brighton 0-5 Man City (Premier League)
Oliver Thomas
