Manchester City vs Brighton prediction, odds and how to watch

Brighton dismantled Crystal Palace with three goals inside ten minutes at the Amex, running out 5-0 winners in a performance that was as clinical as it was ruthless. Palace never competed. End of.

Manchester City made it six Premier League wins from six in their recent run with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich, but the visitors made them work every minute of it. Erling Haaland scored twice and Ipswich grabbed a late penalty to set up a nervy finish at the Etihad.

Manchester City host Brighton on Saturday carrying five straight Premier League wins, but their visitors arrive in the kind of form that demands serious respect. This is not a gimme.

Antoine Semenyo faces eight weeks out with a knee injury just as Erling Haaland becomes a doubt for Manchester City's Champions League clash with AEK Athens, leaving Enzo Maresca with no recognised senior striker cover at the worst possible time.

Crystal Palace's 5-0 defeat at Brighton, their heaviest in the fixture since 1956, has talkSPORT pundits predicting Pierre Sage's sacking. But chairman Steve Parish's recent public backing suggests the speculation is running well ahead of reality.

Florian Wirtz was dominant in Liverpool's Champions League rout of Lask but anonymous in defeat to Manchester City, a split that data confirms is a recurring pattern. With Rayan Cherki scoring the derby-defining goal City took instead, Liverpool's £116m bet is facing its toughest scrutiny yet.