Man City vs Brighton: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion at Etihad Stadium on Saturday 31 October 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC, in the Premier League (round 9). Prediction markets make Man City the favourite at 58%, with the draw at 21% (Polymarket). Man City have had 10 days of rest since playing AEK Athens (Champions League); Brighton have had 13 after facing C Palace and travel about 325 km. Man City are without 4 players (Matheus Nunes, Nico O'Reilly, Antoine Semenyo and others); Brighton are missing 7 (Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer, Femi Azeez and others).