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Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n

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Premier League<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Matchday 9<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Manchester City vs Brighton<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Etihad Stadium<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Manchester, England<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 31 October 2026<\/span><\/p>\n


\nKick-off is at 17:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following a frustrating defeat in the Premier League<\/a> last time out, Manchester City will eye a return to the winning column when they face Brighton at home on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Citizens were left disappointed in their first league defeat of the campaign as Aston Villa came out on top in a 2-1 win on home soil during match day eight to end their opponent’s impressive seven-match win streak.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite the loss, City maintained their position at the top of the pile on 21 points, level with second-placed Arsenal, separated by a marginal goal difference tally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While City stumbled, Brighton recorded their second defeat of the campaign following a 2-0 loss against Liverpool at Anfield this past weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sitting in third spot with 16 points, Brighton saw their four-match winning streak come to an end as they were unable to build on their five wins in the league this season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In assessing City\u2019s loss to Villa, Enzo Maresca believes his side were not clinical enough in front of goal after registering 15 shots at Villa Park. As the league\u2019s second highest scorers, Maresca expressed that City have to improve on the strike rate, including their final pass en-route to goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cNow I need to review the game,\u201d Maresca said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor sure if you see the amount of time we spent in their box, sometimes we need to be more accurate and precise in the final third and score more goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes you have to be more clinical when you have chances but also more precise on the last pass, we have to learn from that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/span><\/p>\n

Games: 20<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester City wins: 13<\/span><\/p>\n

Brighton wins: 3<\/span><\/p>\n

Draws: 4<\/span><\/p>\n

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Premier League matchday nine fixtures<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Saturday, 31 October<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

14:30: Chelsea vs Manchester United<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00: Bournemouth vs Leeds<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00: Coventry vs Sunderland<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00: Manchester City vs Brighton<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00: Brentford vs Nottingham Forest<\/span><\/p>\n

17:00: Hull City vs Ipswich Town<\/span><\/p>\n

19:30: Spurs vs Palace<\/span><\/p>\n

22:00: Aston Villa vs Fulham<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 1 November<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

18:30: Liverpool vs Arsenal<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 2 November<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

22:00: Newcastle vs Everton\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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