Manchester City vs Brighton

Erling Haaland’s opener for Man City was his 100th goal involvement in the Premier League (84 goals, 16 assists). In just his 94th game, it’s the fastest any player has reached this milestone.

Manchester City have dropped nine points from winning positions in Premier League home games this season, their most in a single campaign since 2008-09 (12).

Brighton remain winless in their 15 league visits to Manchester City (D3 L12), with today’s draw the first time they’ve avoided defeat since December 1982 (1-1 at Maine Road).

Manchester City have never lost a home league match against Brighton (W12 D2), winning each of the last 10 in a row. It’s the most they’ve faced an opponent at home without ever losing in their league history (14).

Brighton are looking to complete their first ever league double over Manchester City, in what is the 15th different campaign in which they’ve met.

Both of Brighton’s Premier League victories against Manchester City have been from behind – only Manchester United (3) have won more games against Pep Guardiola despite trailing in the competition.

Manchester City have lost nine Premier League games this season, the joint-most league defeats that Pep Guardiola has suffered in a campaign in his managerial career (also 9 in 2019-20). The last reigning champions to lose 10+ Premier League games in a season were Chelsea in 2017-18 (10), while Man City last suffered 10 league defeats in a season in 2015-16 (10).

Brighton are currently enjoying the longest ongoing winning run in the Premier League of any side (4 games). It’s the Seagulls’ longest league winning run since April 2017 in the Championship (5), and joint-longest ever in the top-flight (also 4 from April-May 1981).