Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent.

This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup last season, will have to see off Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and the rest to claim an unprecedented sixth league title in seven years.

Meanwhile Luton Town are making their first appearance in the Premier League, having risen from non-league in an incredible decade of progress. They followed Championship winners Burnley and second-placed Sheffield United in earning promotion to the top flight.

Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Walker gives away an early foul on Mitoma deep inside his own half. Brighton will now look to pack the box and create an opportunity in the opening few minutes, but it comes to nothing.

21 October 2023 15:04

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Welbeck gets the game under way at the Etihad!

21 October 2023 15:02

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

The teams are out on the pitch as we edge closer to kick-off!

21 October 2023 14:55

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Meanwhile, De Zerbi has made three changes from Brighton’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool before the international break. Steele, Welbeck, and Milner come into the side, with Verbruggen, Ferguson, and Veltman all having to settle for a place on the bench.

21 October 2023 14:49

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Guardiola has opted to make five changes from Man City’s defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League last time out. Ederson, Ake, Kovacic, Dias, and Lewis all drop to the bench with Stones, Rodri, Akanji, Doku, and Ortega coming in. Rodri has returned to the starting XI after his three-game ban for a sending-off against Nottingham Forest.

21 October 2023 14:48

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

SUBS: Bart Verbruggen, Adam Webster, Mahmoud Dahoud, Billy Gilmour, Adam Lallana, Evan Ferguson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ansu Fati, Joel Veltman

21 October 2023 14:46

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Jason Steele; Solly March, Igor Julio, Lewis Dunk, James Milner; Pascal Groß, Carlos Baleba; Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck, Simon Adingra; João Pedro

21 October 2023 14:43

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

SUBS: Ruben Dias, Kalvin Phillips, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, Sergio Gomez, Matheus Nunes, Ederson, Rico Lewis

21 October 2023 14:42

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Stefan Ortega; Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, John Stones, Kyle Walker; Rodri, Bernardo Silva; Jérémy Doku, Julián Álvarez, Phil Foden; Erling Haaland

21 October 2023 14:40

Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton will be hoping to leapfrog a host of teams to get into the Champions League places, but it certainly won’t be easy for Roberto De Zerbi’s side against the champions of England. The Seagulls haven’t won in four games in all competitions, and they are yet to win away from home against Man City in a league fixture after 13 attempts (D2 L11). The away side will be hoping to regain some momentum after a poor run of form, and a victory over Guardiola’s team could be the perfect opportunity to boost their confidence after the international break.

21 October 2023 14:37