Just days after the pair locked horns in the League Cup, Manchester City and Brighton meet again at the Etihad Stadium, this time in the Premier League.
The two in-form sides played out a 2-2 draw in the cup, with Manchester City winning 4-3 on penalties in a game in which both sides fielded weakened starting lineups.
With both teams back to near full strength for Saturday's clash, we're predicting another close and competitive 90 minutes. However, we back the hosts to come out on top this time, as the Citizens have won every Premier League home game this season.
Brighton, who sit third in the table, 5pts behind the league leaders City, have lost twice on the road in the Premier League already this season, and on both occasions they were up against quality opposition in the form of Chelsea and Liverpool.
We're backing both teams to score along with a home victory this weekend as eight of the last 10 head-to-heads between these two clubs have produced goals at both ends of the pitch, and that includes each of their last five encounters.
Man City haven't managed to keep a single clean sheet in any of their last five league and cup games, conceding two at home against Brighton in midweek.
We are also backing Erling Haaland to continue his fine goalscoring start to the season with another goal this weekend. The Norwegian international striker has scored nine times in City's opening eight league games and has scored at least one goal in each of his last eight appearances for Enzo Marseca's side.
Manchester City 2-1 Brighton
