Gameweek 9 preview · Sat 31 Oct, 15:00 · Not on UK TV
Man City v Brighton
Man City sit 2nd on 12 points (form WWWW); Brighton are 5th on 7 (WLDW). Kick-off is 15:00 UK time on Sat 31 Oct, and not shown live on UK television.
The numbers
Man City have scored 8 goals and conceded 2 in 4 games, from chances worth 7.9 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets. Brighton have scored 13 goals and conceded 5 in 4 games, from chances worth 11.6 expected goals, with 3 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 2 for MCI and a 5 for BHA (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Man City's leading FPL assets are Gvardiol (33 pts, 26.2%, £5.7m), Haaland (33 pts, 73.4%, £15.6m) and Guéhi (26 pts, 18.5%, £6.0m). The market's pick this week is Gvardiol, bought by 45,915 managers since the last deadline. Haaland is on penalties.
Brighton's leading FPL assets are Groß (47 pts, 24.2%, £5.8m), De Cuyper (38 pts, 25.8%, £4.9m) and Vuskovic (32 pts, 3.3%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Groß, bought by 316,857 managers since the last deadline. Groß is on penalties.
Availability
- Foden (MCI) — Suspended until 17 Oct
- Doku (MCI) — Calf injury - 75% chance of playing
- Hinshelwood (BHA) — Ankle injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Wieffer (BHA) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Mitoma (BHA) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Minteh (BHA) — Leg injury - Expected back 28 Nov
- Yohanna (BHA) — Unspecified injury - Expected back 10 Oct
Last season
Brighton 2–1 Man City (GW3) and Man City 1–1 Brighton (GW21).
Watching it
Saturday 3pm kick-offs aren't shown live in the UK. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.