Brighton & Hove Albion are searching for their first victory of the 2025–26 Premier League season, but the Seagulls have their work cut out if they’re to triumph on Gameweek 3.
Manchester City are the Seagulls’ upcoming opponents, with Pep Guardiola’s side entering the contest off the back of a familiar defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad.
While Brighton haven’t yet tasted victory in the league, they breezed past second-tier Oxford United in the Carabao Cup second round on Wednesday in a 6–0 rout.
The Cityzens earned plenty of plaudits for their performance on the opening weekend at Molineux, as summer arrival Tijjani Reijnders starred on debut, but last week’s defeat means it’s pretty hard to gauge what to expect from Guardiola’s side this term.
Fabian Hürzeler’s Seagulls, meanwhile, will feel hard done by at the start of the new campaign, having let a lead slip at the last against Fulham before somehow falling to a 2–0 defeat at Everton last weekend. Brighton were dominant at the all-new Hill Dickinson Stadium, but were made to pay for final third inefficiency.
Here is’s guide to Sunday’s Premier League clash.
