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Manchester City look to remain in control of the Premier League title race as they travel to meet Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday.

Pep Guardiola heads to the Amex Stadium with a four-point deficit in the table, trailing Arsenal, but City are only a point behind Liverpool, who surprisingly lost against Everton in the Merseyside Derby.

City have two games in hand on the leaders, and the destination of the title is in their hands with just a few matches left in the season.

They will have to progress today without talisman striker Erling Haaland, who misses out for a second straight match after failing to prove fit for the FA Cup semifinal win over Chelsea on the weekend. Julian Alvarez is as capable of a fill-in, but still the absence of their superstar striker will be notable.

Brighton sit 11th in the table, with very little to play for the rest of the way and a lengthy injury list for Roberto De Zerbi to deal with before heading into a summer where he could be in play for a collection of managerial openings.

The Sporting News is following the Brighton vs Man City match live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.

Kickoff: 8 p.m. local (3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT)
Location: American Express Stadium (Brighton, England)
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Starting lineups (predicted):

Brighton (4-2-3-1, right to left): Verbruggen (GK) — Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Igor — Baleba, Gross — Adingra, Moder, Bounanotte — Welbeck.

Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Akanji, Ake — Rodri, Kovacic — Foden, De Bruyne, Doku — Alvarez.

3 hours to kickoff: Without Erling Haaland fit to start up front, Man City should again turn to Phil Foden, who has been rested for the last two Premier

Erling Haaland Phil Foden Roberto De-Zerbi Pep Guardiola Julian Alvarez