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WHEN AND WHERE

Gareth Taylor’s side host the Seagulls on Sunday 29 September, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 (UK).

The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on the BBC, but the official Man City App and mancity.com will also provide detailed coverage from Manchester.

As ever, the key moments will be posted on X: @ManCityWomen.

MAN CITY APP COVERAGE

The Official Man City App will have all bases of our clash with Brighton covered.

Starting 90 minutes before kick-off, our Matchday Centre will provide a blow-by-blow account of the day providing stats, opinions and all the essential details.

Nick Walsh will be on hand to provide live commentary - and those with push notifications enabled will be alerted to the key moments as they happen.

A comprehensive match report will be available soon after the final whistle before reaction, highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay.

Next Fixture

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Sun 29 Sep

Barclays WSL

Man City

12:30

BST

Brighton

GARETH TAYLOR PREVIEW

At his pre-match news conference: “Looking at the start of the season as a whole, it’s not an easy start for us.

“We had to go away to Arsenal between Champions League games, it’s nice to be at home at the Joie Stadium for a series of games but under no illusions it’s tough against Brighton.

“We had issues with them at home last season after that one of the highest scoring teams bar Chelsea, 53 after that on a day when we couldn’t score, we did all but score.”

He also provided a positive update on Alex Greenwood‘s fitness, saying: 

“I think Alex [Greenwood] will be fine. Again, because I’ve been outside, I know she was being assessed by the medical team but she’s fine, I had a conversation with her and she told me she’s okay.

“That’s typical Alex, she’s tough in those situations and will play through the pain.

“I think the challenge she took was probably one of the first actions of the game and she lasted about 15 minutes before she felt it could be too much.

“We were probably looking at relieving her at half-time but took the decision a little bit earlier.”

PREVIOUS MEETING

We last faced Brighton in March where City recorded a superb 4-1 win in East Sussex.

In an evenly contested first half, Lauren Hemp broke the deadlock 15 minutes before the interval with a prodded effort– representing the England international’s ninth of the season in all competitions.

She was then joined on the scoresheet by Mary Fowler on the cusp of the break before Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s record-equalling 67th for the Club.

Laura Coombs rubber-stamped the success when she drilled into the net with just over 10 minutes remaining before Lee Geum-min pulled a goal back in stoppage time.

LAST TIME OUT

City secured passage into the UEFA Women’s Champions League last time out with a 3-0 Round Two qualifying second leg win over Paris FC.

Gareth Taylor’s side entered the fixture with a 5-0 advantage following our resounding victory in the French capital eight days before.

But there was still a job to do at the Joie Stadium and the hosts maintained our exceptional professionalism to record an 8-0 aggregate triumph which booked our place in the competition proper for the first time since 2020/21.

That was thanks to goals from Chloe Kelly and Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw (two) on a crisp night at the Joie Stadium. 

TV COVERAGE

City’s meeting with Brighton will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC.

However, if you reside outside of Great Britain, click here to read our global TV listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.