Post by staggerstag on Aug 12, 2017 15:58:05 GMT
City can clean up here with Liverpool and Chelsea dropping points.
Brighton (4-4-1-1) Ryan; Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Suttner; Brown, Propper, Stephens, March; Gross; Hemed.
Substitutes: Maenpaa, Huenemeier, Rosenior, Sidwell, Murphy, Knockaert, Murray.
City (3-1-4-2) Ederson; Stones, Kompany,, Otamendi; Fernandinho; Walker, De Bruyne, D Silva, Danilo; Jesus, Aguero.
Substitutes: Bravo, Sterling, Mangala, Sane, B Silva, Yaya Toure, Foden.
Referee : Michael "I'm a celebrity, keep me in here" Oliver (Last season G33, Y111, R3, 3.55 cards per game)
Brighton 11/1
City 1/3
Draw 5/1
(BET365)
Preamble by Rob Smyth :
Brighton (4-4-1-1) Ryan; Bruno, Dunk, Duffy, Suttner; Brown, Propper, Stephens, March; Gross; Hemed.
Substitutes: Maenpaa, Huenemeier, Rosenior, Sidwell, Murphy, Knockaert, Murray.
City (3-1-4-2) Ederson; Stones, Kompany,, Otamendi; Fernandinho; Walker, De Bruyne, D Silva, Danilo; Jesus, Aguero.
Substitutes: Bravo, Sterling, Mangala, Sane, B Silva, Yaya Toure, Foden.
Referee : Michael "I'm a celebrity, keep me in here" Oliver (Last season G33, Y111, R3, 3.55 cards per game)
Brighton 11/1
City 1/3
Draw 5/1
(BET365)
Preamble by Rob Smyth :
Brighton are back in the top flight for the first time since 1983. If ever there was a day for celebratory Prosecco and foie gras ramekins, this is it.
Yes, yes, enough of the clichés. Brighton & Hove Albion are a Premier League side for the first time, and today will be one big party, at least until kick-off. It’s a story with no side to it; a feelgood tale we can trust. The club has been through so much to get here, and they will receive plenty of goodwill this season as a result - and also because of their manager Chris Hughton, a strong contender for the most decent man in football.
It’s fair to say that, for Brighton, the 2017-18 season is all about whether they finish 17th or 18th. Survival would be a triumph. They will have a better idea of the scale of their task by tonight, when they have spent 90 minutes trying to get the ball off Manchester City.
The contrast between the teams is illustrated by the fact that City spent more this summer on full-backs than Brighton spent on their stadium. But even if Brighton lose 4-0, they will do so as a Premier League team. More foie gras!
Yes, yes, enough of the clichés. Brighton & Hove Albion are a Premier League side for the first time, and today will be one big party, at least until kick-off. It’s a story with no side to it; a feelgood tale we can trust. The club has been through so much to get here, and they will receive plenty of goodwill this season as a result - and also because of their manager Chris Hughton, a strong contender for the most decent man in football.
It’s fair to say that, for Brighton, the 2017-18 season is all about whether they finish 17th or 18th. Survival would be a triumph. They will have a better idea of the scale of their task by tonight, when they have spent 90 minutes trying to get the ball off Manchester City.
The contrast between the teams is illustrated by the fact that City spent more this summer on full-backs than Brighton spent on their stadium. But even if Brighton lose 4-0, they will do so as a Premier League team. More foie gras!