Brighton – Manchester City

The home team will not allow the newly crowned champions to win another match

Manchester City secured their third league title in a row last weekend. Although Guardiola's side clearly deserved this outcome of the Premier League season, the Mancunians won the final first place by watching Nottingham Forest v Arsenal on television, in which the Foresters won a sensational victory. Nevertheless, Manchester City played their championship role the following day. "The Citizens had a responsible approach to the game against Chelsea, which they won 1-0. Brighton, unlike their opponents, still have tournament motivation. The Seagulls are currently in sixth place, which guarantees a ticket to the Europa League, and three points ahead of Aston Villa. The club from Birmingham face Brighton in the last round. The Villans will, under any circumstances, come into this game as a last ditch battle, as they could be pushed out of the Eurocup zone by Tottenham. In this regard, De Dzerby's team need to take at least one point in the upcoming match to secure the final sixth place. The bookmakers have picked the visitors as the favourites for the meeting, offering odds of 1.76 on their victory. In the last seven rounds, Brighton have shown uncompromising play, either confidently beating opponents of varying levels, or similarly losing. In the last round, the Seagulls handled Southampton with a Ferguson-led first-half effort that resulted in two goals. Guardiola's side come into the game on a 24-game unbeaten run. The last defeat for City came at the hands of Tottenham in London in early February. Overall, City's level of play and results are staggering. It is at least worth noting that in the Champions League play-offs, three home games against Leipzig, Bayern and Madrid were won by Manchester City by a combined score of 14-0. Another thing is that after winning the league title, the Premier League is of secondary importance to Manchester City. Much more important now is to prepare for the FA Cup and Champions League finals. In this regard, the visitors may not be physically strong enough or willing to play Brighton.