Manchester City are dominating possession at the moment but Brighton are keeping their shape well and force the visitors back from an attack down the left.

Big head away by John Stones from the Brighton corner but the hosts recover possession and attack again, with Stefan Ortega having to be alert to deny Billy Gilmour's low strike just inside the box.

Great start to this game.

Now Phil Foden is back defending as Brighton work the ball forward really well and Danny Welbeck is in space inside the area but his strike is blocked by Foden.

The hosts have the game's first corner.

Phil Foden is orchestrating things really well at the moment and he prods the ball into the path of Erling Haaland inside the box but Jan Paul van Hecke produces some very calm defending to snuff out the threat, prompting cheers from the home fans.

Brilliant stuff from Phil Foden as he drives his way through the Brighton defence and stands the ball up really well for Erling Haaland at the back post. Everyone inside the stadium is expecting the prolific forward to head into the back of the net but he puts it over.

He is human!

Brighton win an early free kick as Kaoru Mitoma is fouled by Kyle Walker midway inside the Manchester City half. Pascal Gross sends in the free kick but Bernardo Silva is able to thump the ball clear.

Away we go.

One thing we can guarantee is that this will be an entertaining game between two excellent football-playing sides.

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And then Pep Guardiola and Roberto de Zerbi share a big hug like old friends greeting each other after a long while.

This is all very lovely, isn't it?

Brighton's players form a guard of honour to welcome the Premier League champions onto the pitch.

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With kick off minutes away, here's a reminder of the teams...

Only Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona have had more possession in Europe's major leagues this season than Brighton (63%), while only Bayern Munich (18.7) and Real Madrid have had more shots per game than the Seagulls under Roberto de Zerbi (16.7).

It has been said many, many times but what a job he is doing.

More from Brighton's Chief Executive Paul Barber on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Graham Potter and Chris [Houghton] have laid great foundations for the club and the way we operate. There's been a lot of continuity, and this hasn't been a one season, overnight miracle. There's been a lot of work over several seasons that have led to this.

"What Roberto [De Zerbi] has done taking Graham and Chris' work to another level has been spectacular at times. We also know that there are bumps in the road on any journey and part of our challenge is building resilience to overcome the setbacks which we have done a few times this season."

Brighton chief executive Paul Barber says working with boss Roberto de Zerbi this season has been "lively" - in the best possible way.

The Italian head coach replaced Graham Potter in September and has led Albion to a first European qualification in their 122-year history.

He has won plaudits for his style of football and his success, with Barber telling BBC Radio 5 Live everybody has loved having him as the manager.

"He is incredibly hard-working," said Barber. "A really decent man who is a good communicator and great motivator.

"He has such attention to detail, works long hours and is always out on the training field. The players absolutely love him.

"His type of football has converted neutrals to become Brighton fans and we have certainly enjoyed. We hope we will be working with him for some time to come."

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Brighton's Chief Executive Paul Barber talking about Brighton securing European football last Sunday on 5 Live:

"It was a great occasion, for me personally it was more momentous than when we got promoted to the Premier League because we'd played the top level before, albeit a very long time ago."

"To go the next step and qualify for a European competition was very special, and it was great to be here"

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It has been some season for Brighton.

Not only have they secured European football for next season but the Seagulls are also guaranteed to record their highest top-flight finish, surpassing their previous best of ninth last season.

Brighton have also equalled the club top-flight record for most home wins in a season; they also registered 10 in 1980-81.

And this has all been done while putting faith in youngsters - teenagers have scored 10 Premier League goals for the club this campaign, one more than the other 19 teams combined.

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Two more Premier League games left for Erling Haaland to increase his already incredible scoring record.

How many goals do you think he will finish on?

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• Brighton have lost 10 of their 11 Premier League games against Manchester City, with the exception being a 3-2 home win in May 2021.
• There have been 15 instances of a team winning 12 consecutive games in English top-flight history, with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side accounting for five of those runs (including their current run of 12). They last enjoyed a longer winning run in the Premier League between December 2020 – March 2021 (15).
• Pascal Gross has scored 26 Premier League goals, the joint-most by a Brighton player in the competition, alongside Glenn Murray and Neal Maupay. In the Seagulls’ history, only Michael Robinson (37) has more goals in the top-flight overall than Gross.

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There's plenty of players who have played their part but Riyad Mahrez has been a key player for Manchester City in all competitions this season.

The latest Premier League title was his fifth.

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Defender Nathan Ake says the failure to beat a struggling Nottingham Forest team on 18 February was a pivotal moment in Manchester City's charge towards the Premier League title.

Since drawing 1-1 at the City Ground, City have won 12 successive league matches to clinch a fifth league crown in six seasons.

Reflecting on City's title success on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, Netherlands international Ake said: "We had a few meetings, especially in that period of the season. We were winning some games comfortably and then other games we would lose. It was a little bit up and down, when normally we are a little bit more stable.

"We'd just won against Arsenal and then we drew away at Nottingham, which is a tough place to go, but that game especially we should have scored so many more goals.

"I think that set us off. Everyone was talking in the changing rooms, the leaders in our team made sure everyone was on it, refocused and made sure we put a run together."

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