Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion with the hope of returning back to winning ways after a tough 1-1 draw to Chelsea on Sunday. City’s first home game of the year ended in disappointment

Erling Haaland broke a poor run of form by his standards, ending a goal drought that was into its fourth game. He fired in a penalty after Jeremy Doku was brought down by Diego Gomez, with referee Thomas Bramall giving the decision after being called to the monitor by VAR.

Erling Haaland scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season, but Manchester City still managed to drop two more points and could end the week eight points behind leaders Arsenal.

Brighton progressed to the FA Cup fourth round after beating Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford, with former Red Devil Danny Welbeck scoring the all-important winner. Manchester United began the tie with more purpose and tempo than their opponents, pressing high and committing numbers forward from the opening whistle.

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