Is Brighton vs Man City on TV? Live streams, preview, where to watch Premier League fixture
Pep Guardiola looks for a reaction in Sussex by the sea – here's how to watch the game on TV and online today

Watch Brighton vs Man City as the Premier League title hopefuls seek to prove that Spurs slip was a blip.
• Date: Sunday, 31 August 2025
• Kick-off time: 2:00pm BST / 09:00am ET
• Venue: Amex Stadium, Falmer
• TV & Streaming: Sky Sports (UK), Peacock (US), Stan Sport (Australia)
• Watch from anywhere: Try NordVPN risk-free
One of Sunday's early Premier League kick-offs pits a wounded Manchester City against winless Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Seagulls have a single point from a draw against Fulham in their opening fixture and head into this one on the back of a thumping win over Oxford United in the Carabao Cup.
FourFourTwo has you covered if you fancy tuning in, so read on for all the details on how to watch Man City vs Brighton online, on TV, from anywhere in the world.
Can I watch Brighton vs Man City in the UK?
Brighton vs Man City will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK.
Watch the Premier League on Sky Sports
You can either get a traditional satellite TV set-up, or a more modern streaming package without the need for a dish. The former costs £37 per month once you've added Sky Sports to a base package, while the latter comes in slightly cheaper at £35 per month.
Watch Brighton vs Man City in the US
Brighton vs Man City is one of the Premier League matches available to stream in the United States this weekend on Peacock.
Watch the Premier League on Peacock
Peacock is NBC's streaming platform, where you can watch the Premier League games that are on NBC, and more that are online-exclusives for Peacock. Peacock plans start from $10.99 a month or you can go ad-free for $16.99 a month, and you'll make a decent saving if you sign up for a year.
How to watch Brighton vs Man City in Australia
Premier League fans in Australia can watch Brighton vs Man City through Stan Sport.
Watch the Premier League on Stan Sport
Want every single Premier League live stream in one place, plus the Champions League? At AU$32 per month, Stan Sport is a steal for football fans down under. Just add the Stan Sport package to the base Stan plan and you'll be streaming the action within minutes.
Watch Brighton vs Man City from anywhere
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Brighton vs Man City: Premier League preview
Last weekend's loss against Tottenham Hotspur served as an unwelcome flashback to 2024-25 for Man City.
Joao Palhinha capitalised on a James Trafford clanger to double up after Brennan Johnson's opening goal and City had no answer in the second half.
Guardiola will have no intention of allowing defeat to become a habit again this season and a visit to the south coast puts a target on Brighton for a team banking on being title contenders.
City's first match went with the script and Guardiola could hardly have written the 4-0 win at Wolves any better himself.
He got a couple of goals from Erling Haaland and the striker looked like his old self right out of the traps. New signing Tijjani Reijnders capped a stunning debut with a goal and Rayan Cherki added City's fourth for good measure.
Guardiola would love a repeat but Brighton have their own wrongs to right after an anemic display in a loss against Everton last Sunday.
The Seagulls headed for Bramley-Moore Dock to help christen the Hill Dickinson Stadium and suffered a 2-0 defeat in which they rolled back the years by massively under-performing their xG.
Fabian Hurzeler's Brighton had more shots, more shots on target and more big chances than the Toffees. They hit the shiny new woodwork twice and came away with nothing to show for it.
Before their demolition of Oxford in midweek, Brighton hadn't scored from open play this season. They can expect to have to do so from rather fewer chances back at the Amex on Sunday.
Brighton won this fixture last November, coming from behind to run out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Joao Pedro and Matt O'Riley.
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Brighton vs Man City: Expected line-ups
FourFourTwo's prediction
Brighton 0-2 Man City
City have too much firepower to make a habit of dropping points in back-to-back matches.
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Chris is a Warwickshire-based freelance writer, Editor-in-Chief of AVillaFan.com, author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Northern Premier League Midlands Division club Coventry Sphinx.
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