Manchester City host Brighton at Etihad with key absences and broadcast info

According to Goal, Manchester City will host Brighton at the Etihad Stadium in a Premier League match on 7 Jan 2026.

City conceded a late equaliser from Enzo Fernández against Chelsea and now sit six points behind leaders Arsenal, who welcome Liverpool on Thursday. Brighton beat Burnley 2-0 to end a six-match winless league run; they are unbeaten in their last three EPL meetings with City while City remain unbeaten in all 15 of their EPL home games against Brighton.

The match will kick off on 7 Jan 2026 at 14:30 EST and 19:30 GMT. English-language streams are listed for Peacock (USA), Sky Sports (UK), Stan Sport (Australia), DAZN Canada, Jio (India), SuperSport (South/Sub-Saharan Africa), Astro (Malaysia) and beIN Sports MENA (Middle East). If abroad, a VPN such as NordVPN may be needed to access your usual streaming service.

City face several absences: serious injuries to Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias, while John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Savinho are sidelined and Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush are away at AFCON. Brighton are missing Carlos Baleba (AFCON), Solly March (knee), Adam Webster (knee) and Stefanos Tzimas (knee); Yankuba Minteh could return.

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Sports, Manchester City, Brighton, Etihad Stadium, Premier League, Pep Guardiola