Champions-in-waiting Manchester City hosts Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday (Watch live at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Gold and online via NBCSports.com) as the latter aims to leap all the way into the top 10 with a victory.
For the Citizens, Pep Guardiola and Co. could equal or better Chelsea’s 95-point season set back in 2004/05 with a draw or win at the Etihad Stadium.
Claudio Bravo starts in net for City, while Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne are two notables on the bench. Yaya Toure will receive the captain’s armband on the day for the Premier League leaders.
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Manchester City: Bravo, Danilo, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure (C), Gundogan, Sane, Bernardo, Jesus. Subs: Ederson, Foden, Diaz, Nmecha, De Bruyne, Mendy, Adarabioyo.
Brighton: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, Izquierdo, Gross, Ulloa. Subs: Krul, Goldson, Schelotto, Kayal, March, Locadia, Murray.
