• Brighton have collected one point from their first two league games

• City lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham last time out

• Recommended bet: Over 1.5 first-half goals

Two teams known for their attacking styles meet in the Premier League at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon, when Brighton take on Manchester City.

It has been a slow start to the campaign for the Seagulls, who followed a 1-1 draw at home to Fulham with a 2-0 defeat at Everton, but they do head into this clash after thrashing Oxford 6-0 in the Carabao Cup second round.

As for City, they thumped Wolves 4-0 at Molineux in their opener before being brought back to earth with a 2-0 defeat against Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium, a result which proves this team are still a work in progress.

Team news

Brighton defender Adam Webster is expected to miss most of the season with a knee injury suffered in July, while Solly March is making good progress from his own knee issue and is pencilled in for an October return.

Julio Enciso is back in rehab training and is still around a month away from competitive action, but Georginio Rutter could be involved in the matchday squad and will be assessed closer to the game.

City midfielder Mateo Kovacic is not expected back until late September or early October, while Josko Gvardiol is a major doubt following the news he is unlikely to play for Croatia in the upcoming international break.

There is better news on Rayan Ait-Nouri, who limped out of the Spurs game last weekend with an ankle issue, as he was named in Algeria's squad and is in line to feature on Sunday.

Savinho and Marcus Bettinelli remain doubts. Kalvin Phillips is out.

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The stats

Only three teams have produced a higher xG in their opening two Premier League games this season than Brighton (3.91).

The Seagulls' 2-0 defeat at Everton last weekend was the first time they had failed to score in 10 top-flight matches.

City have won 19 out of 30 league matches against Brighton and eight of the last nine meetings between the two clubs have produced three or more goals.

The Citizens have scored in three of their last four away games in the league.

Prediction

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler got the response he wanted from his side after the loss to Everton with Wednesday's hammering of Oxford and he will be eager for a quick start when City visit.

Opposing manager Pep Guardiola will be hoping for a similar reaction from his players following the defeat to Spurs and he may just get that in what should be an entertaining contest full of chances.

Both teams will look to get on the front foot and make an early statement, so backing there to be at least two goals in the opening 45 minutes looks like a good play.

There have been over 1.5 first-half goals in both of the Citizens' matches this season, while this bet also landed in the Seagulls' cup win over Oxford.

It is also notable that there have been at least two goals scored at the break in five of the last six meetings between the pair.

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