The Emirates FA Cup returns this weekend with two semi-final matches, the first match tonight includes Premier League leaders Manchester City facing off with Brighton and Hove Albion, which should be a very entertaining feature.
Man City is fresh off the EFL Carabao Cup win and will look to add another trophy to their stash, while Brighton & Hove Albion are also celebrating their success in this season’s competition. It’s been since the mid-1980s that Brighton has seen the semi’s, they will need to bring everything to advance past Man City.
You can stream this game and all of The FA Cup action on ESPN+.
FA Cup: Manchester City FC vs. Brighton
- Date: Saturday, April 6th
- Time: 12:25 PM ET
- Venue: Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Live Stream: ESPN+ (seven-day free trial)
Man City: Pep Guardiola’s men are also in Champions League quarter-final and they have the pole position over Liverpool in the battle for the Premier League trophy with six games left to play. Manchester City should not have too many troubles making it to the FA Cup final as well past the Seagulls.
Brighton: The Seagulls barely went past Millwall in the FA Cup quarter-final thanks to a last-gasp equalizer which led to penalties. They then went on to lose the home fixture to fellow strugglers Southampton (0-1), while mid-week’s tie saw them fail badly to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (3-0).
Potential Lineups:
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Danilo; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, D. Silva; Sterling, Jesus, B. Silva
Brighton:
Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Pröpper, Stephens, Bissouma; Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh
ESPN+ is their new online streaming service which launched last year. They are the exclusive home of The Emirates FA Cup and ESPN+ will be streaming all the FA Cup matches while the competition continues.
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