Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion live stream, Saturday, 16 October, 3pm BST
Brighton will be looking to continue their fine start to the Premier League season when they travel to Norwich on Saturday.
The Seagulls sit sixth heading into the weekend’s action and are level on points with Manchester City up in third. Having impressed last season without always getting the results their performances deserved, Brighton will feel they are not in a false position.
Only City and Liverpool have better defensive record after six rounds of fixtures, and the way they took the game to Arsenal before the international break showed how well coached Graham Potter’s team is. Brighton, not the Gunners, played like the big-six side in that math.
However, scoring goals was a particular problem in 2020/21 and there are signs that it could be an issue again. Albion have found the net just eight times so far – the same amount as Newcastle down in 19th place. This time around they are not underperforming their xG either, which suggests chance creation is more of a problem than conversion. It is something Potter will be keeping an eye on even though it has not overly affected his side up to now.
Norwich finally picked up their first point of the season last time out, holding Burnley to a goalless draw at Turf Moor. It was certainly not a classic encounter, as its position as the last fixture on Match of the Day testifies, but Daniel Farke will have been pleased to have finally got off the mark.
However, Norwich need to pick up a win as soon as possible to give themselves hope for the struggle that lies ahead. The longer they go without a victory, the harder it will be to pull themselves out of trouble. Brighton are a good team but the Canaries should view this as a fixture they are capable of winning, particularly at Carrow Road.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST on Saturday, 16 October.
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UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
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US TV rights
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NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
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Canada TV rights
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