MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City's Premier League title hopes took another blow after a 1-1 draw with Brighton on Wednesday. Not even Erling Haaland’s 150th goal for the club was enough to stop City from dropping points at home for the second time in as many games and recording a third-straight draw.

Last FA Cup meeting: It is the first time the clubs have met in the FA Cup since March 2012. On that occasion, Everton triumphed 2-0 in a quarter-final replay.

Sunderland resume their Premier League campaign when they face Crystal Palace on Saturday Sunderland are looking to build on their fine FA Cup penalty shootout win over Everton when they host Crystal Palace at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Manchester City dropped a pair of pivotal points on Thursday, as they went away to newly promoted Sunderland and dominated the Black Cats, but couldn't put away their chances and settled for a 0-0 draw to kick off 2026.