Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Match Preview
Manchester United, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins on the bounce this evening. Confidence is high with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!
Yet, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven League meetings between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; it’s been straightforward relatively easy. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, making this match competing and maybe highly entertaining.
The match begins at 5.30pm BST one last mention as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
Lineups
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make two adjustments in the wake of the Anfield triumph away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in in defence.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch after their 2-1 home win versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford in fine form scoring four in three, exceeding his tally in his previous 15.
Leading Stories
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans of Thomas Tuchel.
Analysts have noted this encounter might affect their campaigns in the top flight unfolds.
Ones to watch include Fernandes in red and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, each performing well in recent weeks.
