Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Preamble
Man Utd, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three Premier League wins in a row this evening. The wind’s behind them with Ruben Amorim in charge now more than ever!
However, the opposing team come from the south coast, having triumphed on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, winning six from seven League meetings head-to-head.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic like United, making this match competing and maybe rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30 in the evening a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, everyone. Game on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
Man Utd have made two adjustments after their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, now on the substitutes, and the match-winner Maguire is absent entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch following victory at home against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester with great momentum scoring four in three, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed this encounter may influence for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form recently.
