Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
Introduction
Manchester United, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting a trio of victories on the bounce tonight. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, who have won in their previous three visits to Old Trafford, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; it’s been straightforward very comfortable. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic similar to their opponents, therefore the fixture appears competing and maybe thrilling to watch.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, kids. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
United decided on two changes in the wake of last week’s victory against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro replaces him at the back.
Maguire picked up an injury in midweek sessions. Malacia returns in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for one change post-success against versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Danny Welbeck, formerly of United to win the Premier League back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford with great momentum with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes from the German coach.
Analysts have noted this encounter could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses.
Ones to watch feature the captain from the hosts and the Brighton forward from the away side, both on song in recent weeks.