Man Utd versus Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Introduction
Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three consecutive successes straight this evening. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven encounters head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls very comfortable. Having said all that, the visitors are also consistently inconsistent as their hosts, so this game is both fascinating and potentially thrilling to watch.
Start time is 17:30 BST one last mention with daylight saving ending, everyone. Game on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Team News
Manchester United make a couple of alterations after their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
He sustained a knock during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named on the bench in 2025-26.
Brighton have made a single switch following victory at home over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, on the bench.
Welbeck, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed that this match could have implications their campaigns in the top flight continues.
Ones to watch feature the captain from the hosts plus Welbeck from the away side, each performing well lately.
