Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates

Introduction

Man Utd, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, look to make it three Premier League wins in a row in this match. The wind’s behind them managed by Ruben Amorim now more than ever!

Yet, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, who have won during three consecutive away games to Old Trafford, winning six from seven League meetings head-to-head.

Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Nevertheless, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.

The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now because remember the clocks fall back tonight, everyone. Game on!

Starting XIs

Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Official: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).

Selection Changes

Manchester United make two changes following the Anfield triumph against Liverpool. Šeško is selected replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out entirely, Yoro replaces him at the back.

He sustained a knock this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.

Brighton have made one alteration post-success against versus Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, who drops to the bench.

Welbeck, ex-United player champions in during the 2012-13 season, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, an improvement on from 15 prior games.

Build-Up

Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of Arne Slot … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.

Analysts have noted that this match might affect for both teams’ seasons as the Premier League campaign progresses.

Ones to watch are Bruno Fernandes in red plus Welbeck for the visitors, both in fine form in recent weeks.