Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Introduction
The Red Devils, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes in a row this evening. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories in their previous three visits at Manchester United’s home, winning six from seven encounters head-to-head.
Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise consistently inconsistent as their hosts, therefore the fixture appears intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.
The match begins at 17:30 BST a final reminder for now as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
Starting XIs
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Manchester United make two adjustments in the wake of their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts instead of Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in in defense.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia makes the squad on the bench in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for one change after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad champions in in 2012-13, returns to Old Trafford in fine form scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed this encounter might affect their respective fortunes in the top flight continues.
Key players to watch feature the captain from the hosts plus Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well in recent weeks.
