Manchester United versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Updates
Preamble
Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three Premier League wins in a row this evening. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge currently!
Yet, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, plus six out of seven fixtures between the clubs.
Never mind the wind behind; for the Seagulls very comfortable. Having said all that, Brighton are otherwise famously erratic as their hosts, making this match intriguing and possibly rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30pm BST one last mention because remember the clocks fall back tonight, folks. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
The Seagulls: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer in defense, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper included, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made two adjustments after their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Šeško starts replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent completely, Yoro replaces him at the back.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Malacia makes the squad among the substitutes in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for a single switch after their 2-1 home win against the Magpies. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, now among the subs.
Welbeck, ex-United player champions in back in 2013, comes back to Manchester in fine form scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed in his previous 15.
Build-Up
The manager pays little heed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
It is widely discussed that this match may influence their respective fortunes during the league campaign progresses.
Star performers are Fernandes for United and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both in fine form lately.
