Man Utd against Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three consecutive successes straight tonight. They have momentum managed by Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, and six of the last seven fixtures in this rivalry.
Forget the momentum; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. Having said all that, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable like United, making this match both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
The match begins at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, kids. It’s on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, 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.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Man Utd have made two adjustments following their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in for Mason Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defense.
He sustained a knock this week in practice. Tyrell Malacia is named on the bench in 2025-26.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration post-success against versus Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, including De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
The striker, a member of the last Manchester United squad that lifted the title back in 2013, returns to Old Trafford in fine form with four recent goals, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Leading Stories
Amorim is unfazed about the views of the Reds’ manager … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes of Thomas Tuchel.
Various reports suggest that this match may influence their campaigns in the top flight unfolds.
Star performers include the captain for United plus Welbeck for the visitors, both in fine form lately.
