Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Live Coverage
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Man Utd, coming off victories against Liverpool and Sunderland, look to make it three consecutive successes on the bounce this evening. The wind’s behind them under Ruben Amorim now more than ever!
However, their visitors tonight are the Seagulls, having triumphed on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, winning six from seven fixtures between the clubs.
Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls it’s been a breeze. That said, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable similar to their opponents, making this match both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Kick-off is at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, kids. It’s on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba in midfield, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Man Utd have made two changes following last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature completely, Yoro replaces him in defense.
Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Malacia makes the squad among the substitutes in 2025-26.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one change post-success against versus Newcastle. Likely a defensive move, swapping in De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Danny Welbeck, formerly of United that lifted the title in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester in fine form with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful regarding the plans of Thomas Tuchel.
It is widely discussed that this match may influence their respective fortunes during the league unfolds.
Star performers include Fernandes for United plus Welbeck in blue and white, both in fine form recently.
