Manchester United versus Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
Man Utd, coming off victories against Sunderland and Liverpool, are targeting three consecutive successes on the bounce in this match. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
However, their visitors tonight are Brighton & Hove Albion, having triumphed on each of their last three trips at Manchester United’s home, and six of the last seven fixtures head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, Brighton themselves remain consistently inconsistent like United, making this match both fascinating and potentially highly entertaining.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, kids. It’s on!
Lineups
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro starts, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo, Cunha up front, Sesko.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Match referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Selection Changes
Man Utd have made two changes after their 2-1 win at Anfield last weekend. Šeško is selected replacing Mount, who drops to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire misses out at all, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
He sustained a knock in midweek sessions. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad in 2025-26.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration after their 2-1 home win versus Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Welbeck, ex-United player champions in in 2012-13, visits his old club on a hot streak of four goals in three games, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Build-Up
Amorim is unfazed regarding comments from Liverpool’s boss … but Danny Welbeck is highly concerned about the considerations from the German coach.
Analysts have noted that this match might affect their respective fortunes in the top flight campaign progresses.
Ones to watch include the captain in red and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well recently.
