Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion – Premier League Live Coverage
Introduction
Manchester United, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for three Premier League wins straight tonight. They have momentum under Ruben Amorim for the very first time!
However, Brighton are the Seagulls, having triumphed in their previous three visits at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven encounters between the clubs.
Despite United’s form; Brighton have found relatively easy. Nevertheless, Brighton themselves remain consistently inconsistent like United, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially rollickingly good entertainment.
Start time is 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. It’s on!
The Teams
Man Utd: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba in midfield, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Official: Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland).
Squad Updates
United decided on two changes after the Anfield triumph at Anfield last weekend. Benjamin Šeško comes in instead of Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro steps in in defence.
Maguire picked up an injury this week in practice. Malacia makes the squad on the bench for the first time this season.
Brighton have made one alteration after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs.
Welbeck, formerly of United champions in in 2012-13, comes back to Manchester with great momentum of four goals in three games, an improvement on in his previous 15.
Pre-Match Patter
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care regarding comments from Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes from the German coach.
Various reports suggest this encounter may influence their campaigns as the Premier League campaign progresses.
Star performers feature Bruno Fernandes in red and Danny Welbeck from the away side, each performing well lately.
