Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report

Preamble

Man Utd, after defeating Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three Premier League wins on the bounce this evening. They have momentum with Ruben Amorim in charge for the very first time!

Only problem is, the opposing team are Brighton & Hove Albion, with victories during three consecutive away games at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven League meetings in this rivalry.

Forget the momentum; Brighton have found very comfortable. That said, the visitors are also famously erratic like United, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch.

The match begins at 5.30pm BST a final reminder for now with daylight saving ending, folks. It’s on!

The Teams

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw at the back, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot on the flank, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.
Subs: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.

Brighton: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.
Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.

Match referee: Taylor (from Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (from Northumberland).

Team News

Manchester United make two changes after last week’s victory at Anfield last weekend. Šeško starts replacing Mount, relegated to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Harry Maguire doesn’t feature at all, Yoro replaces him in defense.

Maguire picked up an injury during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named in a Premier League squad this campaign.

Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch post-success against against the Magpies. Seemingly a tactical shift, bringing in Maxim De Cuyper instead of Gómez, on the bench.

The striker, formerly of United to win the Premier League during the 2012-13 season, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, one more than he’d managed in his previous 15.

Pre-Match Patter

Amorim is unfazed for the opinions of the Reds’ manager … while Welbeck is focused about the considerations of Thomas Tuchel.

Analysts have noted that this match might affect their respective fortunes as the Premier League campaign progresses.

Ones to watch feature Fernandes from the hosts and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both on song recently.