Man Utd versus Brighton – Premier League Live Coverage
Preamble
The Red Devils, after defeating Sunderland and Liverpool, aim for a trio of victories in a row in this match. Confidence is high under Ruben Amorim currently!
Only problem is, the opposing team are the Seagulls, who have won on each of their last three trips to Old Trafford, plus six out of seven encounters head-to-head.
Forget the momentum; Brighton have found relatively easy. That said, the visitors are also as gloriously unpredictable similar to their opponents, making this match intriguing and possibly highly entertaining.
The match begins at 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while as the clocks go back this evening, folks. Let’s go!
Starting XIs
Manchester United: Lammens in goal, Yoro, de Ligt features, Shaw, Diallo, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk captain, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).
VAR: Oliver (from Northumberland).
Team News
Man Utd have made two changes in the wake of their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, now on the substitutes, plus the decisive scorer Harry Maguire doesn’t feature entirely, Yoro replaces him at the back.
An issue arose during training this week. Tyrell Malacia is named among the substitutes in 2025-26.
The Seagulls opted for one alteration after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, bringing in De Cuyper for Diego Gómez, now among the subs.
Welbeck, formerly of United champions in back in 2013, comes back to Manchester on a hot streak with four recent goals, one more than he’d managed from 15 prior games.
Build-Up
Ruben Amorim doesn’t much care for the opinions of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations by the former Chelsea manager.
Analysts have noted this encounter could have implications their campaigns during the league campaign progresses.
Star performers are the captain from the hosts plus Welbeck from the away side, each performing well recently.
