Man Utd versus Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report
Preamble
Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, aim for three consecutive successes on the bounce this evening. Confidence is high managed by Ruben Amorim currently!
However, their visitors tonight come from the south coast, who have won on each of their last three trips at the Theatre of Dreams, winning six from seven League meetings head-to-head.
Never mind the wind behind; Brighton have found it’s been a breeze. That said, Brighton are otherwise as gloriously unpredictable similar to their opponents, therefore the fixture appears both fascinating and potentially thrilling to watch.
Start time is 5.30pm BST and we say this for the last time in a while because remember the clocks fall back tonight, everyone. Game on!
Starting XIs
United: Lammens, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesko.
Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu, Baleba, Ayari, Minteh on the wing, Rutter, De Cuyper included, Welbeck.
Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola.
Referee: Taylor (Cheshire).
Video Assistant Referee: Oliver (Northumberland).
Selection Changes
United decided on two changes following their 2-1 win against Liverpool. Benjamin Šeško comes in replacing Mount, who drops to the bench, while last week’s win-securing hero Maguire misses out completely, Leny Yoro taking his place in defence.
An issue arose during training this week. Malacia returns on the bench this campaign.
Brighton & Hove Albion make one alteration after their 2-1 home win over Newcastle. Seemingly a tactical shift, swapping in De Cuyper instead of Gómez, who drops to the bench.
Welbeck, formerly of United that lifted the title back in 2013, visits his old club with great momentum scoring four in three, an improvement on over his last 15 matches.
Pre-Match Patter
Amorim is unfazed about the views of Liverpool’s boss … yet Welbeck is mindful about the considerations from the German coach.
It is widely discussed that this match could have implications their respective fortunes during the league unfolds.
Ones to watch are the captain from the hosts and Danny Welbeck from the away side, both in fine form in recent weeks.
