🔗 Share this article Man Utd against Brighton & Hove Albion – English top flight Match Report Preamble Man Utd, having just beaten Liverpool and Sunderland, are targeting three Premier League wins on the bounce tonight. They have momentum 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. Despite United’s form; for the Seagulls very comfortable. Having said all that, Brighton themselves remain as gloriously unpredictable as their hosts, so this game is intriguing and possibly thrilling to watch. The match begins at 17:30 BST and we say this for the last time in a while with daylight saving ending, kids. It’s on! The Teams Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro starts, de Ligt, Shaw at the back, Diallo included, Casemiro anchoring, Fernandes leading, Dalot, Mbeumo attacking, Cunha up front, Sesko completes the XI.Reserves: Bayindir, Mazraoui, Mount, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Heaven, Mainoo. Brighton: Verbruggen between the posts, Wieffer, van Hecke starting, Dunk, Kadioglu featured, Baleba, Ayari playing, Minteh on the wing, Rutter attacking, De Cuyper, Welbeck leading the line.Reserves: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Gomez, Coppola, Oriola. Referee: Anthony Taylor (from Cheshire).VAR: Michael Oliver (from Northumberland). Team News Manchester United make two changes after last week’s victory away to Liverpool. Šeško is selected instead of Mount, relegated to the bench, plus the decisive scorer Maguire is absent entirely, Leny Yoro taking his place at the back. An issue arose this week in practice. Malacia returns among the substitutes in 2025-26. Brighton & Hove Albion make a single switch following victory at home versus Newcastle. It’s ostensibly a defensive one, including Maxim De Cuyper replacing Gómez, now among the subs. Danny Welbeck, a member of the last Manchester United squad to win the Premier League during the 2012-13 season, returns to Old Trafford in fine form with four recent goals, exceeding his tally in his previous 15. Build-Up The manager pays little heed about the views of Arne Slot … yet Welbeck is mindful with the thought processes from the German coach. Various reports suggest that this match could have implications for both teams’ seasons during the league campaign progresses. Star performers feature Fernandes from the hosts and Danny Welbeck for the visitors, each performing well recently.