Fabian Hürzeler’s Brighton face a tough test against Manchester United at AMEX Stadium.
Victory could see Brighton stay top of the table, whilst Man Utd can go top with a win and leapfrog the Seagulls.
Team News
Georginio Rutter could make his debut for Brighton after joining from Leeds this week.
Yankuba Minteh will be available after successfully passing concussion protocols, whilst Tariq Lamptey (unspecified) Pervis Estupinan and Evan Ferguson (both ankle) are back in training.
Bart Verbruggen, (unspecified), Julio Enciso and Solly March (both knee) remain absent.
Man Utd could welcome Victor Lindelöf (knock) and Jadon Sancho (illness) back into contention.
Leny Yoro (ankle), Tyrell Malacia (knee), Luke Shaw (calf) and Rasmus Højlund (hamstring) are ruled out.
When is Kick-Off?
Brighton host Man Utd at AMEX Stadium on Saturday 24 August at 12:30pm BST, live on TNT Sport in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Brighton have lost one of their last five league meetings against Man Utd (W4, L1).
- Man Utd have won three of their last five league visits to Brighton (W3, L2).
- Brighton have kept clean sheets in two of their last three home matches against Man Utd.
- Each of Brighton’s last three managers have failed to win their first top-flight fixture in charge of the Seagulls (D1, L2).
- Man Utd have won one of their last six away matches in the league (W1, D2, L3).
Prediction
Under Hürzeler, Brighton’s attack already looks dangerous in terms of creativity and end product, but their defence were slow to get going at Everton so they were lucky not to concede or could of been a different story.
Man Utd though will pose a different test but Erik Ten Hag’s Red Devils must be more clinical than they were against Fulham, especially defensively as they looked vulnerable to the counter-attacks constantly.
The AMEX though should be bouncing for Hürzeler’s first competitive home game and if the players can use the atmosphere as momentum, they should just about beat Utd if the visitors are again lacklustre.
Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Man Utd
Result: Brighton 2-1 Man Utd