Brighton & Hove Albion chase a sixth-placed Premier League finish in a tricky final-day test against Manchester United.
Victory could see Brighton finish sixth and guarantee at least Europa League qualification alongside already-qualified Bournemouth if the Cherries lose at Nottingham Forest.
Brighton or Bournemouth however could qualify for the Champions League in sixth position if Aston Villa finish fifth with a loss at Manchester City plus Liverpool beat Brentford.
Man Utd will finish third regardless of the result.
Team News
Brighton have no fresh injury concerns after their 1-0 loss at Leeds, with Mats Wieffer having again been absent with an ankle injury but he could feature here if he passes late fitness checks.
Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring), Stefanos Tzimas (ACL) and Adam Webster (knee) remain sidelined.
Man Utd will be without Casemiro after the player and club decided that their 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford was his farewell match, ahead of his exit this summer.
Interim manager, Michael Carrick is planning to field youngsters in this game as he assesses Utd’s youth ahead of next season, in which he is set to be permanent manager.
Benjamin Sesko (shin) is a doubt but Matthijs De Ligt is still sidelined with a back injury.
When is Kick-Off?
Brighton host Man Utd at AMEX Stadium on Sunday 24 May at 4pm BST, live on Sky Sports Tennis in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Brighton have won six of their last eight league meetings against Man Utd (W6, L2).
- Man Utd have won one of their last four visits to Brighton (W1, L3).
- Victory would see Man Utd do the league double over Brighton for the first time since 2020-21 season.
- Brighton have won both of their last two home matches by 3-0 results (W2).
- Utd have kept two clean sheets in their last five matches (W4, D1).
Prediction
With their European qualification still not guaranteed after a wasteful display at Leeds, Brighton must regroup and deliver one last clinical display because they’ve earned a chance to return to European competition with their improved second half of the season.
Man Utd meanwhile have literally nothing to play for so Carrick is right to prioritise the youth and give those going to the World Cup a rest, but I do hope that they put in a decent performance nevertheless rather than roll over just because they have nothing to play for.
I however do think that Brighton could edge this even despite Utd likely fielding a weak line-up but with some regulars not at the World Cup or have points to prove one last time, I hope that they get one last run out this season especially in cases like Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte who are fighting for their futures.
Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Man Utd
Result: Brighton 0-3 Man Utd
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