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English Premier League - Manchester United VS Brighton Hove Albion Prediction
English Premier League - Manchester United VS Brighton Hove Albion
Match Time:19-01-2025 22:00 Sunday (GMT+8)
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Manchester United
Ruben Amorim has greeted a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Manchester United manager will be bereft of the services of four first-team players vs Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
Diogo Dalot is available after the Portuguese international served a one-match suspension earlier this week against Southampton. However, Luke Shaw (calf), Victor Lindelof (unspecified), Jonny Evans (muscle), and Mason Mount (hamstring) remain on the sidelines.
Andre Onana will take his spot between the sticks, with Manchester United lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him vs Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. The central defensive unit should feature Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, and Lisandro Martinez.
Nousair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot will likely start as the two wing-backs, with the duo flanking Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo in the middle of the park. Finally, Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo will be the two creative midfielders, with Joshua Zirkzee leading the line for Manchester United against Brighton.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Like his counterpart in the Manchester United dugout, Fabian Hurzeler does not have any new issues hampering his preparations ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. The Brighton & Hove Albion manager will be without only six first-team players on Sunday.
The German tactician might see two players returning, with Jack Hinshelwood (knee) and Evan Ferguson (ankle) closing in on returning to action. However, Igor Julio (hamstring), Ferdi Kadioglu (ankle), Diego Gomez (match fitness), James Milner (hamstring), Mats Wieffer (thigh), and Brajan Gruda (knock) remain on the sidelines.
Bart Verbruggen is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Brighton & Hove Albion lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Manchester United on Sunday. The backline should feature Joel Veltman, Jan Paul van Hecke, Lewis Dunk, and Pervis Estupinan.
As for the midfield unit, Carlos Baleba and Matt O’Riley should pair up in the double pivot, looking to keep things tight in the middle of the park. Georginio Rutter will reprise the no. 10 role, with Simon Adingra and Kaoru Mitoma being the two wide attackers. Finally, Danny Welbeck will likely start as the central striker after returning to action earlier this week. Joao Pedro will return to the bench, with Hurzeler not taking a chance with his fitness.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Eriksen, Ugarte, Dalot; Diallo, Fernandes; Zirkzee
Brighton & Hove Albion possible starting lineup:
Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan; Baleba, O'Riley; Adingra, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Brighton have won five of their last six Premier League games against Manchester United.
The Seagulls have won seven of their 15 Premier League matches against the Red Devils. Their win rate of 47% is the best of any side against Manchester United in the history of the competition.
There have been no draws in 15 Premier League meetings between the Red Devils and the Seagulls.
None of Manchester United's last 11 goals against Brighton in the Premier League have come in the first half of the match.
Sunday's match marks the sixth time that Brighton have faced Manchester United in the Premier League while sitting above them in the table.
Prediction: Manchester United 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Hurzeler's Seagulls are yet to be kept at bay on the road this season, while Man United were nothing short of embarrassing against Southampton and cannot rely on 22-year-old Diallo to bail them out forever. Not a single previous Premier League meeting between the Red Devils and Brighton has finished level, but given the visitors' propensity for one-pointers and fatigue on both sides, we expect that streak to be snapped on Sunday.
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