Brighton, remarkably, have won five of their last six Premier League meetings with Man United, targeting a third successive victory at Old Trafford, despite having never won at the Theatre of Dreams in 14 attempts, losing 12 of them, beforehand.
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After both were victorious on Thursday night, who will continue their perfect week? Safe to say, Manchester United avoided a catastrophic result in mid-week, 1-0 down at home to Southampton, courtesy of an unfortunate Manuel Ugarte own goal, simply being outplayed by one of the worst teams in Premier League history. They remained behind going into the final eight minutes, Antony responsible for one of the worst misses you're ever likely to see, only for Amad to get his team out of jail once again, scoring a stupendous 12 minute hat-trick to snatch a 3-1 victory.
Rúben Amorim has won over supporters by beating Arsenal on penalties in the FA Cup, but the Red Devils simply need to improve their league form, yielding just seven points from their last eight league games, leaving them languishing down in 12th. After this, their next five matches across various competitions are against Rangers, Fulham, Steaua Bucharest, Crystal Palace and Leicester, so Man United really need to start building some momentum.
This though will not be easy, after Brighton brought to an end their winless streak on Thursday, defeating Ipswich Town 2-0 at Portman Road, thanks to second half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and then Georginio Rutter, the latter rather bundled over the line. Prior to this, Fabian Hürzeler's team had been without a win in eight Premier League matches, albeit six of these had finished all square, meaning the Seagulls sit ninth, five points better off than their hosts and just below the potential European spots. So, will Albion supporters once again have a victory at Old Trafford to savour?
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 34.
- Manchester United Wins: 21. Draws: 5. Brighton & Hove Albion Wins: 8.
Manchester United Team News
Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelöf, Jonny Evans and Mason Mount remain sidelined, while Marcus Rashford was once again not in the squad against Southampton, with his future still up in the air. The Red Devils exponentially improved on Thursday after Rúben Amorim hooked both Manuel Ugarte and Rasmus Højlund in the 53rd minute, so could Joshua Zirkzee lead the line this time, while teenager Toby Collyer was once again impressive, thereby hoping for more minutes in midfield? Diogo Dalot is available again following his one-match ban and Harry Maguire could also return to the back-line, having been rested in mid-week.
Manchester United predicted lineup vs Brighton & Hove Albion: (3-4-3): Onana; Maguire, de Ligt, Martínez; Dalot, Ugarte, Mainoo, Mazraoui; Amad, Fernandes, Zirkzee.
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Amad's hat-trick on Thursday took his tally to nine goals for the season, the first of which came at Brighton in August, so will his hot-streak continue?
Brighton & Hove Albion Team News
The Seagulls are without Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Igor, James Milner, Jack Hinshelwood, Mats Wieffer and Evan Ferguson, but Danny Welbeck came off the bench at Ipswich, his first league appearance for over a month due to injury, set to face his former side here. João Pedro was a surprise starter at Portman Road, following an ankle injury, while Georginio Rutter will be hoping to come into the team, probably at Matt O'Riley expense, after scoring off the bench in Suffolk. Diego Gómez is not yet fit enough to make his debut having arrived from Inter Miami, given that his last competitive action came on 10 November.
Brighton & Hove Albion predicted lineup vs Manchester United: (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Webster, van Hecke, Estupiñán; Baleba, Ayari, Adingra, Georginio, Mitoma; João Pedro.
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Kaoru Mitoma scored his fourth of the season on Thursday night, so can the Japanese winger score against Man United for the very first time?
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion Prediction
We are backing Brighton to once again leave Old Trafford victorious. Man United looked lethargic, lifeless and lacking any cutting-edge against Southampton so, up against a significantly stronger South Coast side, we can see Brighton punishing the Red Devils: Manchester United 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League?
Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League takes place on Sunday 19 January 2025, with kick off at 14:00 (GMT), 9:00 (EDT) & 6:00 (PST).