Brighton vs Leeds Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Brighton and Hove Albion have enjoyed an entertaining start to the season as they now welcome Leeds United down to the AMEX Stadium on the south coast.

Kick-off date/time: 5 September 2026 at 3:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NBC

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – Peacock

Brighton preview: Entertaining Seagulls

In the opening month of the campaign, Brighton and Hove Albion confirmed their qualification for the league phase of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a 4-0 aggregate defeat of Tromso amid an entertaining start to the Premier League season.

Brighton began by hammering Aston Villa by four goals to nil at the AMEX Stadium, with all four goals being scored in the first half, before then succumbing to a 4-3 defeat to Chelsea in a thriller at Stamford Bridge.

Leeds preview: Solid Leeds

Having eased to survival in their first season back in the top-flight last year, Leeds United are expected to kick on again this time around with a strong summer transfer window seemingly leaving Daniel Farke’s side in a strong position.

Leeds began the season with a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest before defeating Forest again at the City Ground in the second round of the EFL Cup ahead of snatching a late equaliser to share a 1-1 draw with Brentford at Elland Road.

Brighton team news: Wieffer out

Fabian Hurzeler has said that Netherlands international Mats Wieffer will be sidelined until after the international break due to a knee injury that he has sustained.

Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari were doubts but are now considered 'options', while new signing Femi Azeez is unavailable for the time being.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Costinha, Dunk, Vuskovic, Kadioglu; Gross, Yalcouye; De Cuyper, Rutter, Gomez; David

Unavailable: Wieffer (Injured), Hinshelwood (Injured), Azeez (Injured), Minteh (Injured), Mitoma (Fitness), Tzimas (Injured), Ferguson (Injured)

Questionable: 

Leeds team news: Rodon injured

Daniel Farke has confirmed that key centre-back Joe Rodon is now set to be sidelined for eight to ten weeks and so Jaka Bijol, Tarek Muharemovic and Nico Elvedi should make up their back three.

Ilia Gruev could return and faces a late fitness test to be back involved here, while former Real Mallorca loanee Mateo Joseph has sustained an ACL injury.

Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Trafford; Muharemovic, Bijol, Elvedi; Bogle, Stach, Ampadu, Gudmundsson; Wilson, Aaronson; Calvert-Lewin

Unavailable: Rodon (Injured), Joseph (Injured)

Questionable: Gruev (Injured)

Brighton vs Leeds prediction

One criticism that has been levelled at Fabian Hurzeler from Brighton supporters would be their profligacy in front of goal, especially when at home in games that they have largely dominated. They have been efficient this season but it would be no surprise for them to again dominate the ball here but the stubborn and awkward opponents of Leeds continue to frustrate them – and perhaps even siding with the visitors may well be good value given how few games that they have lost since switching to a back three in December last season.

Brighton vs Leeds tip: Double chance – Leeds to win or draw