Brighton vs Man Utd Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Brighton and Hove Albion can still get UEFA Champions League football as the Seagulls welcome Manchester United to the AMEX Stadium down on the south coast.
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How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / USA – NBC
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / USA – Peacock
Brighton preview: Pushing for the UCL
In his second season in charge, Fabian Hurzeler and his Brighton side begin the final day of the campaign sitting seventh in the table and three points behind AFC Bournemouth with a better goal difference.
If Aston Villa finish fifth then sixth will get the UEFA Champions League. Either way, seventh and eighth will get some form of European football with Brighton a point ahead of Chelsea and Brentford, two above Sunderland.
Man Utd preview: Impressive United
Manchester United have made a decision on their manager with Michael Carrick may given the job on a permanent basis after improving the Red Devils since his appointment as interim head coach back in mid-January.
United come into this one on the back of an entertaining 3-2 defeat of Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford, to extend their current unbeaten run of form to five matches as they secure third place.
Brighton team news: Wieffer could return
Netherlands international midfielder Mats Wieffer could return this weekend with Fabian Hurzeler confirming there are no fresh injury concerns here.
Kaoru Mitoma will miss the FIFA World Cup this summer due to injury and he remains sidelined alongside Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gross; Minteh, Hinshelwood, De Cuyper; Welbeck
Unavailable: Webster (Injured), Tzimas (Injured), Mitoma (Injured)
Questionable: Wieffer (Injured)
Man Utd team news: No Casemiro
In his pre-match press conference, Manchester United’s permanent boss Michael Carrick has confirmed that there are no new injury concerns.
No update was provided on Benjamin Sesko, who missed out last week, with Matthijs de Ligt is dealing with a back injury and it has been confirmed that Casemiro will not be involved.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Ugarte, Mainoo; Diallo, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo
Unavailable: De Ligt (Injured), Casemiro (Other)
Questionable: Sesko (Injured)
Brighton vs Man Utd prediction
Brighton were left frustrated by a 1-0 defeat at Elland Road against Leeds United last weekend due to a late winner scored by Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with the Seagulls becoming a little shakier after what has been an excellent spring. The big thing for United is trying to get Bruno Fernandes one more assist to have achieved the most assists of any footballer in Premier League history, having drawn level with Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry’s shared record of 20 last week. Brighton aren’t too convincing and opportunities may then come for the visitors with both teams scoring seeming a decent bet for this one.
Brighton vs Man Utd tip: Both teams to score
