Brighton vs MU: Schedule, Tactics and Player Predictions

– Manchester United (MU) will travel to Brighton and Hove Albion headquarters in the Premier League continuation, Thursday (4/5/2023) or early Friday starting at 02.00 WIB.

MU is chasing victory in order to strengthen its position in the top four so they can play in the Champions League next season. The Red Devils are now in fourth place with 63 points. They are one point clear of third-placed Newcastle United but Eddie Howe’s side have played 33 times to United’s just twice.

While Brighton is in eighth position with a collection of 52 points from 31 matches. Brighton will be without Adam Lallana, Jeremy Sarmiento, Tariq Lamptey and Jukub Moder due to injury.

Joel Veltman limped against Wolverhamton and is doubtful to play against MU. Karou Mitoma, Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister all started on the bench against Wolves. They were very potential to appear from the start in the match at the Community Stadium.

Manchester United are still without a number of players for their game against Brighton. Raphaël Varane, Lisandro Martínez, Donny van de Beek, Alejandro Garnacho, Tom Heaton, Scott McTominay and Phil Jones were absent at home to Brighton.

Erik Ten Hag is probably keeping a similar back four to defending clean sheets when meeting Aston Villa. They have also received news that Harry Maguire has returned from injury. However, it seems that the England national team defender will not be used as a starter because Ten Hag has more confidence in the duo Victort Lindelof and Luke Shaw at the heart of the defence.

Brighton host Manchester United looking for revenge after their FA Cup semi-final loss in the Premier League.
The Seagulls swept Wolves 6-0, while Manchester United edged past Aston Villa 1-0 in the two teams’ last game in the league. Brighton have been aiming for a European place and a win here could give them a good chance to do so.

The Reds looks set to seal their top four spot, especially with one game remaining in 5th place Liverpool. However, Brighton is unbeaten in the last four home matches at the AMEX Stadium. They lost 0-4 in this fixture this past season. They also gave up 1-2 to MU in their initial meeting this season at home to MU.

Predicted lineup:

Brighton (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Jason Steele
Rear: Pascal Groß, Lewis Dunk, Levi Colwill, Pervis Estupinan
Middle: Moises Caicedo, Alison Allister
Forwards: Solly March, Deniz Undav, Karou Mitoma
Front: Danny Welbeck

Manchester United 4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper: David De Gea
Back: Diogo Dalot, Victort Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia
Middle: Casemiro, Marcel Sabitzer
Forwards: Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho
Forward: Marcus Rashford