Albion v Man Utd
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Stadium
Date: Saturday 24th August 2024
Kick-off: 12:30 BST
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: Marc Perry, Nick Hopton
Fourth Official: Robert Madley
VAR: Chris Kavanagh
Additional VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis
TEAM NEWS
Brighton's Evan Ferguson, Tariq Lamptey and Pervis Estupinan are back in training but will be assessed ahead of the match.
Yakuba Minteh is available after he was substituted against Everton with concussion.
Fabian Hurzeler says club-record signing Georginio Rutter has “integrated fast into the group” but didn't confirm if he would play in Saturday's match.
Manchester United's Luke Shaw, Rasmus Hojlund, Leny Yoro and Tyrell Malacia remain on the sidelines.
Victor Lindelof is also unavailable to face Brighton because of a toe problem.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Brighton's run of four straight league wins against Manchester United was ended by a 2-0 home defeat on the final day of last season.
- Manchester United have lost 43% of their Premier League meetings with Brighton (six of 14), their highest loss rate against a single opponent.
- The Seagulls won their opening Premier League fixture for the fourth consecutive season, beating Everton 3-0 in their first game under Fabian Hurzeler.
- Albion have lost four of their past five top-flight home games, one more than they had in their previous 25 fixtures at the Amex Stadium.
- Since the beginning of 2021-22, only Manchester City and Spurs have earned more Premier League points in August than Brighton's 25.
- James Milner has now appeared in a record 23 Premier League campaigns. He’s been on the winning side in 11 of his 35 appearances against Manchester United in the competition, with only Kyle Walker beating the Red Devils more (12).
- Manchester United can win their opening two league matches of a season for the first time since 2017-18, when they started with three straight victories.
- United have lost as many top-flight away games as they have won under Erik ten Hag (W16, D6, L16).
- The Reds have won their opening Premier League away fixture in only one of the past six seasons (D2, L3), beating Brighton 3-2 away in 2020-21.
- Manchester United are two short of 200 goals scored in all competitions under Ten Hag.
Fabian Hürzeler's Man Utd Press Conference
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