Man Utd v Albion
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Sunday 19th January 2025
Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistants: Edward Smart, Nick Greenhaigh
Fourth Official: Robert Jones
VAR: Craig Pawson
Additional VAR: Steven Meredith
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United wing-back Diogo Dalot returns after missing Thursday's win against Southampton through suspension, while centre-back Harry Maguire is likely to regain his place in the starting line-up.
Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte were withdrawn at half-time in midweek because of tiredness, so head coach Ruben Amorim may opt to freshen up his midfield.
Mason Mount and Luke Shaw remain sidelined, although the latter may return to full training in a week or two, according to Amorim.
Brighton are again without Ferdi Kadıoğlu and James Milner, while Georginio Rutter will hope for a recall after scoring as a substitute during Thursday's win at Ipswich.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Brighton are vying to earn a third consecutive Premier League away win at Manchester United. The only club to have achieved that feat are Manchester City, on two separate occasions.
- The Seagulls have won five of their past six Premier League matches versus the Red Devils, and seven of 15 overall. Their win rate of 47% is the highest by any side against United in the competition's history.
- None of the previous Premier League meetings have ended in a draw.
- Each of United's last 11 league goals in this fixture have been scored in the second half.
- United are aiming for back-to-back league wins for the first time since their final two games of last season, with the second of those against Brighton.
- Ruben Amorim's side have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their past 11 matches in all competitions.
- United have conceded 10 Premier League goals from corners this season, a joint high with Wolves.
- The Red Devils have trailed at half-time in six top-flight fixtures this term, second only to Leicester.
- Amad Diallo has scored six goals in his previous eight appearances in all competitions and has been directly involved in 16 goals for United this season – second only to Bruno Fernandes' 18.
- Albion ended a winless run of eight league games by beating Ipswich on Thursday (D6, L2).
- They are vying for back-to-back top-flight away victories for the first time since winning their opening two fixtures on the road last season. The second of those wins came against Manchester United.
- The Seagulls have lost four Premier League matches in 2024-25 – only Liverpool and Arsenal have had fewer defeats.
- There has been at least four goals scored in all four of Brighton's Premier League games on a Sunday this season.
- Kaoru Mitoma has 14 Premier League goals and needs one more to pull clear of Shinji Okazaki as the top Japanese scorer in the competition's history.
- Georginio Rutter has scored three goals in his last two games for Brighton in all competitions, one more than in his first 19 appearances for the club.
Fabian Hürzeler's Man Utd Press Conference
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