In this 30th week match, on Sunday Apr 4th, Manchester United hosts Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. In their last match, 2nd placed Manchester United, recorded a 1-3 loss against Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho struck first for Leicester City in the 24th minute, but Mason Greenwood got the equalizer for Manchester United in the 38th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Newcastle United. Leandro Trossard struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Danny Welbeck added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Leandro Trossard In the end, Newcastle United couldn’t muster any offence and Brighton & Hove Albion ran away with the shutout win. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion last played eachother at the The American Express Community Stadium on Sep 26th. Manchester United was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Neal Maupay scored the first goal for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 40th minute on a penalty kick, then Lewis Dunk tied it up for Manchester United on an own goal in the 43rd minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback in the 100th minute on a penalty goal by Bruno Fernandes to cap off a wild match.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s most prolific scorer has been Leandro Trossard. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Manchester United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s squad will be without Donny van de Beek, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Juan Mata, David De Gea and Phil Jones, while Solly March is unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.