Big Match Breakdown: Brighton & Hove Albion v Man United

Mourinho’s men looking to sew up second spot

Manchester United travel to Brighton & Hove Albion tonight, with Jose Mourinho’s men looking to rubber-stamp second place in the Premier League.

The Seagulls will be eyeing up revenge, having lost both of this season’s two prior meetings. And a home victory would lift Brighton up to 11^th place.

Ahead of kick-off, the Coral News Team have all the key info with another Big Match Breakdown…

Head-to-Head

The Red Devils have firmly had the upper hand in this fixture. They’ve won 12 of the previous 18 clashes, drawing five and losing just once – way back in 1982.

Both of this season’s head-to-heads have ended with United wins at Old Trafford. However, the Seagulls could easily have taken a point from November’s 1-0 loss.

The most famous games between these sides came in the 1983 FA Cup Final. The pair played out a thrilling 2-2 draw under old Wembley’s Twin Towers, before Ron Atkinson’s United breezed to a 4-0 victory in the replay.

Likely XIs

Chris Hughton has Davy Propper back from suspension, and the Dutchman is likely to partner Dale Stephens in a holding midfield role.

The Seagulls have a pretty consistent starting XI, especially at the back. So there’s little chance Hughton will deviate from the quartet of Gaetan Bong, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk and Bruno.

For United, Romelu Lukaku’s injury frees a spot for Anthony Martial. Meanwhile, Mourinho made his admiration for Scott McTominay clear at the club’s End of Season Awards, and the Scot is likely to start alongside Nemanja Matic in midfield.