Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United welcome Chris Hughton’s impressive Brighton side to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon as they look to keep pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Brighton meanwhile, find themselves in 9th place in the league – having picked up 7 points from their last 3 matches and the Seagulls look to have adapted to Premier League life with ease.
English Premier League – Old Trafford – Saturday 25th November 2017 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 32/5 at Unibet |
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Manchester United
BrightonManchester United
United returned to winning ways against Newcastle last time out with a resounding 4-1 win over Rafa Benitez’s men with Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku returning to fitness and form respectively. The Red Devils look well placed in 2nd place to launch an assault on Manchester City and can close the gap to 5 points as they play first this weekend. Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal in nearly 2 months against Newcastle and the Belgian has now scored 8 league goals this term.
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton have had a remarkable month – unbeaten in their last 4 Premier League games and they find themselves comfortably in the Premier League’s top half of the table. With only 2 goals conceded in their last 4 games and 11 conceded in total – Chris Hughton will be delighted with his team’s defensive performances this term. Glenn Murray has rolled back the years in recent weeks with 4 goals in 3 games and how he’d love to register another strike against Manchester United.
Head to Head
Brighton have only beaten Manchester United once in their entire history – a 1-0 win in 1982 is still revered on the South Coast as one of the club’s most famous victories. United have won 10 of their previous 16 meetings, with another 5 draws being played out between the sides. The two teams last met in 1993 in a FA Cup tie that United won 1-0 thanks to a Ryan Giggs strike.
Odds and Predictions
United have only conceded 1 home Premier League goal this term and have the meanest defence in the league.
Both teams to score – NO – looks a strong bet at 2/5 with Boyle Sports.
Romelu Lukaku scored last time out and looks to be returning to form with Paul Pogba back in the team alongside him.
Romelu Lukaku to score anytime is a banker bet at 3/5 with Uni Bet.
Jose Mourinho likes his sides to be resolute at home and won’t want to give Brighton a sniff.
Manchester United to keep a clean sheet looks a real possibility at 4/9 with Bet Bright.
Manchester United will want to use this game as a confidence booster with a big month ahead.
Manchester United to score 3+ goals in the match represents value at 21/20 with Coral.
Score Prediction
Manchester United 3 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion – 11/2 with Bet 365.
Top Betting Tip
Brighton will arrive at Old Trafford full of confidence but United have key players back and should dispatch of the Seagulls with relative ease. Manchester United to win the match with a -2.5 Asian Handicap pays a very good 6/4 with Stan James.