BRIGHTON v MAN UTD
4.0pm on
LAST MEETING
Pascal Gross headed a second-half winner to guarantee Brighton’s Premier League status in a Friday night 1-0 win over a flat United.
KEY BATTLE
Luke Shaw will have his hands full if Anthony Knockaert can find some of last season’s form.
CONNECTION
The 1983 FA Cup final. Peter Jones said: ‘...and Smith must
score,’ but Gary Bailey saved from Gordon Smith at 2-2 in extra time. United won the replay 4-0.
STAT OF THE DAY
Brighton were unbeaten in four home Premier League games played on a Sunday last season.
TODAY’S LINE-UPS
BRIGHTON (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bernardo, Dunk, Duffy, Bong; Knockaert, Stephens, Propper, Jahanbakhsh; Gross; Murray.
MAN UTD (4-1-4-1): De Gea; Darmian, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw; Pereira; Mata, Pogba, Fred, Sanchez; Lukaku.