In a weekend match in week 18, on Sat Dec 18th, Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United will play a match in Manchester in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Manchester United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Norwich City. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 75th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Norwich City couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. Manchester United is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brighton & Hove Albion recorded a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Armando Broja scored the first goal for Southampton in the 29th minute, then Neal Maupay tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jakub Moder earning Brighton & Hove Albion at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s top weapon lately has been Neal Maupay, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugeese attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches
Manchester United will be without Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Nemanja Matić and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, while Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Adam Webster and Jeremy Sarmiento are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.