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Manchester United Playing Catch Up in the Title Race as They Host Brighton

Manchester United vs Brighton - 16/09/2023

Manchester United Playing Catch Up in the Title Race as They Host Brighton
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We have several fixtures to look forward to in the English Premier League on the 16th of September, including the meeting between Manchester United and Brighton.

The game will be played at Old Trafford and the hosts begin the weekend in 11th place on 6 points while the visitors are in 6th place on 9 points.

Manchester United come into the match having lost 3-1 at Arsenal in the Premier League prior to the international break.

It was the Red Devils who opened the scoring in the game, finding the back of the net in the 27th minute but they conceded the equaliser almost immediately.

Having had a goal disallowed late in the game, Manchester United conceded again in the 96th minute before being caught on the counterattack 5 minutes later.

The defeat at Arsenal means Manchester United have won 2 and lost 2 of their Premier League fixtures this season.

They have won 6 of their last 8 Premier League games, with the wins coming over Wolverhampton Wanderers (twice), Chelsea, Fulham, and Nottingham Forest at home plus Bournemouth away.

Home form in the Premier League shows Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 20 games.

They have won each of their last 8 home league matches and both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 home Premier League fixtures.

Brighton make the trip north to Old Trafford on the back of a good 3-1 home win over Newcastle United in the Premier League last time out.

The Seagulls led 1-0 at half time and added a second goal in the 65th minute.

It took just 5 minutes for Brighton to score their third goal of the game and put Newcastle United out of reach. Newcastle United scored a consolation goal at the end of the match.

The win over Newcastle United means Brighton have won 3 of their 4 Premier League fixtures this season.

The wins have come over Luton Town and Newcastle United at home plus Wolverhampton Wanderers away. The only defeat came at home against West Ham United.

Trends show Brighton like to score goals and they have found the back of the net in each of their last 20 Premier League games.

Both teams have scored in 6 of their last 7 away league matches but Brighton have picked up only 2 wins from their last 5 on the road.

Team news: Manchester United are without Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo, and Amad Diallo due to injury. There are doubts over the fitness of Luke Shaw, Sofyan Amrabat, and Raphael Varane. Antony is unavailable for the Red Devils and Jadon Sancho is currently on a "personal training programme" pending a resolution of a "squad discipline issue".

Brighton are expected to be without the injured trio of Evan Ferguson, Danny Welbeck, and Jakub Moder. Julio Enciso is a doubt due to a knee injury.

We expect to see plenty of goals in this game, with both teams scoring and over 3.5 goals in total. Manchester United have not been convincing so far this season but they have a strong home record and should come out on top.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
EPL
402139
1
3 - 2
3.17
17°
2.25
2.25 3.40 3.20 no no no
FT
1 - 3(0 - 1)
-
- - -
Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 78 36 23 9 4 43
4
Aston Villa 67 36 20 7 9 20
5
Tottenham 60 35 18 6 11 11
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Chelsea 54 35 15 9 11 11
8
Manchester United 54 35 16 6 13 -3
9
West Ham 49 36 13 10 13 -14
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Brighton 47 35 12 11 12 -4
12
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
13
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 43 36 11 10 15 -8
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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