Match details:

Premier League, 2021-22
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Manchester United
American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
Date: May 07, 2022
Kick-off: 10:00 pm IST

Preview:

Brighton and Hove Albion will host the Round 37 game of the Premier League against Manchester United at American Express Community Stadium, Falmer in England. In the last encounter, Brighton and Hove Albion succeeded to secure an astonishing 3-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers and are currently standing at the 9th position on the points table. On the other hand, Manchester United also beat Brentford by a scoreline of 3-0 and are currently placed at the 6th position on the points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, the away side Manchester United are the clear favourites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Current form (W-D-L):

Brighton and Hove Albion: WWLDW

Manchester United: WLLDW

Head to Head record:

Brighton and Hove Albion: 2
Manchester United: 9
Draw: 0

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Brighton and Hove Albion

Jakub Moder (Injured), Enock Mwepu (Injured), Jeremy Sarmiento (Injured)

Manchester United

Paul Pogba (Injured), Luke Shaw (Injured), Jadon Sancho (Injured), Mason Greenwood, Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Doubtful), Eric Bailly (Doubtful), Marcus Rashford (Injured)

Probable starting line-up:

Brighton and Hove Albion(3-4-2-1)

Robert Sanchez, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Joel Veltman, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Yves Bissouma, Tariq Lamptey, Leandro Trossard, Alexis Mac Allister, Danny Welbeck

Manchester United(3-4-2-1)

David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Alex Telles, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Anthony Elanga, Juan Mata, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo

Top picks:

Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester Uniteds attacking forward has scored 18 goals and claimed 3 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 3.6 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 82. Ronaldo is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Bruno Fernandes: Manchester Uniteds midfielder has scored 10 goals along with 6 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.4 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 78. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Leandro Trossard: Brighton and Hove Albions attacking forward has scored 7 goals and provided an assist in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 2.2 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 78. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Alexis Mac Allister: Brighton and Hove Albions midfielder has scored 5 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League this season. He has an average of 1.8 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 84. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes, Leandro Trossard, Alexis Mac Allister

Score prediction for the Small League:

Brighton and Hove Albion(1-3) Manchester United

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.