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8th-place Manchester United travel to the South Coast to face off against a 10th-place Brighton side. Both sides have arguably fallen short of their high expectations this season, so will be keen to end the season with a victory.
Brighton were rocked with the news that hugely popular manager Roberto De Zerbi would be leaving the club at the end of the season. The reasons for this have yet to be fully disclosed, but the Italian will be hoping to end his short, but successful stint on a high.
A culmination of injuries and fixture backlog due to European commitments have seen Brighton slip down the table, although four points from Newcastle and Aston Villa added some spark to a dwindling season.
While technically this is a dead rubber for the Seagulls, they'll be keen to ensure they finish above rivals Crystal Palace yet again.
After crashing out of the Champions League in the group stages, Manchester United have been equally disappointing in the league and currently occupy eighth place. A good performance as rare as a blue moon saw Eric Ten Haag's side defeat Newcastle United 3-2, although had VAR been used properly, the scoreline could well have been different.
However, the under-pressure Dutch manager wouldn't care one jot as his side arrested a run of three games without a win. If Newcastle fail to get a result at Brentford, the Red Devils can move above Eddie Howe's side with a victory.
Premier League
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GP | W | D | L | GF/GA | +/- | PTS | Form | |
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1 | Liverpool | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 50:20 | 30 | 50 |
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2 | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 43:21 | 22 | 44 |
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3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30:20 | 10 | 41 |
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4 | Newcastle | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38:26 | 12 | 38 |
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5 | Chelsea | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 41:26 | 15 | 37 |
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6 | Bournemouth | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36:26 | 10 | 37 |
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7 | Aston Villa | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33:34 | -1 | 36 |
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8 | Manchester City | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38:29 | 9 | 35 |
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9 | Fulham | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34:30 | 4 | 33 |
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10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 32:29 | 3 | 31 |
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11 | Brentford | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40:39 | 1 | 28 |
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12 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25:28 | -3 | 27 |
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13 | Manchester United | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26:29 | -3 | 26 |
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14 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27:43 | -16 | 26 |
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15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 43:32 | 11 | 24 |
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16 | Everton | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15:26 | -11 | 17 |
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17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 31:48 | -17 | 16 |
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18 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20:37 | -17 | 16 |
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19 | Leicester City | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23:48 | -25 | 14 |
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20 | Southampton | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13:47 | -34 | 6 |
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While the 1983 FA Cup final replay is likely to still scar Albion fans, recent results against United have served Brighton well. The reverse fixture saw a dominating Albion win, with De-Zerbi's side running out 1-3 winners. The season before, Brighton did the double over the Red Devils, winning 1-0 and 1-2. Brighton's most impressive victory over Manchester United is undoubtedly the 4-0 drubbing in the 2021-2022 season.
In the 32 head-to-head games between the sides, Manchester United have won 20 to Brighton's seven.
Not only have Manchester United been disappointing in terms of their league position, they have been extremely underwhelming with their performances.
Only basement club Sheffield United have conceded more shots than Manchester United's 651 this season, with Eric Ten Haag's side conceding an average of 17.59 shots per game. They have conceded 18,20,28,31,27,22,23 in their last seven away matches.
United are also averaging 8.28 corners conceded per away game - a league-high. In the aforementioned games, they conceded 6,7,12,14,15,8,10 corners.
Brighton are averaging 7.06 corners per home game. Only the big six bar Chelsea average more. On top of this, the Seagulls average 14.31 shots per game, the fifth most in the league.
Roberto De Zerbi is a manager renowned for his attacking philosophy and the Italian will be desperate to end his reign with a victory in front of his adoring supporters.
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