Brighton at Man United 1/19/19 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:20 PM ET

Manchester United did a great job in their away match against Tottenham and extended their massive winning streak under coach Solskjaer. They will now return home after that win, where they will host Brighton on Saturday. Brighton fought really hard against Liverpool but couldn’t avoid the loss that put an end to their undefeated streak.

Manchester United (12-5-5) were not the better team when they faced Tottenham last week, but they escaped with all three points courtesy of Rashford’s only goal of the match at the end of the first half. The team has been spectacular since coach Solskjaer took over, having won six matches in a row and keeping clean sheets in the last three. Manchester United are now sitting at the 6th spot of the league table with 41 points, just as many as Arsenal above them. United have also been great at home so far (6-1-3), but kept just a single clean sheet in their last five. Brighton (7-10-5) are coming off a hard-fought home match against Liverpool where they eventually lost by 1-0. They failed to record a single shot on the opposing target and conceded the only goal of the match from the penalty spot. That loss put an end to their four-match undefeated streak (2-0-2). Brighton are currently sitting at the 13th spot of the league table with 26 points, eight ahead of the relegation zone. But they have not been very solid on the road so far (2-7-2), keeping just a single clean sheet in the process.

Brighton stunned Manchester United when they hosted them earlier in the season, beating them by 2-3. That was actually their second consecutive win over Manchester United, as the two teams are now tied at 2-2-0. Manchester United won both previous home matches against Brighton with clean sheets and can surely repeat that success.

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