United are content to retain possession as they look to see out the remaining minutes. Pereira combines with James in the centre of the park, but the Red Devils are forced to go backwards.
90'
There will be three added minutes at the end of this match.
88'
Ryan strikes a long pass down field, but Connelly is flagged for offside.
87'
S. March enters the game and replaces A. Connolly.
Brighton make their final change of the match as Connelly goes off and is replaced by March.
81'
A. Mooy enters the game and replaces A. Mac Allister.
Bernardo enters the game and replaces L. Dunk.
Potter decides to ring the changes as we enter the final 10 minutes of normal time with Mooy replacing Mac Allister.
Bernardo also comes on for the Seagulls as he takes the place of Dunk.
80'
Pereira whips a corner in from the right and Burn is able to head it safety.
78'
O. Ighalo enters the game and replaces A. Martial.
D. James enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
It is a double change for the away side with Rashford making way for James. There are 12 minutes of normal time left to play.
Solskjaer once again turns to his bench in an effort to keep his squad fresh and well rested. Ighalo comes on for the closing stages in place of Martial.
75'
Matic is forced to concede a corner after a direct move from Brighton. Trossard delivers the set-piece into the centre of the box, and Duffy rises highest to nod the ball wide of De Gea’s near post.
73'
Greenwood spots the run of Martial ahead of him and looks to play in the Frenchman. However, the referee’s assistant has his flag up for offside.
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71'
The home side are enjoying their best spell of the game at present. The introduction of Trossard is giving the visitors’ defence something to think about.
64'
B. Williams enters the game and replaces L. Shaw.
Andreas Pereira enters the game and replaces Bruno Fernandes.
S. McTominay enters the game and replaces P. Pogba.
Fernandes is given a well-deserved rest following his two goals as he makes way for Pereira. It remains 3-0.
Solskjaer opts to make his first substitution of the match as McTominay comes onto the field in place of Pogba.
Williams also enters the fray as he replaces Shaw.
62'
Trossard tries his luck from range, but his right-footed drive sails over De Gea’s goal.
61'
Brighton are continuing to press United, but the visitors are managing to play between the lines and beat the hosts’ press. Fernandes is dropping deep to collect the ball as he looks to make things happen.
57'
Brighton work the play well through the centre of the park before it falls to Connelly down the left. The Irishman attempts to loft a cross into the box, but it drops straight into De Gea’s gloves.
55'
Wan-Bissaka is caught by Burn and United win a free kick down the right-hand side of the field.
50'
Bruno Fernandes has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by M. Greenwood.
GOAL! United have their third! The away side break with real pace down the left-hand side of the field. Greenwood gets the ball under control and clips a dangerous cross in towards the back post. Fernandes arrives and volleys the delivery beyond Ryan from the middle of the box. 3-0.
The pace of Solskjaer’s side is once again the undoing of Brighton. The off-the-ball movement of Rashford is vital to this goal, but the weight of pass from Greenwood is inch perfect for Fernandes to attack. That is a vintage United move.
49'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
Shaw picks up the first yellow card of the match following a foul on Bissouma down the right flank. The resulting set-piece comes to nothing.
47'
The Seagulls have started brightly here with Bissouma picking the ball up and driving at the United defence. The midfielder slides the ball over to the right flank where, after several ricochets, the away side clear their lines.
46'
L. Trossard enters the game and replaces T. Lamptey.
N. Maupay enters the game and replaces D. Pröpper.
Potter has opted to ring the changes at the break with Trossard coming on for the second half in place of Lamptey.
It is a double change for the hosts as Propper is replaced by Maupay.
We are back underway! Marriner, the referee, blows his whistle and Brighton get the second half kicked off.
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HALF TIME: BRIGHTON 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
45' +2
Rashford is caught late by Montoya and the away side win a free-kick in a dangerous position down the left flank. Fernandes whips it into the area, but Lamptey is well placed to nod the ball away.
45'
There will be two added minutes at the end of the first half.
43'
United carve the Seagulls open once again with some neat interplay between Fernandes, Rashford and Martial, but the hosts defence quickly get back into their shape to deny a clear-cut chance.
41'
Shaw goes in a little late on Propper and the home side win a free kick inside their own half.
39'
After regaining possession, United quickly work the ball over to the left for Rashford. The Brighton defence back away from the attacker, who strikes an ambitious shot wide to the right of Ryan’s goal after cutting inside.
38'
Propper attempts to play a simple pass to his left for Bissouma, although his right-footed ball evades the midfielder and United are able to regain possession.
34'
Shaw looks to send Rashford away, but the referee’s assistance has his flag up for offside against the Englishman.
33'
There is more urgency in Brighton’s play now as they look to find a way back into the game. Lamptey attempts to latch onto a hopeful pass from Propper down the right flank, but he cannot catch it and it runs out for a goal-kick.
31'
The hosts win a free-kick down the right flank following a foul from Pogba on Lamptey. The set-piece is overhit and United easily clear their lines.
29'
Bruno Fernandes has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by P. Pogba.
GOAL! The visitors double their lead! A one-two between Shaw and Rashford results in a low cross being poorly dealt with by Brighton. The loose ball falls to Pogba on the edge of the box, who tees it up to Fernandes, before the Portuguese international curls an effort into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the box. After a VAR check, the goal is given. 2-0.
Much like earlier in the game when Fernandes struck the post, the edge-of-the-box combination between Pogba and United’s January arrival causes the home side all sorts of problems. The Frenchman’s weight of pass invites Fernandes to shoot, and the midfielder applies the finish.
28'
Brighton have everyone back in their own half as they look to deal with the threat of United. Maguire send a long, searching pass down the right flank which Greenwood is able to nod down, but Burn is well placed to hook it to safety.
26'
Wan-Bissaka creates space down the right before seeing his cross blocked out for a throw-in by Burn.
20'
Pogba is caught by Bissouma and United win a free-kick in a dangerous central area. Rashford and Fernandes are both standing over it.
16'
M. Greenwood has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by A. Wan-Bissaka.
GOAL! United take the lead! Wan-Bissaka plays a clever ball inside for Greenwood who drives at the heart of the Brighton defence. The youngster knocks the ball onto his left foot, before striking through the legs of Dunk and into the bottom-right corner from the centre of the area. 1-0.
The visitors had been in the ascendancy for the last five minutes and a well-worked move has carved out the space for the opening goal. Wan-Bissaka's width drew Brighton onto him, allowing Greenwood the chance to make something happen in space. A ruthless move from United.
15'
Rashford spots the underlapping run of Shaw and sets the full-back away down the left. His resulting cross is easily cleared in the box by Stephens.
14'
United are in control at present as they continue to knock the ball around inside the Brighton half as they patiently look to work an opening. The Seagulls, however, are defending resolutely.
11'
The visitors are dispossessed just outside their own and the loose ball drops to Stephens. The midfielder looks to float a lofted throughball beyond the United defence for Connelly to chase, although a free-kick is given to the away side after the Irishman was adjudged to have handled it.
9'
Potter’s side are starting to get into their stride as we approach the 10-minute mark. Connelly and Mac Allister are pressing the United backline well, upsetting the away side’s early rhythm.
7'
Fernandes plays a neat throughball between Dunk and Montoya for Rashford to chase. Ryan, however, read the situation and was quickly out to clear the danger.
6'
Stephens tries his luck from range, but his right-footed strike from the edge of the box sails over the top of De Gea’s goal.
5'
The home side manage to break out of their half for the first time with Connelly winning a free-kick down the left wing from Lindelof. The hosts take it short before Greenwood charges down Montoya’s right-sided cross.
4'
Rashford’s teasing cross from the right is cut out in the centre of the area by Duffy with Martial lurking at the back post.
3'
Shaw this time finds space to drive down the left-hand side of the pitch and drill a low cross into the area. Martial attempts to take it on the spin, although he is quickly crowded out by several Brighton defenders.
2'
United get off to an encouraging start as Fernandes sets Martial away down the left flank. The Frenchman bides his time before finding Rashford on the edge of the Brighton box, but the Englishman loses possession to Dunk.
1'
Kick off! The referee, Andre Marriner, blows his whistle and the away side get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United at Amex Stadium.
The home side come into this match looking to build on their previous result having drawn 0-0 with Leicester City at King Power Stadium. United, meanwhile, will be full of confidence following their 3-0 victory against Sheffield United last time out in the league.
BRIGHTON (3-5-1-1): Mat Ryan; Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn; Tariq Lamptey, Davy Propper, Dale Stephens, Yves Bissouma, Martin Montoya; Alexis Mac Allister; Aaron Connolly.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic; Mason Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Sergio Romero, Eric Bailly, Brandon Williams, Scott McTominay, Fred, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Daniel James, Odion Ighalo.
Since the resumption of the Premier League, Brighton have yet to suffer a defeat. As a result, the Seagulls have moved up to 15th in the table, six points clear of 18th-placed Bournemouth. Moreover, the home side are unbeaten in their last three Premier League matches, with all three of those games coming against sides starting in the top half of the table. United, on the other hand, are also unbeaten since returning to action. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team currently find themselves sixth, but a win today will see them leapfrog Wolves and keep the pressure on Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Amex Stadium.
Following an action-packed opening half, Manchester United take a two-goal lead in at the break. The visitors have been in control for much of the first half, and got their breakthrough following an incisive piece of play from Greenwood who coolly slotted in the opener after 16 minutes. The Red Devils then doubled their lead 13 minutes later when Fernandes found the bottom right corner with a perfectly-placed strike from the edge of the area.
Brighton will need to improve after the restart if they are to find a route back into this game. Connelly has been far too isolated thus far, which has allowed United to quickly regain possession whenever the hosts get out of their own half. Potter may look to Maupay in the second half to offer the Irishman more support. Solskjaer, on the other hand, will hope to see his team continue in much the same fashion after the restart. The visitors’ pace has caused the Seagulls all kinds of problems with Greenwood, Martial and Rashford continually finding space beyond the Brighton defence.
Brighton will be seeking to back bounce next time out in the league when they travel to face Norwich City. United, on the other hand, host Bournemouth as they look to continue their unbeaten start.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Premier League clash between Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United at Amex Stadium. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
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