Match Preview: Brighton vs Manchester United

Manchester United head to the Amex on Saturday ahead of their clash with Brighton, both teams are currently having a good start to the new season and have had a chance to showcase their talent and potential. 

This match will take place at 12:30pm on Saturday the 19th of October. 

United will hope to make this their fourth win of the WSL season, as Brighton will be their fourth opponent due to the postponing of the clash with Chelsea. 

Whilst Brighton are heading to pick up their fourth win after only losing one game this season, they hope to continue their triumphant start. 

Both teams have brought new talent into their clubs over the summer, as the Red Devils signed Celin Bizet from Tottenham, whilst also signing Dominique Janssen just to name a few. 

Yet Brighton have allowed a refresh of the team over the summer, bringing in players such as Fran Kirby, Kiko Seike and Bruna Vilamala clearly demonstrating their determination for this season. 

Two freshly signed will become head-to-head with their old clubs as they transferred over the summer, Elisabeth Terland now a United player will face her old team as in July she left the club. 

Nikita Parris who was a key player for United parted ways with the squad to join Brighton in September. 

Both teams have portrayed an exciting start to the new season, so it will be a great opportunity to see both clubs clash. 

Previous Matchup: 

When Brighton travelled to Leigh sports Village last season this ended in defeat for the visitors with a 2-0 victory for Manchester United with goals scored by Parris. 

Yet when United travelled to Seagulls it was an exciting match up as this game ended 2-2 with an extra time goal from Rachel Williams. 

Injury News: 

Brighton are set to have Dejana Stefanovic, Bex Rayner and Charlize Rule out the squad, but Jelena Cankovic will need to be assessed after being forces off against Palace. 

Manchester United are set to be without Evie Rabjohn, Anna Sandberg and Melvine Malard, whilst Jayde Riviere and Geyse are set to be assessed. 

Where to watch?: 

You can tune into the Barclay’s Women's Super League YouTube channel to watch this game. 

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