Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United face each other this Saturday at the The American Express Community Stadium for round three of the Premier League.
Brighton & Hove Albion have won 3 points to date and are placed in 11th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler's team slipped to a 4-3 defeat against Chelsea (Premier League 2026/27).
Leeds United have picked up 4 points and currently lie in 6th position. In their last outing, Daniel Farke's team drew 1-1 against Brentford (Premier League 2026/27).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Leeds United winning 1-0.
Predicted lineups
Brighton & Hove Albion: Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Pascal Gross, Olivier Boscagli, Diego Gómez, Malick Yalcouyé, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas
Leeds United: James Trafford, Nico Elvedi, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemovic, Jayden Bogle, Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, James Justin, Brenden Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor
Unavailable
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Kaoru Mitoma - In doubt
- Jack Hinshelwood - Unknown Injury
- Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
- Yankuba Minteh - Foot Injury
- Evan Ferguson - Injury
Leeds United
- Ilia Gruev - Injury
Last starting XIs
Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Chelsea 2026-08-30): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Pascal Gross, Olivier Boscagli, Diego Gómez, Malick Yalcouyé, Maxim De Cuyper, Charalampos Kostoulas
Leeds United ( vs Brentford 2026-08-30): James Trafford, Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, Tarik Muharemovic, Jayden Bogle, Anton Stach, Ethan Ampadu, James Justin, Brenden Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Noah Okafor
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MANAGERS
- Fabian Hürzeler has faced Daniel Farke on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.
- Daniel Farke has faced Brighton & Hove Albion on five occasions, recording one win, one draw and three defeats.
- Fabian Hürzeler has faced Leeds United on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.
TEAMS
- Away from home, Leeds United are on a run of two consecutive games unbeaten.
- Away from home, Leeds United are on a run of two consecutive wins.
- Leeds United are on a run of three consecutive games scoring goals.
- Leeds United are on a run of three consecutive games unbeaten.
- At home, Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of two consecutive games unbeaten.
- At home, Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of two consecutive wins.
- Brighton & Hove Albion are on a run of three consecutive games scoring goals.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Brighton & Hove Albion and Leeds United have already faced each other 53 times, with Brighton & Hove Albion having the advantage: 20 wins, compared with 19 wins for Leeds United.
- At The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton & Hove Albion have the upper hand in clashes against Leeds United: 14 wins in 27 games. Leeds United have seven victories.
- In the English League, the two teams have met 14 times, with six wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, five draws and three victories for Leeds United.