PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 05/09)

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·3 September 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Leeds United: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 05/09)

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).

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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

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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.