Brighton vs Leeds preview and prediction: Away game nightmare.
The Brighton vs Leeds Premier League match will take place at 10:00 PM on November 1st. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest Brighton vs Leeds team news
Brighton's trio of Solly March and Adam Webster (both knee injuries) and Jack Hinshelwood (ankle) remain sidelined. Kaoru Mitoma (ankle), Joel Veltman (calf), and Brajan Gruda (knee) will be further assessed before kick-off.
James Milner – who made his Premier League debut for Leeds in November 2002 – remains doubtful for the match against his former club due to a minor muscle injury that kept him out of the midweek defeat to Arsenal. Therefore, the out-of-form Carlos Baleba could continue to start in midfield, alongside one or both of Yasin Ayari and Diego Gomez.
Former Leeds striker Georginio Rutter is likely to continue in the attacking midfield role supporting striker Danny Welbeck, who has scored five goals in his last four Premier League games. Eighteen-year-old Charalampos Kostoulas is also available despite having to leave the field in the first half against Arsenal.
On Leeds' side, manager Daniel Farke can expect to have a nearly full squad, as both Willy Gnonto and Gabriel Gudmundsson have returned to training this week. However, Gnonto is still not ready to start after hernia surgery.
Gudmundsson – who suffered only minor injuries in the win against West Ham – is expected to be fit enough to start at left-back. He could form a four-man defense alongside Joe Rodon, Jaka Bijol, and Jayden Bogle, shielding goalkeeper Lucas Perri.
New signing Anton Stach hopes to return to the starting lineup, but Farke may continue to rely on the midfield trio of Sean Longstaff, Ethan Ampadu, and Ao Tanaka. On the right wing, Daniel James will compete for a starting place with Brendan Aaronson.
Latest predicted lineups for Brighton vs Leeds
Brighton & Hove Albion:
Verbruggen; Wieffer, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Gomez; Welbeck
Leeds United:
Perri; Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson; Longstaff, Ampadu, Tanaka; Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor
Latest Brighton vs Leeds football match prediction
After a run of five unbeaten matches across all competitions, earning eight points in four of those Premier League games, Brighton suffered two consecutive defeats in just five days against Manchester United and Arsenal.
Manchester United lost 2-4 at Old Trafford last weekend, and then suffered a further 0-2 defeat against a reserve Arsenal side in the fourth round of the English League Cup (EFL Cup) on Wednesday. In that match, Fabian Hurzeler's team unleashed 17 shots in 90 minutes but failed to score.
After the match, Hurzeler admitted he had a "strange feeling" that Brighton couldn't reach the quarter-finals, and regretted his players missing so many chances in the "do-or-die" match against Arsenal. He pledged to provide "the right support" to help the players improve their performance.
Sitting 13th in the Premier League table and five points behind the top four, Brighton's defensive weaknesses have long been apparent. They have conceded in 20 of their last 21 Premier League matches and have only kept a clean sheet in 17% of those games under Hurzeler (8/47) – the lowest rate among the four managers who have overseen the team in the Premier League.
However, Brighton can still find hope in Saturday's match against Leeds, as they have kept clean sheets in their last seven home games against them – the longest streak in the club's history against any opponent. Leeds, in their entire history, have never gone eight consecutive away games without scoring against any team (the longest streak being seven games against Liverpool between March 1980 and August 1993).
Leeds ended a three-match winless run in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over struggling West Ham United at Elland Road a week and a half ago – their third win since being promoted as Championship champions.
Sitting 15th in the table, six points clear of the relegation zone, Leeds are aiming for two consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since November 2022. Their last six wins in the league have been followed by one draw and five defeats – a testament to the team's inconsistency.
In October, Daniel Farke's team had 26 more shots than their rivals (48 compared to 22), ranking third in attacking efficiency behind only Arsenal and Manchester City (both +27). However, Leeds still conceded 5 goals and only scored 3, while their rivals had a shot conversion rate of 23%, compared to just 6%.
Leeds face a tough away trip to Brighton – they haven't won in their last nine Premier League visits to the Seagulls' ground (three draws, six defeats), since their 3-0 victory in November 2009 when they were in League One under manager Simon Grayson.
Leeds have played more games at the Amex Stadium than any other ground in history without winning a single match (9). Notably, in the last 7 times they failed to score there, 30 different Leeds players took shots but were unsuccessful, including three current players – Jack Harrison (4 shots), Pascal Struijk and Daniel James (2 shots each).
Latest Brighton vs Leeds score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Brighton vs Leedsas follows:
- Sportsmole:Brighton 2-1 Leeds
- WhoScore:Brighton 2-0 Leeds
- We predict:Brighton 2-1 Leeds
When and where can I watch Brighton vs Leeds live?
To watch the Brighton vs Leeds match live in the English Premier League at 10:00 PM on November 1st, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.