Brighton vs Watford confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture today
Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League fixture this evening
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Your support makes all the difference.Brighton and Watford will look to build upon their good starts to the new Premier League season when they meet at the Amex Stadium today.
The hosts came from behind to beat Burnley at Turf Moor last weekend thanks to second-half strikes from Neal Maupay and Alexis Mac Allister.
Watford were also victorious on their first match back in the top flight following promotion from the Championship last season. New signing Emmanuel Dennis opened the scoring and Ismaila Sarr impressed as the Hornets secured a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.
Hornets manager Xisco Munoz will be looking to improve his side’s away form in the Premier League after they won just twice on the road during their last campaign in the top flight in 2019/20.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the match.
When is it?
The match will kick off at 5:30pm BST on Saturday 21 August.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 5pm. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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Confirmed line-ups
Brighton XI: Sanchez; Webster, Dunk, Duffy; Gross, Bissouma, Lallana, March; Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay
Watford XI: Bachmann; Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Kabasele, Masina; Etebo, Louza, Cleverley; Sarr, Dennis, Sema
Odds
Brighton: 7/10
Draw: 5/2
Watford: 19/4
Prediction
Brighton will have the majority of the play and the chances but will be undone by the brilliance of Ismaila Sarr on the counter attack. Brighton 1-2 Watford
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