Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Leeds United face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.
European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.
Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Leeds have only lost their final home game in just one of their last 18 top-flight campaigns (W10 D7), with that defeat coming against Tottenham in 1995-96 (1-3). Meanwhile, Brighton have won their final away league game in just one of the last seven seasons (D4 L2), beating Burnley 2-1 on the final day of the 2019-20 campaign.
Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Unsurprisingly, Graham Potter names an unchanged line-up to the team that brushed aside Manchester United last weekend, which means that Trossard is making his 100th appearance in the Premier League.
Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Jesse Marsch makes three changes to the side that lost to Chelsea on Wednesday. Firpo, Klich and Gelhardt are all brought in, while Harrison has also shaken off the issue that forced him off in that game to start here. Struijk and Bate drop to the bench, while Daniel James is suspended for the rest of the season due to his red card.
Leeds United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION SUBS: Neal Maupay, Adam Webster, Evan Ferguson, Odeluga Offiah, Tariq Lamptey, Shane Duffy, Adam Lallana, Steven Alzate, Jason Steele.
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