Match officials: Brighton vs Manchester United (Premier League)

The match referees have been confirmed as Manchester United travel to Brighton in the Premier League on Thursday evening.

The last time the two sides met was less than two weeks ago, with Manchester United defeating Brighton on penalties to progress through to the FA Cup final.

It was Victor Lindelof who stepped up to send Erik ten Hag‘s men through in the semi-final, with Solly March skying his Wembley Stadium penalty over David de Gea‘s bar.

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The last time the two sides met in the Premier League ended in an opening-day defeat for United at Old Trafford, with Brighton securing a 2-1 victory during Ten Hag’s first competitive fixture as Manchester United manager.

The match referees have been confirmed.

Match Referee

Andre Marriner will be the main man in charge of the match on Friday. He has only previously refereed one Manchester United fixture this season – United’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

He will be remembered by Manchester United fans as the referee who sent off Casemiro for putting his hands to the throat of Will Hughes during the tie, in what was deemed a hotly-debated decision after the fact.

Assistant Referees

Dan Robathan and Natalie Aspinall will be the assistant referee for the match. They are certainly well-qualified to advise Marriner should he miss one or two calls during the fixture.

They may have a busy job on Thursday evening after Manchester United were caught offside seven times against Aston Villa in their most recent fixture.

Fourth Official

Chris Kavanagh will be on the sidelines between Erik ten Hag and Roberto De Zerbi on Thursday.

Video Assistant Referee

Andy Madley will take charge of VAR for the game, with Adam Nunn his assistant.