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Roy Keane and Ian Wright immediately hit back at Leeds United prediction vs Brighton

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03 Sep 2026, 7:30 pm

Leeds United travel to Brighton on Saturday looking to continue their unbeaten start to the season.

The Whites were handed a tricky opening three in the Premier League, but Daniel Farke will be delighted with his start.

A 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest was followed by a draw against the impressive Brentford at Elland Road.

Brighton qualified for Europe last season, and already look at their free-flowing best this season.

The AMEX hasn't been a happy hunting ground in recent years for Leeds, and Roy Keane agrees with that.

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Many in the footballing world are backing the Seagulls, but that's where Farke and Leeds thrive.

As usual, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher went against the rest for Stick to Football's prediction segment on YouTube.

As Keane suggested a 3-1 win for Brighton, that's what was selected for his three-person Super 6 team.

"I think Leeds have had a steady start," he said, with signs of promise.

After the prediction, Jill Scott, who is on the same team, suggested that she would have gone for a 2-2 draw at the AMEX.

She was quickly hit with two strong shouts of "no" from not only Keane, but Ian Wright as well.

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What could help Leeds to win at Brighton?

Fabian Hurzeler's men have qualified for the Europa Conference League this season.

While positive, it means they have already played a couple of more games than Leeds with their qualifiers.

And injuries have hit already, with Jack Hinshelwood ruled out, as well as Mats Wieffer recently.

Doubts surround Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari, with Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma definitely out of action.

Of course, Brighton are one of the best transfer operators around, so they have more than enough depth, but clearly, they're not as strong as they could be.

Leeds do have issues of their own, with Joe Rodon now out for up to two months, but the likes of Gabriel Gudmundsson have returned.

Some are tipping Leeds for Europe after their signings, but if they want that, you have to go to places like Brighton and prove that you deserve it.

Mats Wieffer