Danny Welbeck has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and named a former Arsenal hero as the best striker he has ever played with. The 33-year-old is currently enjoying a new lease of life at Brighton where his form has been so good that he has been tipped to make a surprise return to the England squad.

Elsewhere Jack Hinshelwood will likely slot in a right back to cover the suspended Tariq Lamptey and midfielder Mats Wieffer could make his first start in 10 top flight matches, having recovered from a knee injury. It is however a close call between Wieffer, Diego Gomez and Yasin Ayari.

Ahead of the Mancunians clash with Fulham, Wayne Rooney talked about Danny Welbeck’s exploits at Brighton and Hove Albion and insisted that he would like to see his former teammate at United once again. “Danny, he’s great to play alongside and if I ...

Danny Welbeck – the match winner from the bench against Bournemouth and Newcastle – was introduced on 77 minutes and moments later headed wide when well placed. Another substitute, Simon Adingra, had the ball in the net late on but the Ivory Coast international was a fraction offside.

An important late-season matchup is in store when Brighton and Fulham lock horns on Saturday as they look to move up in the Premier League table.

A last-minute penalty from Joao Pedro gave Brighton and Hove Albion a dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday, enhancing their chances of qualifying for European football.

Brighton & Hove Albion take on Fulham on Saturday, March. 8 at the Amex Stadium, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. GMT local time. That makes it a 10 a.m. ET or 7 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and an 2 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.

Joao Pedro scored a stoppage-time penalty as the Seagulls finally beat Fulham in the Premier League at the 10th attempt.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that Kaoru Mitoma is fit and available for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Fulham. Mitoma was withdrawn in the 91st minute of Brighton’s FA Cup clash with Newcastle, which the Seagulls eventually won in extra-time courtesy of Danny Welbeck’s late strike.

Danny Welbeck’s extra-time winner sent Brighton into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Newcastle in a fiery encounter

Brighton and Hove Albion's Danny Welbeck, centre, celebrates with teammates ... (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP) Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz, left, challenges for the ball with Manchester United's Matthijs ...

A Joao Pedro penalty in added time earned Brighton & Hove Albion a 2-1 home Premier League win over Fulham on Saturday, moving the hosts up to sixth place in the standings and boosting their bid to qualify for European football.