This Sheffield United away kit is bright, should've brought my shades.

Keeper Dean Henderson thumps long and it runs all the way through to Mat Ryan in the Brighton goal at the other end.

And we're under way at the Amex.

It's the Blades who get this one going.

Tony Husband
Match of the Day commentator

A year ago, Graham Potter and Chris Wilder were managing Championship clubs and, in what might be a sign of a renaissance of British managers in the Premier League, both are prospering after stepping up.

Wilder's steered the Blades into the Premier League and has emboldened most of the squad which got promoted with the belief they too can achieve at the higher level.

If they can make it nine top-flight away games without defeat they will match Burnley's record for a promoted club, set 72 years ago.

Potter has kept faith with most of the squad he inherited from Chris Hughton, but in Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard, Albion have added a cutting edge and the Amex fans are lapping up the football. I'm hoping the first top-flight meeting between this pair doesn't disappoint.

Kevin Nolan
Former West Ham captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

Sheffield United have been an unbelievable story. Chris Wilder has done it at every level. He's got all the players believing what he says. They've bought into it. They believe in the system.

He promised when they came up that he wouldn't change just because it’s the Premier League. They’ve been a breath of fresh air.

They've got Jack Rodwell training with them. He's got all the misfits of the Premier League, it's like 'come and have a go with us and see if you can make us better'.

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Sheffield United fan Charlie Webster is "mesmerised" by her side and "mother duck" Chris Wilder, who is "making having an English manager look sexy and attractive".

Read Charlie's column here.

Sheffield United

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder on Brighton's Neal Maupay: "We had discussions with Neal in the summer. There were quite a few clubs in the same pond. We wanted to improve at the top of the pitch and he was a player we knew a lot about with his exploits at Brentford.

"We looked at him and he was a possibility but players make their choices and he chose to sign for Brighton.

"It was a good signing for them and they're a powerful football club. I know a little bit about them too, from a period I had there as a player."

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Graham Potter on BBC Football Focus: "We've done lots of things quite well but we have things to improve on. There was a fantastic foundation laid by Chris Hughton and the players have really taken to our ideas well and how we want to play.

"There's a bit more time to prepare for games in the Premier League compared to the Championship which can sometimes be a good thing and sometimes a bad thing. Of course there's a lot more media interest as well, and every game feels like a real event now."

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Ho ho ho... it's the Christmas seagull! This has the making of a Friends episode.

Not sure I like the idea of seagull delivering your presents, dropping off more than you bargained for around the Christmas tree. Hmm.

Anyway... moving swiftly on, there's a game of football coming up at the Amex that pitches two emerging British managers against each other, as Brighton face Sheffield United for the first time ever in the English top flight.

Brighton make one change to the side that drew at Crystal Palace last time out, with defender Dale Stephens returning from suspension to replace Yves Bissouma.

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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder makes two changes to his starting XI after the win over Aston Villa.

Striker Oliver McBurnie, who played under opposition manager Graham Potter at Swansea last season, and midfielder Luke Freeman come in for Lys Mousset and John Fleck, who is suspended.

As Arnie once said, I'll be back... at 14:50 for this one, but you can follow all the build-up to today's 15:00 kick-offs here.

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