Paul Merson expects Brighton to win when they meet Leeds on Saturday

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Paul Merson has told Sportskeeda that he expects Brighton to win on Saturday when they meet Leeds United in the battle of two of the surprise high-flyers.

Many were tipping Leeds for relegation before the start of the season. Obviously, Jesse Marsch’s side lost their two best players over the summer.

But the very early signs are that another relegation battle is not on the cards. Leeds have taken seven points from their opening three games. And they thrashed Chelsea 3-0 on Sunday in what proved to be a real statement of intent.

Brighton are also on seven points after victories over Manchester United and West Ham. And, like Leeds, they have also bounced back from losing two hugely important players in the summer.

A win for either at the weekend takes them a quarter of the way to the famous 40-point mark already. And Merson believes that it is going to be the Seagulls who edge the game.

“This should be a good Premier League game. These are two teams that are full of confidence, and they’ve been getting good results so far. Leeds got a great result against Chelsea and are in excellent form at the moment,” he told Sportskeeda as he predicted a 2-1 home win.

“Brighton should have beaten Newcastle, and they got a good result against West Ham. If they’ve got their shooting boots on and take their chances, they should be able to win this game.”

Merson expects Brighton to win when they meet Leeds

Remarkably, whichever team wins on Saturday could go to the top of the Premier League table. Manchester City play at the same time. But the Cityzens dropping points would open the door.

The league table is still in its infancy. So obviously, there is scope for it to change considerably in the next couple of weeks.

But it would still be a big result for either to get three points given the starts that they have both made.