Brighton suffered a 4-2 Premier League loss against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Seagulls slipped to 12th in the standings, while United moved up to fourth ahead of the Sunday fixtures.
Matheus Cunha opened the scoring with a nice finish from the edge of the box before Casemiro made it two with a deflected effort.
Bryan Mbeumo netted a controversial third before former Red Devil Danny Welbeck pulled one back for Brighton with a well taken free kick. Albion substitute Charalampos Kostoulas made it interesting with a late header but Mbeumo settled nerves and sealed a morale-boosting three points for Ruben Amorim's team. But is it a season defining moment?
Here's where statistics experts Opta predict Brighton and Manchester United to finish along with all their Premier League rivals...
5. 16th Leeds United
So far so good for Leeds. Predicted points: 39.01 | Getty Images
6. 15th Fulham
Struggling of late and a predicted of points total of 44.35 | Getty Images
7. 14th Sunderland
What a start for the Black Cats but Opta predicts their form will drop with a predicted points total of 44.36 | AFP via Getty Images
8. 13th Brentford
Andrews has the Bees buzzing nicely with a predicted points of 49.64 | Getty Images