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...
17. 4th Chelsea
A very painful afternoon against Sunderland but top four awaits. Predicted points 61.61 | Getty Images
18. 3rd Manchester City
If you have this man Erling Haaland, then you have a chance. Predicted points 71.84 | Getty Images
19. 2nd Liverpool
The Reds have been patchy of late but Opta predicted second place with 72.04 points | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
20. 1st Arsenal
Is this the year Mikel delivers the title? Opta think with a predicted points of 79.04 | Getty Images