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Manchester United 2-3 Brighton Result and match report

Full time 2–3
  • Old Trafford, Manchester
  • Referee: F. Hallam

Live: Manchester United v Brighton minute by minute

Brighton won 3-2 away at Manchester United. Scorers: Lacey (8') and Mount (9') for Manchester United and Kostoulas (45+1'), Groß (65') and Cuyper (69') for Brighton.

Brighton had more of the ball (58% possession) and had 5 shots on target to Manchester United's 4.

  1. FT

    Full-time: Manchester United 2-3 Brighton. Brighton take the win.

  2. 90+1'

    Yellow card for Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton).

  3. 85'

    Yasin Ayari (Brighton) is booked.

  4. 82'

    Substitution for Brighton: Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

  5. 80'

    Substitution for Manchester United: Matheus Cunha replaces Marcus Rashford.

  6. 74'

    Substitution for Brighton: Yasin Ayari replaces Olivier Boscagli.

  7. 74'

    Substitution for Brighton: Ferdi Kadıoğlu replaces Jaouen Hadjam.

  8. 73'

    Substitution for Manchester United: Bruno Fernandes replaces Mason Mount.

  9. 69'

    Goal for Brighton. Maxim De Cuyper finds the net. Brighton move ahead. Manchester United 2-3 Brighton.

  10. 66'

    Substitution for Brighton: Diego Gomez replaces Matt O'Riley.

  11. 66'

    Substitution for Brighton: Maxim De Cuyper replaces Malick Yalcouyé.

  12. 66'

    Substitution for Manchester United: Bryan Mbeumo replaces Shea Lacey.

  13. 66'

    Substitution for Manchester United: Kobbie Mainoo replaces Andrey Santos.

  14. 66'

    Substitution for Manchester United: Joshua Zirkzee replaces Benjamin Šeško.

  15. 65'

    Goal for Brighton. Pascal Groß puts it away from Luka Vuskovic's pass. Brighton are level. Manchester United 2-2 Brighton.

  16. 59'

    Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton) is booked.

  17. HT

    Half-time: Manchester United 2-1 Brighton.

  18. 45+1'

    Goal for Brighton. Charalampos Kostoulas finishes after a pass from Jaouen Hadjam. Brighton pull one back. Manchester United 2-1 Brighton.

  19. 43'

    Chema Andrés (Brighton) is booked.

  20. 9'

    Goal for Manchester United. Mason Mount scores. Manchester United double their advantage. Manchester United 2-0 Brighton.

  21. 8'

    Goal for Manchester United. Shea Lacey puts it away from Youri Tielemans's pass. Manchester United take the lead. Manchester United 1-0 Brighton.

  22. 0'

    Kick-off: Manchester United v Brighton is under way.

Match stats

Manchester UnitedBrighton
  • 42%Possession58%
  • 12Shots18
  • 4Shots on target5
  • 4Corners3
  • 0Yellow cards4

Manchester United v Brighton line-ups

Man of the match: P. Groß (Brighton), rated 8.2.

Brighton · 3-4-2-1 Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
6.1Steele
6.3Boscagli
6.7Struijk
6.8Vušković
6.6Hadjam
8.2Groß
6.5Baixauli
6.3Costinha
6.2Yalcouyé
6.4O'Riley
7.8Kostoulas
5.7Darlow
6.0Mazraoui
6.1Heaven
6.2Yoro
5.9Dalot
6.2Santos
7.3Tielemans
5.8Rashford
7.2Mount
7.2Lacey
6.0Šeško

Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).

Manchester United

Manager: M. Carrick

Substitutes: T. Fletcher (39), Bruno Fernandes (8), H. Amass (41), S. Lammens (1), H. Maguire (5), K. Mainoo (37), B. Mbeumo (19), Matheus Cunha (10), J. Zirkzee (11)

Brighton

Manager: F. Hürzeler

Substitutes: P. David (12), M. De Cuyper (29), L. Dunk (5), D. Gómez (25), F. Kadıoğlu (24), I. Osman (15), G. Rutter (10), B. Verbruggen (1), Y. Ayari (26)

Cards and substitutions

Cards

Manchester United

No cards

Brighton

  • 43'Chema Andrés
  • 59'Jaouen Hadjam
  • 85'Yasin Ayari
  • 90+1'Maxim De Cuyper

Substitutions

Manchester United

  • 66'On: Joshua ZirkzeeOff: Benjamin Šeško
  • 66'On: Kobbie MainooOff: Andrey Santos
  • 66'On: Bryan MbeumoOff: Shea Lacey
  • 73'On: Bruno FernandesOff: Mason Mount
  • 80'On: Matheus CunhaOff: Marcus Rashford

Brighton

  • 66'On: Maxim De CuyperOff: Malick Yalcouyé
  • 66'On: Diego GomezOff: Matt O'Riley
  • 74'On: Ferdi KadıoğluOff: Jaouen Hadjam
  • 74'On: Yasin AyariOff: Olivier Boscagli
  • 82'On: Georginio RutterOff: Charalampos Kostoulas

FAQs

What was the score in Manchester United v Brighton?

Brighton won 3-2 away at Manchester United on Wednesday 16 September, with goals from Shea Lacey (8'), Mason Mount (9'), Charalampos Kostoulas (45'), Pascal Groß (65') and Maxim De Cuyper (69'). The match was played at Old Trafford (Carabao Cup, Round of 32).

What were the line-ups for Manchester United v Brighton?

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): K. Darlow, Diogo Dalot, L. Yoro, A. Heaven, N. Mazraoui, Y. Tielemans, Andrey Santos, S. Lacey, M. Mount, M. Rashford, B. Šeško. Brighton (3-4-2-1): J. Steele, L. Vušković, P. Struijk, O. Boscagli, Costinha, José María Andrés Baixauli, P. Groß, J. Hadjam, M. O'Riley, M. Yalcouyé, C. Kostoulas.

Who was man of the match in Manchester United v Brighton?

P. Groß (Brighton) had the highest rating in the match: 8.2.

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