Manchester United vs Brighton: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Round of 32
Full time
Shea Lacey 8'Mason Mount 9'
Charalampos Kostoulas 45+1'Pascal Groß 65'Maxim De Cuyper 69'
Old Trafford, Manchester · Referee: F. Hallam
Match statistics
Possession
42%
58%
Total shots
12
18
Shots on target
4
5
Corners
4
3
Fouls
5
14
Yellow cards
0
4
Match log
Manchester United·Brighton
- Shea LaceyAssist: Youri Tielemans8'
- Mason MountGoal9'
- 43'Chema AndrésYellow card
- 45+1'Charalampos KostoulasAssist: Jaouen Hadjam
- 59'Jaouen HadjamYellow card
- 65'Pascal GroßAssist: Luka Vuskovic
- Benjamin ŠeškoOn: Joshua Zirkzee66'
- Andrey SantosOn: Kobbie Mainoo66'
- Shea LaceyOn: Bryan Mbeumo66'
- 66'Malick YalcouyéOn: Maxim De Cuyper
- 66'Matt O'RileyOn: Diego Gomez
- 69'Maxim De CuyperGoal
- Mason MountOn: Bruno Fernandes73'
- 74'Jaouen HadjamOn: Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 74'Olivier BoscagliOn: Yasin Ayari
- Marcus RashfordOn: Matheus Cunha80'
- 82'Charalampos KostoulasOn: Georginio Rutter
- 85'Yasin AyariYellow card
- 90+1'Maxim De CuyperYellow card
Our prediction
Manchester United vs Brighton Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Manchester United to Win · 10 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-09-16 13:29 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- Man United will be without Matthijs de Ligt (back), Manuel Ugarte (knee), Amad Diallo (ankle), Tom Heaton (hamstring) and Carlos Baleba (ankle) for the Brighton clash. Sports Mole →
- Luke Shaw is a fitness doubt for the Brighton game after missing the Manchester derby, with Patrick Dorgu able to continue at left-back if he is unavailable. Sports Mole →
- Carrick may push Dorgu further forward and start Noussair Mazraoui on the left side of a four-man defence, with Andrey Santos pushing for a midfield recall and Benjamin Sesko in contention to start ahead of Matheus Cunha. Sports Mole →
- Man United enter the Brighton tie off the back of a 1-0 Manchester derby defeat, United's second Premier League loss of the campaign under Michael Carrick. Sports Mole →
- Erling Haaland's derby-winning goal was allowed to stand despite Enzo Fernandez interfering with play from an offside position, an error Pro Ref later apologised for. ESPN →
- Carrick was left baffled by the VAR decision in the derby, which he called "worrying", and knows United must fix their failure to score against 10 men. ESPN →
- Brighton are missing key attackers Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Evan Ferguson and Georginio Rutter through injury, while Danny Welbeck left the club in the summer transfer window. ESPN →
- Brighton's other absentees include Jack Hinshelwood, Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer and Stefanos Tzimas as their treatment room remains packed ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. Sports Mole →
Head-to-head
Sep 16, 2026Manchester United 2–3 BrightonRound of 32
May 24, 2026Brighton 0–3 Manchester UnitedRegular Season - 38
Jan 11, 2026Manchester United 1–2 BrightonRound of 64
Oct 25, 2025Manchester United 4–2 BrightonRegular Season - 9
Jan 19, 2025Manchester United 1–3 BrightonRegular Season - 22
Lineups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
- 12K. DarlowG
- 2Diogo DalotD
- 15L. YoroD
- 26A. HeavenD
- 3N. MazraouiD
- 18Y. TielemansM
- 17Andrey SantosM
- 31S. LaceyM
- 7M. MountM
- 9M. RashfordM
- 30B. ŠeškoF
Brighton (3-4-2-1)
- 23J. SteeleG
- 44L. VuškovićD
- 4P. StruijkD
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 20CostinhaM
- 14José María Andrés BaixauliM
- 13P. GroßM
- 3J. HadjamM
- 33M. O'RileyM
- 35M. YalcouyéM
- 19C. KostoulasF
Model predictions
LLM League table →8 of 8 models: Manchester United to Win
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