Manchester United vs Brighton match stats & report
2–3 Full time
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Manchester United lost to Brighton 2–3 in the League Cup (Round of 32) on 16 September 2026. Brighton had 58% of the ball.
Manchester United vs Brighton match statistics
- 42% Ball possession 58%
- 12 Total shots 18
- 4 Shots on target 5
- 7 Shots off target 8
- 1 Blocked shots 5
- 6 Shots inside the box 14
- 4 Corners 3
- 5 Fouls 14
- 0 Offsides 2
- 0 Yellow cards 4
- 0 Red cards 0
- 527 Passes 535
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 8' Goal S. Lacey (assist Y. Tielemans) Manchester United
- 9' Goal M. Mount Manchester United
- 43' Yellow card C. Andres Brighton
- 45+1' Goal C. Kostoulas (assist J. Hadjam) Brighton
- 59' Yellow card J. Hadjam Brighton
- 65' Goal P. Groß (assist L. Vuskovic) Brighton
- 69' Goal M. De Cuyper Brighton
- 85' Yellow card Y. Ayari Brighton
- 90+1' Yellow card M. De Cuyper Brighton
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
What matters
- 5 of the last 6 meetings went over 2.5 goals.
- Manchester United have kept 1 clean sheet in 10.
- Brighton score 1.6 a game — 75th percentile in this competition.
Team news & lineups
Manchester United
Bench T. Fletcher , Bruno Fernandes , H. Amass , S. Lammens , H. Maguire , K. Mainoo , B. Mbeumo , Matheus Cunha , J. Zirkzee
Brighton
Bench P. David , M. De Cuyper , L. Dunk , D. Gómez , F. Kadioglu , I. Osman , G. Rutter , B. Verbruggen , Y. Ayari
Form now
Each side's form as of , from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.
Manchester United at home
4–1–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 1.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 5.9 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.4 per game
11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Brighton away
4–3–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.1 per game
- Clean sheets
- 5 / 10
- Corners
- 5.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Manchester United vs Brighton head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton v Manchester United | 0–3 | |
| Manchester United v Brighton | 1–2 | |
| Manchester United v Brighton | 4–2 | |
| Manchester United v Brighton | 1–3 | |
| Brighton v Manchester United | 2–1 | |
| Brighton v Manchester United | 0–2 |