Brighton vs Manchester United match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 2 · American Express Stadium, Falmer · Ref C. Pawson

Brighton stats & fixtures · Manchester United stats & fixtures

Brighton beat Manchester United 2–1 in the Premier League on 24 August 2024. Expected goals finished 2.09–1.43. Manchester United had 52% of the ball.

Brighton vs Manchester United match statistics

BrightonManchester United

48% Ball possession 52%
2.09 Expected goals (xG) 1.43
14 Total shots 11
5 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 8
4 Corners 4
9 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 6
1 Yellow cards 2
477 Passes 511
85% Pass accuracy 87%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

32' Goal D. Welbeck (assist K. Mitoma) Brighton
60' Goal A. Diallo (assist N. Mazraoui) Manchester United
75' Yellow card A. Diallo Manchester United
78' Yellow card K. Mainoo Manchester United
89' Yellow card J. van Hecke Brighton
90+5' Goal Joao Pedro (assist S. Adingra) Brighton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Brighton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 F. Hürzeler

23 J. Steele

41 J. Hinshelwood 5 L. Dunk 29 J. van Hecke 34 J. Veltman

11 B. Gilmour 6 J. Milner

22 K. Mitoma 9 Joao Pedro 17 Y. Minteh

18 D. Welbeck

Bench C. Baleba , J. Enciso , G. Rutter , Y. Ayari , S. Adingra , Igor , C. Rushworth , T. Lamptey , A. Webster

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. ten Hag

24 André Onana

20 Diogo Dalot 6 Lisandro Martínez 5 H. Maguire 3 N. Mazraoui

37 K. Mainoo 18 Casemiro

10 M. Rashford 7 M. Mount 16 A. Diallo

8 Bruno Fernandes

Bench J. Zirkzee , A. Garnacho , M. de Ligt , S. McTominay , Antony , A. Bayındır , Tobias Christopher Collyer , C. Eriksen , Jonny Evans

Form guide

Brighton at home

8–1–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 7 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Brighton vs Manchester United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 May 24	Brighton v Manchester United	0–2
16 Sep 23	Manchester United v Brighton	1–3
4 May 23	Brighton v Manchester United	1–0
7 Aug 22	Manchester United v Brighton	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Brighton vs Manchester United head-to-head record