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Manchester United v Brighton

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Manchester United2

3Brighton

Kick-off: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 · 21:00 SAST

Manchester United v Brighton: result recap

Manchester United v Brighton update

Manchester United played Brighton in League Cup. The final score was 2–3. View the match centre for the score breakdown and fixture information.

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HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH DETAIL

Match details

Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester, England
Capacity: 74,197
Referee: Hallam, Farai · England
Conditions: cloudy · 14.7°C

Score breakdown

A period-by-period score has not been supplied for this fixture yet.

Match information

Competition: League Cup
Sport: Football
Country: England
Kick-off: 16 Sep 2026, 21:00 SAST

HIGHLIGHTLY INSIGHTS

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Prediction: Manchester United is most likely to win the game against Brighton.

Team statistics

Manchester United

Expected Goals 1.04Big Chances Created 1Attacks 102Free Kicks 14Expected Assists 0.45Successful Crosses 1Crosses 10Passes Own Half 302Passes Opposition Half 235Successful Long Passes 23Long Passes 61Throw-Ins 25Key Passes 7Passes Into Final Third 75Backward Passes 105Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 8Successful Tackles 11Tackles 26Clearances 19Successful Aerial Duels 14Aerial Duels 27Successful Dribbles 10Dribbles 25Shots accuracy 0.33Failed passes 92Possession 0.5Shots on target 4Corners 4Offsides 0Successful passes 435Red cards 0Shots off target 7Blocked shots 1Shots within penalty area 6Total passes 527Goalkeeper saves 2Fouls 5Yellow cards 0Shots outside penalty area 6

Brighton

Expected Goals 2.15Big Chances Created 5Attacks 131Free Kicks 5Expected Assists 1.57Successful Crosses 5Crosses 15Passes Own Half 270Passes Opposition Half 277Successful Long Passes 26Long Passes 55Throw-Ins 14Key Passes 15Passes Into Final Third 100Backward Passes 96Goal Kicks 8Interceptions 13Successful Tackles 12Tackles 20Clearances 15Successful Aerial Duels 13Aerial Duels 27Successful Dribbles 11Dribbles 21Shots accuracy 0.28Failed passes 92Possession 0.5Shots on target 5Corners 3Offsides 2Successful passes 440Red cards 0Shots off target 8Blocked shots 5Shots within penalty area 14Total passes 532Goalkeeper saves 2Fouls 14Yellow cards 4Shots outside penalty area 4

Players to watch

Manchester United

Matheus Cunha · AttackerShea Lacey · MidfielderAyden Heaven · Defender

Brighton

Charalampos Kostoulas · AttackerPascal Gross · MidfielderMaxim de Cuyper · Defender

HIGHLIGHTLY MATCH EVENTS

Match timeline

8'Goal · Shea Lacey (assist: Youri Tielemans)Manchester United

10'Goal · Mason MountManchester United

43'Yellow Card · Chema AndrésBrighton

45+1'Goal · Charalampos Kostoulas (assist: Jaouen Hadjam)Brighton

59'Yellow Card · Jaouen HadjamBrighton

65'Goal · Pascal Groß (assist: Luka Vuskovic)Brighton

66'Substitution · Benjamin Šeško ↔ Joshua ZirkzeeManchester United

66'Substitution · Andrey Santos ↔ Kobbie MainooManchester United

66'Substitution · Shea Lacey ↔ Bryan MbeumoManchester United

66'Substitution · Malick Yalcouyé ↔ Maxim De CuyperBrighton

66'Substitution · Matt O'Riley ↔ Diego GomezBrighton

69'Goal · Maxim De CuyperBrighton

73'Substitution · Mason Mount ↔ Bruno FernandesManchester United

74'Substitution · Jaouen Hadjam ↔ Ferdi KadıoğluBrighton

74'Substitution · Olivier Boscagli ↔ Yasin AyariBrighton

80'Substitution · Marcus Rashford ↔ Matheus CunhaManchester United

82'Substitution · Charalampos Kostoulas ↔ Georginio RutterBrighton

85'Yellow Card · Yasin AyariBrighton

90+1'Yellow Card · Maxim De CuyperBrighton

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