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Manchester United vs Brighton result: 2–3
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryLeague Cup Round of 32
League Cup · Round of 32UTCOld Trafford
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Match summary
Brighton beat Manchester United 3–2. Shea Lacey 8', Mason Mount 10', Charalambos Kostoulas 45'+1', Pascal Gross 65', Maxim De Cuyper 69'. Brighton were behind at half-time and turned the match around. Shea Lacey opened the scoring in minute 8.
Match timeline
- 8'
Shea Lacey · assist: Youri Tielemans1–0 - 10'Mason Mount2–0
- 43'
Chema Andrés - 45'+1'Charalambos Kostoulas · assist: Jaouen Hadjam2–1
- 59'Jaouen Hadjam
- 65'Pascal Gross · assist: Luka Vuskovic2–2
- 69'Maxim De Cuyper2–3
- 85'Yasin Ayari
- 90'+1'Maxim De Cuyper
How was this match?
Match stats
Manchester UnitedBrighton
Overview
50%Possession %50%
12Shots18
4Shots on target5
4Corners3
5Fouls14
0Offsides2
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
Shots
1Blocked shots5
Passing
435/527 (83%)Passes440/532 (83%)
1/10 (10%)Crosses5/15 (33%)
23/61 (38%)Long balls26/55 (47%)
Defence
11/26 (42%)Tackles won12/20 (60%)
8Interceptions13
19Clearances15
2Saves2
Starting lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-3-3
Manchester United4-2-3-1
30↓Sesko
9↓Rashford
7⚽↓Mount
31⚽↓Lacey
17↓Santos
18Tielemans
3Mazraoui
26Heaven
15Yoro
2Dalot
12Darlow
- 12Karl DarlowG
- 26Ayden HeavenCD-L
- 15Leny YoroCD-R
- 3Noussair MazraouiLB
- 2Diogo DalotRB
- 7Mason Mount⚽↓ 73'AM
- 17Andrey Santos↓ 66'LM
- 18Youri TielemansRM
- 30Benjamin Sesko↓ 66'F
- 9Marcus Rashford↓ 80'AM-L
- 31Shea Lacey⚽↓ 66'AM-R
Substitutes
- 11Joshua Zirkzee↑ 66'
- 19Bryan Mbeumo↑ 66'
- 37Kobbie Mainoo↑ 66'
- 8Bruno Fernandes↑ 73'
- 10Matheus Cunha↑ 80'
Brighton4-3-3
35↓Yalcouyé
19⚽↓Kostoulas
33↓O'Riley
13⚽Gross
21↓Boscagli
14Andrés
3↓Hadjam
4Struijk
44Vuskovic
20Costinha
23Steele
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 4Pascal StruijkCD-L
- 44Luka VuskovicCD-R
- 3Jaouen Hadjam↓ 74'LB
- 20CostinhaRB
- 21Olivier Boscagli↓ 74'CM
- 13Pascal Gross⚽LM
- 14Chema AndrésRM
- 19Charalambos Kostoulas⚽↓ 82'F
- 35Malick Yalcouyé↓ 66'LF
- 33Matt O'Riley↓ 66'RF
Substitutes
- 29Maxim De Cuyper⚽↑ 66'
- 25Diego Gómez↑ 66'
- 24Ferdi Kadioglu↑ 74'
- 26Yasin Ayari↑ 74'
- 10Georginio Rutter↑ 82'
Recent form
Manchester United
Form points 4/15
Brighton
Form points 8/15
Head-to-head
0
Manchester United
0
Draw
1
Brighton
Last meeting
- Sep 16, 2026Manchester United2–3Brighton
Venue
Old Trafford
Frequently asked questions
- When is Manchester United vs Brighton?
- Manchester United vs Brighton was played on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
- Where is Manchester United vs Brighton played?
- Manchester United vs Brighton was played at Old Trafford.
- What competition is Manchester United vs Brighton in?
- Manchester United vs Brighton was part of the League Cup.
- What was the final score of Manchester United vs Brighton?
- Manchester United vs Brighton ended 2–3.