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Man United vs Brighton: match report

Manchester United hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Farai Hallam is the referee, averaging 3.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Man United 2-3 Brighton. Goals: Shea Lacey 8' for Man United; Mason Mount 10' for Man United; Charalambos Kostoulas 45'+1' for Brighton; Pascal Gross 65' for Brighton; Maxim De Cuyper 69' for Brighton. Attendance: 73,670.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 8' Goal: Shea Lacey (Man United) 1-0
  • 10' Goal: Mason Mount (Man United) 2-0
  • 43' Yellow card: Chema Andrés (Brighton)
  • 45'+1' Goal: Charalambos Kostoulas (Brighton) 2-1
  • 59' Yellow card: Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton)
  • 65' Goal: Pascal Gross (Brighton) 2-2
  • 69' Goal: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) 2-3
  • 85' Yellow card: Yasin Ayari (Brighton)
  • 90'+1' Yellow card: Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)
Match stats (contains the result)
49.6%Possession50.4%
12Shots18
4Shots on target5
4Corners3
5Fouls14
0Offsides2
2Saves2
0Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Man United 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Carrick

  1. 12 Karl Darlow GK
  2. 2 Diogo Dalot DEF
  3. 15 Leny Yoro DEF
  4. 26 Ayden Heaven DEF
  5. 3 Noussair Mazraoui DEF
  6. 17 Andrey Santos MID
  7. 18 Youri Tielemans MID
  8. 31 Shea Lacey FWD
  9. 7 Mason Mount MID
  10. 9 Marcus Rashford FWD
  11. 30 Benjamin Šeško FWD

Bench

  • 37 Kobbie Mainoo MID
  • 19 Bryan Mbeumo FWD
  • 11 Joshua Zirkzee FWD
  • 8 Bruno Fernandes MID
  • 10 Matheus Cunha FWD
  • 1 Senne Lammens GK
  • 5 Harry Maguire DEF
  • 41 Harry Amass MID
  • 39 Tyler Fletcher MID

Brighton 4-3-3

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler

  1. 23 Jason Steele GK
  2. 20 Costinha DEF
  3. 44 Luka Vušković DEF
  4. 4 Pascal Struijk DEF
  5. 3 Jaouen Hadjam DEF
  6. 14 Chema Andrés MID
  7. 13 Pascal Groß MID
  8. 21 Olivier Boscagli DEF
  9. 33 Matthew O'Riley MID
  10. 19 Charalampos Kostoulas FWD
  11. 35 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID

Bench

  • 29 Maxim De Cuyper DEF
  • 25 Diego Gómez FWD
  • 24 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
  • 26 Yasin Ayari MID
  • 10 Georginio Rutter FWD
  • 1 Bart Verbruggen GK
  • 5 Lewis Dunk DEF
  • 15 Ibrahim Osman FWD
  • 12 Promise David FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 24 May 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United
  • Sunday 11 January 2026: Manchester United 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Saturday 25 October 2025: Manchester United 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Sunday 19 January 2025: Manchester United 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion
  • Saturday 24 August 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester United