Manchester United FC 2 - 3 Brighton Hove Albion FC: match stats and result

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Manchester United FC vs Brighton Hove Albion FC

England - League Cup

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Manchester UnitedManchester United FC

#77 · 0W 0D 1L

L W D W L

2 - 3

Full time · HT 2 - 1

Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton Hove Albion FC

#31 · 1W 0D 0L

W W L D W

1 · 58%

1.63

X · 21%

4.20

2 · 20%

4.41

Old Trafford · Referee: not available

Match summary

How the match went.

Match stats

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Possession

50% 50%

Shots

12 18

Shots on target

4 5

Corners

4 3

Yellow cards

0 4

Expected goals (xG)

1.3 1.86

Overview

What the numbers say about this match.

Manchester United FC 2 - 3 Brighton Hove Albion FC in League Cup on 16 September 2026. Recent form: Manchester United FC L W D W L, Brighton Hove Albion FC W W L D W.

Manchester United FC averages 0 points per game at home, Brighton Hove Albion FC 3 away.
Brighton Hove Albion FC scores 50% more goals per match than Manchester United FC in these venues.
Brighton Hove Albion FC concedes 33% fewer goals per match than Manchester United FC in these venues.
Over 2.5 goals is expected in 0% of similar matches and both teams scoring in 0%.

Updated 10 Oct 2026, 05:30

Recent form

Last five completed matches before this one.

Manchester United FC

Manchester City FC 0 - 1

Sabah FK 4 - 0

@ Everton FC 2 - 2

Ipswich Town FC 5 - 2

@ Hull City AFC 2 - 0

Brighton Hove Albion FC

@ Coventry City FC 0 - 5

Leeds United FC 1 - 1

@ Chelsea FC 4 - 3

Tromso IL 4 - 0

Aston Villa FC 4 - 0

Team comparison

How both teams have performed this season.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Points per game

0 3

Win %

0% 100%

Goals scored / match

2 3

Goals conceded / match

3 2

Total goals / match

5 5

Both teams scored (BTTS) %

100% 100%

Goals and BTTS

How often matches of each team finish above a number of goals.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Over 0.5 goals

100% 100%

Over 1.5 goals

100% 100%

Over 2.5 goals

100% 100%

Over 3.5 goals

100% 100%

Over 4.5 goals

100% 100%

BTTS

100% 100%

First and second half

Who starts and who finishes stronger.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

First half points per game

3 0

Leading at half time %

100% 0%

Drawing at half time %

0% 0%

Trailing at half time %

0% 100%

Goals scored in 1st half / match

2 1

Goals scored in 2nd half / match

0 2

Corners

Corner kicks per match.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Corners won / match

4 3

Corners conceded / match

3 4

Total corners in their matches

7 7

Over 6.5 corners

100% 100%

Over 7.5 corners

0% 0%

Over 8.5 corners

0% 0%

Cards

Bookings per match.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Cards / match

0 4

Over 2.5 cards

100% 100%

Over 3.5 cards

100% 100%

Over 4.5 cards

0% 0%

Over 5.5 cards

0% 0%

Over 6.5 cards

0% 0%

Shots and possession

How teams create chances.

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Shots / match

12 18

Shots on target / match

4 5

Shots off target / match

8 13

Shot conversion rate

17% 17%

Shots per goal scored

6 6

Average possession

50% 50%

Offsides and fouls

Manchester United FC Brighton Hove Albion FC

Offsides / match

0 2

Over 0.5 offsides

0% 100%

Over 1.5 offsides

0% 100%

Over 2.5 offsides

0% 0%

Fouls / match

5 14

Goals by minute

When each team scores and concedes this season.

Scored Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-10'

11-20'

21-30'

31-40'

41-50'

51-60'

61-70'

71-80'

81-90'

Brighton Hove Albion FC

0-10'

11-20'

21-30'

31-40'

41-50'

51-60'

61-70'

71-80'

81-90'

Odds

Bookmaker prices next to the chance the statistics give.

MarketOddsChance

Manchester United FC to win 1.63

57%

Draw 4.20

22%

Brighton Hove Albion FC to win 4.41

21%

Over 0.5 goals 1.01

Over 1.5 goals 1.05

Over 2.5 goals 1.31

Over 3.5 goals 1.84

Over 4.5 goals 3.65

Both teams to score 1.44

Players

Players with the most minutes this season, by position.

Manchester United FC

Goalkeeper

Karl Darlow 90' 0 G 0 A

Defender

Noussair Mazraoui 90' 0 G 0 A

Ayden Heaven 90' 0 G 0 A

Diogo Dalot 90' 0 G 0 A

Leny Yoro 90' 0 G 0 A

Midfielder

Youri Tielemans 90' 0 G 1 A

Mason Mount 73' 1 G 0 A

Andrey Santos 66' 0 G 0 A

Kobbie Mainoo 24' 0 G 0 A

Forward

Marcus Rashford 80' 0 G 0 A

Shea Lacey 66' 1 G 0 A

Brighton Hove Albion FC

Goalkeeper

Jason Steele 90' 0 G 0 A

Defender

Luka Vušković 90' 0 G 1 A

Pascal Struijk 90' 0 G 0 A

João Pedro Loureiro da Costa 90' 0 G 0 A

Jaouen Hadjam 74' 0 G 1 A

Midfielder

José María Andrés Baixauli 90' 0 G 0 A

Pascal Groß 90' 1 G 0 A

Malick Junior Yalcouyé 66' 0 G 0 A

Matthew O'Riley 66' 0 G 0 A

Forward

Charalampos Kostoulas 82' 1 G 0 A

Georginio Rutter 8' 0 G 0 A

League table

Both teams are highlighted.

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fleetwood Town FC	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	9
2	Peterborough United FC	3	2	1	0	9	4	5	7
3	Bradford City AFC	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	7
4	Brentford FC	2	2	0	0	8	2	6	6
5	Everton FC	2	2	0	0	5	0	5	6
6	Chelsea FC	2	2	0	0	8	3	5	6
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	3	2	0	1	5	1	4	6
8	Fulham FC	2	2	0	0	6	2	4	6
9	West Ham United FC	3	2	0	1	9	5	4	6
10	Sheffield United FC	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6
11	Newcastle United FC	2	2	0	0	4	2	2	6
12	Middlesbrough FC	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
13	Lincoln City FC	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
14	Norwich City FC	3	2	0	1	6	7	-1	6
15	Barnsley FC	3	1	2	0	7	6	1	5
16	Stoke City FC	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
17	Reading FC	3	1	1	1	5	3	2	4
18	Walsall FC	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
19	Millwall FC	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
20	Leyton Orient FC	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
21	Manchester City FC	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3
22	AFC Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	3
23	Crystal Palace FC	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3
24	Aston Villa FC	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
25	Liverpool FC	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	3
26	Arsenal FC	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	3
27	Tottenham Hotspur FC	2	1	0	1	6	4	2	3
28	West Bromwich Albion FC	2	1	0	1	6	4	2	3
29	Sunderland AFC	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
30	Crawley Town FC	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3
31	Brighton Hove Albion FC	1	1	0	0	3	2	1	3
32	Luton Town FC	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3
33	Cambridge United FC	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
34	Blackburn Rovers FC	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
35	Cardiff City FC	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
36	Crewe Alexandra FC	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
37	Plymouth Argyle FC	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	3
38	Coventry City FC	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
39	Ipswich Town FC	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
40	Sheffield Wednesday FC	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3
41	Leicester City FC	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
42	Southampton FC	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
43	Blackpool FC	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3
44	Leeds United FC	2	1	0	1	5	6	-1	3
45	Stevenage FC	2	1	0	1	2	4	-2	3
46	Charlton Athletic FC	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3
47	Watford FC	2	1	0	1	2	5	-3	3
48	Birmingham City FC	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3
49	Burnley FC	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
50	Bromley FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
51	Huddersfield Town FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
52	Newport County AFC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
53	Notts County FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
54	Queens Park Rangers FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
55	Salford City FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
56	Stockport County FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
57	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
58	Tranmere Rovers FC	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
59	Hull City AFC	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
60	Doncaster Rovers FC	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
61	Rochdale AFC	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1
62	AFC Wimbledon	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1
63	Preston North End FC	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	1
64	Shrewsbury Town FC	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	1
65	Bolton Wanderers FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
66	Bristol City FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
67	Bristol Rovers FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
68	Chesterfield FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
69	Northampton Town FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
70	Swansea City AFC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
71	Wrexham FC	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
72	Accrington Stanley FC	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
73	Barnet FC	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
74	Burton Albion FC	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
75	Derby County FC	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
76	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0
77	Manchester United FC	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
78	Swindon Town FC	1	0	0	1	2	3	-1	0
79	Colchester United FC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
80	Exeter City FC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
81	Nottingham Forest FC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
82	Oldham Athletic AFC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
83	Oxford United FC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
84	York City FC	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
85	Cheltenham Town FC	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
86	Grimsby Town FC	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
87	Portsmouth FC	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
88	Gillingham FC	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
89	Mansfield Town FC	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
90	Port Vale FC	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0
91	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0
92	Rotherham United FC	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about this match.

What was the result of Manchester United FC vs Brighton Hove Albion FC?

Manchester United FC 2 - 3 Brighton Hove Albion FC. Half time: 2 - 1.

How many goals are expected in Manchester United FC vs Brighton Hove Albion FC?

Over 2.5 goals has a 0% chance.

Will both teams score in Manchester United FC vs Brighton Hove Albion FC?

Both teams to score has a 0% chance.

What is the recent form of Manchester United FC and Brighton Hove Albion FC?

Manchester United FC: L W D W L. Brighton Hove Albion FC: W W L D W.

Glossary

What these terms mean.

BTTS: Both teams to score: each team scores at least one goal.
Clean sheet: A match where the team does not concede a goal.
Failed to score: A match where the team does not score a goal.
xG: Expected goals: the quality of the chances a team creates.
xGA: Expected goals against: the quality of the chances a team allows.
Points per game: Average points per match: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw.
Home / Away: The home team's results at home against the visitor's results away. "Overall" uses all matches.
Over 2.5 goals: Three or more goals in the match.