What was the score in Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion?

The match finished Manchester United 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion, played on 16 September 2026.

What is the line-up for Manchester United – Brighton & Hove Albion?

Manchester United line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Karl Darlow, Ayden Heaven, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Diogo Dalot, Mason Mount, Andrey Santos, Youri Tielemans, Benjamin Sesko, Marcus Rashford, Shea Lacey. Brighton & Hove Albion line up in a 4-3-3 formation and start with Jason Steele, Pascal Struijk, Luka Vuskovic, Jaouen Hadjam, Costinha, Olivier Boscagli, Pascal Gross, Chema Andrés, Charalambos Kostoulas, Malick Yalcouyé, Matt O'Riley.

What is the recent form of Manchester United?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, Manchester United won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.

What is the recent form of Brighton & Hove Albion?

In the last 5 matches we have on record, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3, drew 1 and lost 1.

What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion?

In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Manchester United won 2, Brighton & Hove Albion won 3, and 0 were drawn.

Manchester United 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion | Carabao Cup

Match ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.

90'+6'Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.

90'+5'Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+5'Foul by Ayden Heaven (Manchester United).

90'+3'Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.

90'+1'Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

90'+1'Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.

90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

89'Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.

89'Attempt missed. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a cross.

86'Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

86'Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'Foul by Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion).

85'Ayden Heaven (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Karl Darlow (Manchester United). Assisted by Pascal Groß with a through ball.

82'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Georginio Rutter replaces Charalampos Kostoulas.

81'Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

80'Substitution, Manchester United. Matheus Cunha replaces Marcus Rashford.

79'Attempt missed. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

79'Attempt missed. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Costinha with a cross.

78'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).

78'Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Pascal Groß.

77'Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jason Steele.

77'Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jason Steele (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.

76'Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

74'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Yasin Ayari replaces Olivier Boscagli.

74'Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Jaouen Hadjam because of an injury.

74'Delay over. They are ready to continue.

73'Substitution, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes replaces Mason Mount.

73'Delay in match because of an injury Jaouen Hadjam (Brighton and Hove Albion).

72'Attempt blocked. Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

69'Goal! Manchester United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.

69'Attempt blocked. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.

68'Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).

68'Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'Attempt missed. Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Groß.

67'Foul by Chema Andrés (Brighton and Hove Albion).

67'Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.