Manchester United 1–2 Brighton
Manchester United
1–2HT 0–1
Brighton
Manchester United played Brighton in the FA Cup on 11 January 2026 at Old Trafford. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 12'B. Gruda
- 60'Kobbie Mainoo — Yellow card
- 64'D. Welbeck (assist by B. Gruda)
- 85'B. Sesko (assist by B. Fernandes)
- 87'Shea Lacey — Yellow card
- 89'Shea Lacey — Yellow card
- 89'Shea Lacey — Red card
- 90+3'Harry Maguire — Yellow card
- 90+3'Charalampos Kostoulas — Yellow card
Line-ups
Manchester United 4-2-3-1
- S. Lammens
- D. Dalot
- L. Yoro
- L. Martinez
- P. Dorgu
- M. Ugarte
- K. Mainoo
- M. Mount
- B. Fernandes
- M. Cunha
- B. Sesko
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Bayindir
- A. Heaven
- H. Maguire
- T. Malacia
- Casemiro
- J. Fletcher
- T. Fletcher
- S. Lacey
- J. Zirkzee
- COACHES: Michael Carrick
Brighton 4-2-3-1
- J. Steele
- J. Veltman
- D. Coppola
- O. Boscagli
- F. Kadioglu
- J. Hinshelwood
- P. Gross
- B. Gruda
- G. Rutter
- D. Gomez
- D. Welbeck
- SUBSTITUTES
- B. Verbruggen
- L. Dunk
- J. P. van Hecke
- T. Watson
- C. Kostoulas
- K. Mitoma
- Y. Ayari
- C. Tasker
- H. Howell
- COACHES: Fabian Hurzeler
Match statistics
| Manchester United | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 19 | Total shots | 13 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 13 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 524 | Total passes | 361 |
| 445 | Accurate passes | 294 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 1.73 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.59 |