Manchester United 2–3 Brighton

League Cup · Round Round of 32 · 16 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Old Trafford

Manchester United 2–3HT 2–1 Brighton

Manchester United played Brighton in the League Cup on 16 September 2026 at Old Trafford. The match finished 2–3.

Goals and cards

Line-ups

Manchester United 4-2-3-1

  1. K. Darlow
  2. Diogo Dalot
  3. L. Yoro
  4. A. Heaven
  5. N. Mazraoui
  6. Y. Tielemans
  7. Andrey Santos
  8. S. Lacey
  9. M. Mount
  10. M. Rashford
  11. B. Šeško
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • T. Fletcher
  • Bruno Fernandes
  • H. Amass
  • S. Lammens
  • H. Maguire
  • K. Mainoo
  • B. Mbeumo
  • Matheus Cunha
  • J. Zirkzee
  • COACHES: M. Carrick

Brighton 3-4-2-1

  1. J. Steele
  2. L. Vušković
  3. P. Struijk
  4. O. Boscagli
  5. Costinha
  6. José María Andrés Baixauli
  7. P. Groß
  8. J. Hadjam
  9. M. O'Riley
  10. M. Yalcouyé
  11. C. Kostoulas
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • P. David
  • M. De Cuyper
  • L. Dunk
  • D. Gómez
  • F. Kadıoğlu
  • I. Osman
  • G. Rutter
  • B. Verbruggen
  • Y. Ayari
  • COACHES: F. Hürzeler

Match statistics

Manchester UnitedBrighton
434Accurate passes440
5Shots inside box14
6Shots outside box4
1Blocked shots5
14Free kicks5
4Shots on goal5
2Saves2
6Shots off goal8
528Total passes532
11Total shots18
4Corners3
0Offsides2
0Yellow cards4
5Fouls14
0Red cards0
42%Possession58%
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