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Football› Carabao Cup› 2026/2027› Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion — result, stats & head-to-head, 16 Sep 2026

Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove AlbionCarabao Cup · 2026/2027 · Old Trafford2–3
Matches
Manchester United 2–3 Full time Brighton & Hove Albion

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Manchester United3 out
Manuel Ugarte Injurysince 28 Jun · 9 matches missed Amad Diallo Injurysince 20 Aug · 3 matches missed Carlos BalebaInjurysince 6 Aug · 6 matches missed
Brighton & Hove Albion5 out
Jason SteeleInjurysince 25 Jan 2025 · 74 matches missed Evan FergusonInjurysince 28 Jan · 27 matches missed Yankuba Minteh Injurysince 14 Aug · 6 matches missed Jack HinshelwoodInjurysince 26 Aug · 3 matches missed Georginio RutterInjurysince 23 Aug · 4 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 8'
    Shea Lacey · 1–0assist: Youri Tielemans
  2. 10'
    Mason Mount  · 2–0Right foot shot
  3. 45+1'
    Charalampos Kostoulas · 2–1assist: Jaouen Hadjam
  4. 65'
    Pascal Groß · 2–2assist: Luka Vuskovic
  5. 69'
    Maxim De Cuyper · 2–3assist: Charalampos Kostoulas
Show all 19 events (+14 subs & bookings)
  1. 8'
    Shea Lacey · 1–0assist: Youri Tielemans
  2. 10'
    Mason Mount  · 2–0Right foot shot
  3. 43'
    Chema Andrésyellow card
  4. 45+1'
    Charalampos Kostoulas · 2–1assist: Jaouen Hadjam
  5. 59'
    Jaouen Hadjamyellow card
  6. 65'
    Pascal Groß · 2–2assist: Luka Vuskovic
  7. 66'
    Shea Lacey ↑ Bryan Mbeumo ↓substitution
  8. 66'
    Malick Yalcouyé ↑ Maxim De Cuyper ↓substitution
  9. 66'
    Benjamin Sesko ↑ Joshua Zirkzee ↓substitution
  10. 66'
    Matt O'Riley ↑ Diego Gómez ↓substitution
  11. 66'
    Andrey Santos ↑ Kobbie Mainoo ↓substitution
  12. 69'
    Maxim De Cuyper · 2–3assist: Charalampos Kostoulas
  13. 73'
    Mason Mount  ↑ Bruno Fernandes  ↓substitution
  14. 74'
    Jaouen Hadjam ↑ Ferdi Kadıoğlu ↓substitution
  15. 74'
    Olivier Boscagli ↑ Yasin Ayari ↓substitution
  16. 80'
    Marcus Rashford ↑ Matheus Cunha ↓substitution
  17. 82'
    Charalampos Kostoulas ↑ Georginio Rutter ↓substitution
  18. 85'
    Yasin Ayariyellow card
  19. 90+1'
    Maxim De Cuyperyellow card

Manchester United left · Brighton & Hove Albion right

Periods

Manchester United
1st half2
2nd half0
Extra time0
Brighton & Hove Albion
1st half1
2nd half2
Extra time0

Match statistics

12Shots18
4Shots on target5
4Corners3
5Fouls14
26Tackles20
0Yellow cards4

Match information

Carabao CupCompetition
2026/2027Season
Wed 16 Sep · 19:00 UTCKickoff
Old TraffordVenue
74,879Capacity
Farai HallamReferee

Possession

Possession
50% · 50%
Duels won
57% · 43%
Pass accuracy
83% · 83%

Breakdown

Shooting
6Shots inside box14
6Shots outside box4
1Shots blocked5
1Big chances created5
1Big chances missed2
Passing
527Passes532
10Crosses15
1Accurate crosses5
61Long passes55
23Accurate long passes26
Defence
8Interceptions13
2Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
64Duels won49
25Dribble attempts21
10Successful dribbles11

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Manchester United · bench

1LammensGK
5MaguireDF
8Fernandes7.1↑ 73'
10Cunha7.0↑ 80'
11Zirkzee6.3↑ 66'
19Mbeumo6.5↑ 66'
37Mainoo6.6↑ 66'
39FletcherMF
41AmassDF

Brighton & Hove Albion · bench

1VerbruggenGK
5DunkDF
10Rutter6.8↑ 82'
12AkinpeluFW
15OsmanFW
24Kadıoğlu6.5↑ 74'
25Amarilla6.2↑ 66'
26Ayari6.8↑ 74'
29De Cuyper7.3↑ 66'

Managers

Previous meetings

In 5 recorded meetings, Manchester United have won 2 and Brighton & Hove Albion 3 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United 0–3 2026 · FA CupManchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 2025 · Premier LeagueManchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 2025 · Premier LeagueManchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 2024 · Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United 2–1 All 5 meetings →

Recent form

Manchester United WLLWD
Brighton & Hove Albion DWWLD

Carabao Cup

#Team Pts

Form and ranking

TeamLast 5Rating
Manchester United
WLLWD
 6.67
Brighton & Hove Albion
DWWLD
 6.84
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Manchester UnitedWLLWD
Brighton & Hove AlbionDWWLD
Match stats
50Possession50
12Shots18
4On target5
4Corners3
0Yellow cards4